Lenka´s Corner

... or how I fell in love with Scotland. I always knew that Anglophone countries are what makes my heart sing with joy. Countless hours spent sitting at school listening to all those ancient stories about powerful kings, brave knights and innocent princesses left a mark on me. A mark that was only strenghtened by endless evenings spent with a book in my hand. Reading always allowed my mind to wander and explore; let the legends and heroes materialize in my mind and live their stories along with them.  When thinking about traveling and exploring the countries I learned to love, I always thought about myself in London. I don´t know why, maybe because that was the “piece of land” I had previously explored. Maybe thinking about London was my mind placing me in a place I knew; maybe it was playing safety games with me. But recently, when I started to learn about other parts of the Kingdom, it went zig-zag thinking and mentally exploring. Apart from trying my best to learn...

Autumn is great. Last rays of sunshine, pumpkin spice lattes, colourful fallen leaves… But sometimes, it can get pretty gloomy. You know, winter´s coming close, it´s getting pretty cool outside and rain surprises you more than often. On days like these, I managed to build up a pretty decent routine to get me through the gloomy weather without headaches or boredom. Today is one of these days and that´s why I decided to share my favourite activities and ways to make it as cosy and nice as possible. If you have nowhere to rush, stay in bed. Today my alarm clock started buzzing pretty early. I woke up, went downstairs to brush my teeth and make myself a cup of tea and then it hit me. I looked through the window and saw rain and muddy puddles everywhere. A quick think-through revealed that I have nowhere to rush today, so I took my tea back to my room, made myself feel all cosy and started watching… wait for it… Hocus Pocus. It´s a classic! If you haven´t seen it yet, where have...