Life of a Short Indian Girl

So my travelling for this summer consisted of a week trip to Vienna. Whilst there, we couldn't not take advantage of the short journeys to Budapest and Bratislava, so we managed to cover 3 places (although Budapest was slightly rushed in a day). Each one was different in their own wonderful way, so I'll do separate posts for each. SO, I shall start with Vienna!  WARNING - excessive panorama shots    The first thing we did when stepping out of the airport at Vienna was to buy our underground tickets. At the machines, the ticket options were for a person, or a person with a dog. A city with an appreciation for dogs? I was going to like it here. With my last two holidays being India and Canada, I forgot that there are people that don't speak my language abroad. So it took a while to get used to the German, as well as a trip down memory lane to my year 8 German lessons.  Our hotel was 5 mins from Prater, a massive fairground/water park which was so lively at n...

Seeing results day posts filling my social media feeds on Thursday made me so happy but also left me reflecting on my first year of uni (I know I always say this but whyyyyyyy does time go so quickly???? How am I moving into my first house next month????? What are electricity meters????) Overall, it's been  a good year. The start was a bit rocky, but it got so much better. I've compiled a few tips/thoughts, which should be taken with a pinch of salt because everyone's experiences are sooo different 1) ENJOY it- you're never going to be a fresher again, and you're probably never going to have that much free time so make the most of it- go out, get involved in societies, do as much extra curricular stuff as you want, without feeling guilty about giving studies a bit of a backseat.  No one regrets going out and trying something new, even if you don't stick with it, but people do regret doing too much work and not enjoying themselves enough when ...

Carrying on with my London dessert posts, I introduce .... Nosteagia! You've no doubt seen their bubble waffles on Instagram. This is a van-business started by 2 graduate students who wanted to bring Asian and English food together, with the Bubble Waffle being inspired by the Egg Puff in Hong Kong.          Honestly, this place is a hidden gem. The van is positioned in a square area off the main road opposite Green Park, where there are a few other vans including hot dogs and hog roasts (which looked good but we were only interested in the dessert), with a grassy garden bit in the middle where you could sit. We were really lucky with the weather, so we sat in the garden area bit opposite the van, which was really peaceful considering we were in a touristy area. But on to what you actually want to know about - the dessert. I had the Cookie Monster- nutella, a chocolate chip cookie, cream and choco...

When I found out I was going to study in London almost a year ago (how times flies), one of the first things I did was google 'cool things to do in London'. After quite a long time researching and making a mental list (in my defence, it was summer and I didn't have much else to do) I came across Ziferblat and was instantly attracted to the whole idea. Ziferblat (translates to dial/clock face in German) is basically a house in Shoreditch, inside of which everything  is free- you pay for the time and space  there, rather than the stuff  inside. It's something like 5p per minute and is basically a big free space for you to do whatever you want. From the outside, it doesn't give much away. In fact, I didn't really notice the door to get in, it just looked like any other office building on the street.  Once you get inside and up the stairs, you are greeted at a reception area by a lovely woman who explains how everything wor...

Apologies for the lack of posting- exam season was streeeess. But, now it's summer!! Feels good to have so much free time, more time than I know what to do with it. With this new found freedom there are so many things I want to do- one is a mission to try out as many dessert places as I can- in fact, my friends and I have come up with a list of the must-go ones. So I'll post about some of the good ones (typical, do I post about much else other than food). Sorry if it's a little boring, but if it is then just look at the pictures and drool. (creds to Naomi for this photo- those iPhone 6 cameras outdoing mine) Milk Train is a little shop in Covent Garden- much smaller than I expected actually. But the queue extended down the road, which is quite impressive considering it was a Friday afternoon.  The speciality of the shop is the fact that they put candy floss around the cone, but I don't actually like candy floss so I didn't bother. Maybe I should...

In continuation with my 'cool things in London' posts, I introduce..... Cookie Shots! You've probably seen these on Instagram and Facebook, and seeing as the bakery they are made in is only 20 minutes from me, I thought I'd check it out. The cookie shot was invented by Dominique Ansel (also known as the creator of the Cronut- doughnut and croissant hybrid). He has a bakery in New York, Tokyo and now one in Belgravia, London. The bakery from the outside is relatively simple, and the inside was too, but in a bright, minimalistic way. Everything looked so good (and not exactly student-budget friendly), but I stuck to the cookie shot because that's what I went there for, although I was so tempted by the macarons/macaroon however you say it. There was no separation between the kitchen and the shop front so you could see what the bakers were doing, which was so cool- I was kind of tempted to stand there for ages and just observe....

So almost half the academic year has gone.... ALREADY. This is scarily fast. On a cold and muggy afternoon, I thought it would be fun to reflect on my first term of university. Which is much more fun than revising. First term was a mixed bag- sometimes I was loving it, and others all I wanted to do was drop out and go home (but really, which fresher doesn't have a melt down every once in a while). I mean, we've moved to a new city, with new people, new routines and no guidance!! Talk about being thrown in the deep end. But anyway, there's my emotional paragraph over. Here's some stuff I got up to last term- and a few things from the first few weeks of this term... they were too good not to put in! Seen La Fille Mal Gardée at the Royal Opera House (for £10 as well- if you're studying in London sign up to ROH student and thank me later) Been asked whether I'm part of London Fashion Week whilst wearing a Primark bed sheet wrapped up like a toga Sweet-talked ...