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The Better Days Go To Boston
COVID-19 came in like a freight train and sent us all back to our homes. We are all now sick and tired of being trapped in our homes. We want to be free to live our lives, to go where we want and do what we want. However, the reality is the better days will not be here for a very long time.
By Sarah Beattie6 years ago in Wander
24 hours.
7am. I draw the curtain and open my window. The warm rays of sunshine lap over my arms and each wave warms my face. I stick my slides on and wash my face and moisturise. I look up one last time at my quarantine face. Eyes of isolation and folded dreams. A suppressed smile would be unchained. I also glance up to my chalkboard, where I have written a bucket list for that first day back in the world. It's a golden list of things, and I hear the sounds of the places I'll go. It sounds like that Dr Seuss book.
By Peter Mason6 years ago in Wander
Better Days
It’s Autumn here in my new isolation home. Pick me a blue sky, clean waves kind-of morning. I’ll wake early to smile at the sunrise through glass-paned doors, a stretch of orange lounging across the rooftops of my neighbours. So, if the sky says it’s okay to be sleep… I’ll close my eyes for ten minutes more. Then I’ll turn to the person next to me and smile bigger again. It’s the guy who used to be a stranger: we met by chance, then met again; I came to stay for a week, and I haven’t left yet. I’ve said to myself I haven’t been able to leave, but I know that’s not completely true. I could’ve chosen home – England, that is – when the last few flights were travelling across the world. But to sit at home wondering what might have happened, living in the past at a time in my life when the future is everything – that wasn’t to be my isolation.
By Katie Miskin6 years ago in Wander
5 Things About St. Louis, MO
1. Toasted Ravioli and Concrete The food in St. Louis is AMAZING. Whether you want BBQ, traditional Italian food on "The Hill" (make sure you have extra time to wait for a table), or even something more unique like Ethiopian (try South City), you can find it in St. Louis. Of course, you won't want to miss out on some of the classics dishes like the toasted ravioli, which you can even get frozen at the grocery store if you want to stay in. Or cool down with a concrete which is basically super thick ice cream.
By Kendra Cordova6 years ago in Wander
Moving to London: Top Tips
Moving to a big city is a huge life change, and moving to London in particular can seem both exciting and incredibly daunting. I moved to London almost 6 years ago – I had a handful of acquaintances in the city but no one who I was massively friendly with at the time, and none of my close friends back home had moved further than the next county. I had to work it out on my own, and before I moved it was very stressful, particularly when it came to finding somewhere to live. Here are my top tips and advice that might be helpful in making someone else’s move a little easier to navigate.
By Emma Raczkowski6 years ago in Wander
