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12 Things Working with Children Has Taught Me

Throughout my life, in several different capacities (from au pair, to mentor, and most recently to teaching assistant), I have been lucky enough to work with children.  And, despite the snot, sweat, and tears, I genuinely do consider myself very lucky. For varying lengths of time, I’ve been granted the precious gift of access to the day to day lives of some truly wonderful...

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Jacinda Ardern Makes Me Proud To Be Human

As prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern is one of the most powerful people in the world. As prime minister of New Zealand, knee deep in the aftermath of Friday’s horrific terrorist attack, all eyes, and ears, are on her. Since the devastating, brutal, barbaric attack on Christchurch, she has stood at the centre, not only of a media influx, but of...

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World Mental Health Day, 2018: "Late"

As a Student, a Worker, a Sponsor, and a Person, I Stand in Solidarity with the UCU Strike

I’m currently in a level of debt I may never pay off. I currently do not have the “luxury” of being able to pay into a pension fund. I’m facing a long working life. I’m 22. My generation will probably (almost certainly) retire at an older age than ever before. My generation are also, probably, spending more on education, facing greater debt, selling...

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Waiting.

I like to think I’m a patient person. And I really hate the idea of being a difficult patient. But, in all of that, let’s just remember that I am a person. I was a person before I was a patient, and one day, I hope to be just a person once more. I have been very patient. I’ve waited. I’ve given it...

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