Just another teenage drama queen

Why the Handmaids Tale is so scary

If you haven’t already jumped on the Handmaids tale bandwagon now’s the time! Based on a novel published in 1985 it is quite terrifying how this dystopian tale still resonates today. At first glance, the Handmaids tale is a dystopian story about fertility set in a present day which is very different to our reality, but as you become more engaged with the story the deeper parallels with modern day…

Remember when you found out Santa wasn’t real and your world just crumbled at the seams? Well it’s been almost a year since my world was shattered- not because I found out Santa wasn’t real, though I was probably above average age when I figured that one out too- but because I lost faith in a saying that had reassured me my entire life.  “It’s like riding a bike…” Because as it turns out riding a…

If you have somehow missed the title and are wondering what on earth that warning is about  it’s because today’s blog delves into the mystical, magical world of Harry Potter!!!

Cue excited fangirl screaming. – I warned you

That’s right. On our third day back in London it was finally time to do something we had both been waiting a lifetime to do; visit the Harry Potter studios!

The sight of the sign outside the lot announcing we had finally made it to Harry Potter Studios had us grinning like the Cheshire cat; and not just because we could stretch our legs after what was a surprisingly long bus trip.

Now what happened from here I believe is best demonstrated through the extensive number of photos I took… seriously my phones storage became around 70% harry potter photos.

So you know that typical tourist thing where you see something exciting so you stand beside it and have someone take a photo of you… well that happened alot!!!

Then of course there was the ‘candid’ ones to truely capture the experience…

As opposed to the true candid ones which all look a little like this…

Me: Ooh look! I haven’t gotten a photo of that from this specific angle yet!

  Now we have the group shots which we of course had to awkwardly ask a stranger to take… not that it stopped us getting that candid shot for Insta.

Yes I am pretending to be the one and only Ronald Weasly in this pic

I don’t think Lizzie quite committed to her role as Hagrid in this photo but given she’s probably a tenth of the size of him… if that we’ll cut her some slack. 

This next series is my personal favourite, I like to call it ‘A Butterbeer Journey’

Anticipation

Here goes nothing

It’s fizzy and creamy…???

Do I like this?

Who am I kidding.. I love it! Look at Where I am! Drinking Butterbeer! I love life!!! 

Finally just to give you an idea of the sheer volume of photo’s taken here’s a screencap of my camera roll from that day… and there are plenty more where that came from…

Until next time… xoxo JentheJourno

A European Adventure Part 2: Poncho Throwdown

Now being in an unfamiliar place sometimes things can get a little confusing take for example how a lot of tourists severely underestimate the size of Australia and foolishly think they can see the entire country in just 2 weeks. Sorry but it’s not even a remote possibility Well on our first day back in London Lizzie, myself and our new temporary edition Ludo a.k.a our photographer naively fell…

A European adventure part 1: a near death experience

It was back in July when I set off on my first travel adventure without my family. I was escaping winter in favour of a second summer, off to explore Europe with my best friend; on a contiki tour… I know how terribly cliché; 19-year-old university student spends money she doesn’t have on European adventure because #noregrets right? Well maybe #someregrets but we’ll get to that later… Our first…

THE ILLNESS YOU CAN’T SEE

Behind every scrape, every fall, every common childhood accident there is a forgotten menace which can linger long past physical recovery. They say we shouldn’t cry over spilt milk but what about spilling steaming hot tea which causes burns to your child physically and then mentally. What if that one small accident falling off the monkey bars at school develops into a montage screams piercing the…

me: -reads directions on box-

me: ok -throws the box in the trash-

The confessions of a clumsy girl

I am clumsy. I come from a line of people who are clumsy and despite 14 years of extensive dance training I have continued to honour the family clutz rep. For myself and others who are unfortunate suffer from this condition even ordinary tasks such as walking up the stairs are a great challenge and danger. For example, just a few days ago I made a last minute dash to Woolies to buy the incredibly…