A little about me:
Hi, I’m Kate and like many other 22-year olds, I love to travel and see what the world has to offer. For me, there are few things better in life than to wander the world accompanied by great friends and a good book (or as many as I can carry in my bag… books that is). With this in mind I hope to use this space to collate and reflect upon these, my favourite things.
Yes, another student blog!
Writing a blog has never been at the top of my to-do list and in fact is something I have actively avoided, which is perhaps surprising given I am an English Literature and Media BA student; though ironically this is probably why. I have long felt that blog writing is overdone and find myself cringing at and unsure of its purpose. However, recent conversations have inspired me to take a new perspective and see this as an opportunity; to reflect and write about my experiences and in doing so develop my own writing style, away from my university studies.
Travel Writing
As a child, my dad worked for one of the world’s biggest airline companies, so it’s not surprising that I have inherited a love for flying, or at least, where the act of travelling might take me. This also means I have been fortunate enough to travel extensively, my first official holiday being to sunny Jamaica – so it’s safe to say I caught the travel bug at a young age. As such, I’ve been interested in travel writing for a long time and find myself drawn towards the travel section in the bookstore, I am every marketer’s dream when it comes to book covers.
Over the past year in particular, whilst on a study year abroad, I have travelled far and wide and felt increasingly compelled to note and share my travel experiences, so this is exactly what I intend to do! I hope this blog will act as a space for me to reminisce my travels whilst simultaneously being an experimental exercise for my writing, as any act of writing should be.
So join me for the ride as I look back on my past travels, from Brisbane to Bali and back again. Amongst my tales of hostel horrors in Darwin (Australia) and my best travel locations, I might even throw in some of my favourite beach reads when I’m not drowning in dissertation reading!
Going Beyond Borders 