Ethical fashion?
Here in France, summer "soldes" (sales) madness has hit. I love a good bargain, and sometimes want to buy things just because the...
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kaylacollingwood
- Jun 27, 2018
- 2 min
Classical Music Travel Playlist
One of my favourite things to do before travelling, particularly in Europe, is to set up a playlist that is relevant to where I am going....
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kaylacollingwood
- Jun 18, 2018
- 3 min
Brave
People often compliment my bravery/courage/tenacity/etc. I say thank you, but I'm usually thinking "if only you knew!". The truth is, I...
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kaylacollingwood
- Jun 1, 2018
- 2 min
Productivity: A few tips.
I've just dropped off Miss Almost-Two at the halte-garderie, and I now have half an hour before I need to be at the school gate to pick...
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kaylacollingwood
- May 30, 2018
- 1 min
Wait
The Elysian Fields glisten in the distance, catching my eye with their golden promises. I begin to run; I know the right direction, but...
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kaylacollingwood
- May 17, 2018
- 1 min
Lenses
They offer you their lenses, to filter the streams of colour blazing in your direction, so that you might see more clearly. You press...
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kaylacollingwood
- May 7, 2018
- 8 min
Why "Dichterliebe" (Schumann) Is Awesome
If you've never heard of "Dichterliebe" (A Poet's Love), here are the things to know: - Year: 1840 - Composer: Robert Schumann - Text:...
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kaylacollingwood
- May 7, 2018
- 1 min
Promise
Shards of broken promises perforated the native plain, fences and walls were built to deter intruders, yet the worst offenders were our...
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kaylacollingwood
- May 3, 2018
- 1 min
Art Is Interesting
If there's one thing I love just as much as the arts, it's talking about them. In my spare time (+ when I'm not introverting and when I...
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kaylacollingwood
- Apr 25, 2018
- 11 min
5 Days in Berlin
I caught the FlixBus N100 overnight bus from Paris —> Berlin, with a stopover in Hannover. We went north from Paris, crossing through...
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kaylacollingwood
- Apr 15, 2018
- 3 min
Capitalism and the Destruction of the Arts
Actually, this won't talk a lot about capitalism, but rather of the consequences, thanks to the human flaw of greed. It's a little bit of...
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kaylacollingwood
- Mar 29, 2018
- 1 min
Daybreak
Softly the light breaks through the night, touches your eyes, dreaming, closed tight. I hear you breathe, and I can't believe that you're...
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kaylacollingwood
- Mar 2, 2018
- 3 min
Changing Lanes
I'm currently at a bit of a crossroad in my life. I love singing and opera, and since the age of 15, it is what I have wanted to dedicate...
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kaylacollingwood
- Jan 17, 2018
- 3 min
Input/Output: Creativity
I love indulging in new and continuing projects in my different areas of interest. I love to plan, create, refine, and release new...
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kaylacollingwood
- Jan 11, 2018
- 10 min
12 Things I Have Learned After 12 Months Abroad
Today is the one year anniversary of my arrival in France. I began in a little town called Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, where I au paired for a...
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kaylacollingwood
- Jan 2, 2018
- 1 min
Prologue
The first chord rises out of expectant silence and a melody gently forms under your fingers, as you shift across the four strings. This...
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kaylacollingwood
- Dec 18, 2017
- 1 min
Flight
The clouds drift low in the winter sky, with no direction of their own, pushed by the wind past the contrail lines, streaking white where...
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kaylacollingwood
- Nov 1, 2017
- 12 min
Lyon --> Marseille --> Aix-en-Provence trip!
I recently came back from a few days of travelling France with a friend, discovering some areas outside Paris. This is what we got up to!...
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kaylacollingwood
- Oct 23, 2017
- 9 min
Cruising: One week on the MSC Orchestra
4 months later, and I finally wrote about the Mediterranean cruise trip Mum and I did! Barcelona, Spain We started in Barcelona, and had...
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kaylacollingwood
- Oct 21, 2017
- 1 min
Tongue
The rhythm of your words, produced by the percussion of your lips, keeps time with the beat of your heart. I can only dream of...
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