This past week I felt more energy than I had in a while. I don't know if that's high before the low or if it's a Christmas enthusiasm that starts too early and never makes it to Christmas Day. Still, some thoughts have been piling up, so I wanted to share something about them. WheneverContinue reading "Let me tell you something"
Ourense – 12/11/2022
Ourense It's been a while since the last Santiago update, as we fully entered the rainy season, to the point where I forgot the feel of the sun on my skin. You can tell I'm not from here when the rain can still catch me by surprise, leading to me being drenched every time IContinue reading "Ourense – 12/11/2022"
The books I’ve read recently
Books SISTERS AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD by Ailish Sinclair ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I read this book a couple of weeks ago or so, ad I wanted to sit on it a bit to find the right words, but I'm still in awe. This is a story about love, family, and unbreakable ties. It's a storyContinue reading "The books I’ve read recently"
HALF A BANDANA WILL DO: A Little Book of Camino Stories by Gail Woodard – a review
Half a bandana will do on Goodreads Thank you to BookSirens for providing me with a copy of this book! I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wasn't this the perfect book choice for me? Well, almost, at least. I am in Santiago, but without theContinue reading "HALF A BANDANA WILL DO: A Little Book of Camino Stories by Gail Woodard – a review"
THE SWEETHEART FIX by Miranda Liasson – a review
The Sweetheart Fix on Goodreads Disclaimer: Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing! I received this title for free and I'm leaving this review voluntarily. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is just as cozy and sweet as the title suggests. You know how it goes: ''He was a (cow)boy. She was a girl. Can I make itContinue reading "THE SWEETHEART FIX by Miranda Liasson – a review"
MAGIC AND GOLDFIRE by Clare Rushing – a review
(Thank you to BookSirens! I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review of Magic and Goldfire voluntarily.) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A knight of the sunny court of the south and a royal physician's apprentice of the cold court of the north join forces as they travel from one kingdom to theContinue reading "MAGIC AND GOLDFIRE by Clare Rushing – a review"
World Mental Health Day in my world
In lights of the World Mental Health Day - that I'm... not late to, because the conversation shouldn't start and stop on that day - I wanted to share... let's call it a diary entry, that I wrote in June of this year. I think I'm at that point again, in a way. I can'tContinue reading "World Mental Health Day in my world"
On language
Language - this is a thought I wrote down one day after coming back from my classes. I keep thinking about it more and more. I'm just here, drinking my coffee when all of the sudden my eyes are teary and I have to put my glasses down. And what caused that? Ever since IContinue reading "On language"
Lugo & Playa de las Catedrales
Saturdays are for ESN trips. This time, we visited Lugo, where we had a little walk around to get to know the area. One of the USC campuses is in Lugo. I wish we had more time to explore the city, but we've been dealing with the minor delays all day and we still hadContinue reading "Lugo & Playa de las Catedrales"
LAST OF THE TALONS by Sophie Kim – a review
Disclaimer: Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with the ARC of Last of the Talons! I received this copy for free and I'm leaving this review voluntarily. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Always controlled. Always at another's whims. Whether it be at the behest of the Blackbloods or at the will of the Dokkaebi emperor, I am neverContinue reading "LAST OF THE TALONS by Sophie Kim – a review"
