Culture and Cuisine – Lamingtons
Playing games together during the pandemic
I previously mentioned how pen-and-paper role-playing games can boost your creativity. While this basic premise has not changed, social distancing changes the way we live our lives right now; so sitting around a table and rolling dice is out of the question. However,...
culture and Cuisine – Gumbo
With this weekly post we want to introduce you into the culinary range of the English speaking world. Each week we present you an iconic dish and give you information around its origin, preparation and eating habits. Our first recipe comes from Lousiana, one of the...
Weekly Poem: After dark vapors have oppress’d our plains
New content for isolated times: a weekly poem to keep our spirits up. Read, listen, and enjoy. After dark vapors have oppress’d our plains For a long dreary season, comes a day Born of the gentle South, and clears awayFrom the sick heavens all unseemly...
Do not panic, do not panic – and what about my English?
It is undeniable that the current situation is unusual and, due to its global reach, almost unprecedented. While it may seem desirable to some people to consume every piece of news that is available about the virus and its effects, this may have a detrimental effect...
Book & TV Series Review: The Handmaid's Tale
Eyes. Fear. Oppression. In Gilead, where Margaret Atwood’s most celebrated dystopian novel takes place, the lives of its inhabitants- specifically that of women- are controlled by a clerical-totalitarian state apparatus. After a natural disaster, most people in...Gefördert vom
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