There’s a phrase that stuck with me for a while, and I thought I could expand on it in this essay. It goes as follows: if you want to listen to bird songs, don’t buy a cage, plant a tree. And it made me look around at so

A long overdue shift

It’s almost March, and my hope of feeling the snow this winter had nearly faded. Yet, since yesterday, a pristine white blanket has covered the world, as if nature itself needed a reminder of how winter should trully be. The first proper snow in years began as a delicate

Reconnecting with Nature. Reclaiming Ourselves

The cold was gnawing at my hands, as I was gripping the handlebars. A cold, gloomy morning, with such a dense fog that nobody wanted to get out this Sunday morning. The roads were almost empty, and the world seemed wrapped in a heavy grey winter stillness. It wasn’t

Few things bring us together like public transport. On the bus, train or tram, we have little choice but to jostle up together - with all the wonderful, uncomfortable and unexpected exchanges that can result. Remember how Harry met Hermione and Ron! There’s a quiet magic in using public

Building a community is much easier when your environment allows it

How Lord of The Rings shaped my view of the world