Content warning: this article discusses eating disorders Sitting in a hospital bed, my protruding bones ache against the stiff mattress. The heart monitor beeps mind-numbingly…
Are you a wannabe travel writer or an aspiring journalist with itchy feet? Do you want to spend a month on an island paradise in Indonesia learning a language, studying with media…
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In December 2012, Jyothi Singh, a 23 year-old female university student, was brutally raped on a bus in New Delhi as she tried to make…
I trudge up to the creek. It doesn’t look that bad from a distance – a silver ribbon braided through a blanket of rocks. But…
Like many, I’ve always romanticised the idea of Rome. Its cobbled streets and ancient monuments enchant me, and it’s even somewhat overwhelming to contemplate the amount…
My sister and I couldn’t have more different lives if we tried. She’s busy working full time, raising a tiny human and planning her wedding…
It would have been an unbelievable sight to witness: a young woman standing atop a cliff completely naked, screaming absurdities like “PENIS” at the top…
A few days ago, an American tourist collapsed outside of a bar in south Bali, claiming she had overdosed on Rohypnol after getting her drink…
I wedge a scroll of paper addressed “To a boy who reads” in a jar of sand in an Indian restaurant on an island in Indonesia. I…
My baby brother recently turned the big 1-8. I’m pretty sure I was more excited than he was, as I’d been anticipating the night I…
A couple of years ago, I found myself in Bali interviewing Australian kids about their experiences at schoolies. At around midnight, I found a boy I’d…
