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It's that time again where I tell you my favourites of the month, everything from the books that have really stood out for me, to unique experiences or fun new songs. September has passed by so quickly up until this point, and I think this is largely because I am experiencing so much all at once, what with the whole study abroad situation as well as all of my own individual projects. It is an odd combination to have but one that continues on nevertheless.  In terms of new experiences, and re-discovering old ones, September has been packed full of them.

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Something very cool which is happening at the moment on Booktube (the literary side of the internet) is the space readathon hosted by Booksandquills. I always look forward to when these mini book events occur because it is so much fun to share a love of reading on a particular topic with people on the internet from across the world. It makes me realise how closely connected we all are in a way and (on a more space related note) how in the case of the universe we are all merely tiny specks on a planet.

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A project I've been working on over this summer is starting my own mini book club. More than anything it has so far been an opportunity for me to share some of the content that I have learnt about literary analysis (in the forms of a monthly review) with those such as yourself who are looking into whether or not this is the degree subject for you.

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Heading back to school or university brings not only the opportunity to learn more on your favourite subjects, but also the potential to perfect that system of revision you use every year.

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A project I have been working on recently has been putting together a collection of poems based upon the different things I've seen around my new city so far. It has been fun to put together up to this stage because the things which inspire the creative pieces vary and there is always something new to come up with. It means constantly being on the lookout for the next thing to use as a contribution and sometimes making lists and mind maps to see what would work best in the longrun.

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Since I've moved away from the UK for a semester, there are lots of things which I both did and didn't expect in my new home. Living in the Netherlands is quite different from life at uni as I know it back in England, but this is an incredibly positive thing for many reasons. So far on my journey I have learnt everything from how the Dutch swear in illnesses to the fact that I am always going to need to keep up on my reading with the standard 100 pages assigned every day.

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Being away from home for the start of the academic year always leaves me feeling a little gloomy. For that reason, my playlist tends to reflect this but also how I'm trying to find things to look forward to again. Everybody has days when they need something to listen to which just comprehends entirely what goes beyond words.

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You know when they say that time goes fast? Well, I don't know exactly who they are, but they aren't wrong. Time is still something I am settling into here, but it is already starting to go too quickly in ways. I think this is because the work pace in the Netherlands is so different to what I am used to back home. Instead of having a lot of work here all at once, it is very much about pacing things across the weeks into smaller assignments with some bigger assignments which are a product of those at the end.

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