THINGS I'VE LEARNT WHILE LIVING IN LONDON.

For anyone who doesn't know, a couple of weeks ago I moved out of London, and I won't be returning to live there until September NEXT YEAR!?!?!?! I only lived there for just under two years, but it really does feel like a home to me. I definitely carried a massive neon TOURIST sign for a few weeks at the start of my stay, but since then I'd like to think I've shaken that image, instead leaving everyone to assume I am a fellow London indigene. I love this city with all my heart and soul, and during my time as an inhabitant I have learnt a few things; some useful, some funny, some weird.

WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE.

Okay, I get it, you're completely OVER the fact that Twitter and Facebook have been awash with politics these past few weeks, but on this final day I thought it'd be important to briefly talk about why it's important to vote. For those of you who don't know, I'll summarise the situation really briefly. Today was the UK's General Election, where we vote for the party (specifically, we vote for the Member of Parliament) that we want to represent us in our government, which is in the House of Commons. Out of the 650 constituencies (which correlate to the number of seats in the HoC), the majority vote becomes the party in power and the leader of said party becomes Prime Minister until the next election. It's a little bit more complicated than that in terms of what a majority actually means but that's the gist of it. Here are five reasons and general comments as to why I think you should (have) vote(d).

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY.

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It's International Women's Day! I'd like to extend a warm handshake (I don't really do hugs, sorry) to all of you wonderful ladies who identify as such, and I wish you every success and opportunity in life, unhindered by inequality. Now that that's out of the way, let's have a chat about feminism shall we?

A-Z.

I love words. I mentioned that in my first post, didn't I? I love learning new words to use in essays or arguments or just everyday speech. I know a lot of funky words and over the past few months I've been writing some of my favourites in a note on my phone. Some I like because of the way they sound or because I like what they mean or just because they make me sound more intelligent (and I dig that).