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My R.E.P.O.R.T. for the week

Data displayed on a laptop.

There’s a trend on social media where people highlight the things they’ve been reading, eating, playing with (no definitive activity; it could be anything from experimenting with makeup to playing sports), obsessing over (again, can be anything), recommending, and treating themselves to for the week. 

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The light we carry: book reflection

A pile of books

Whether you like the Obamas or not, I found I had a lot of helpful things to take away from Michelle Obama’s recent book, The Light We Carry. I guess they are crafted as life lessons, but they may as well be a toolkit we HDR students can use on our journey towards the degree. Here are some of the things I learned that I find useful as an HDR student.

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What are you reading?

A pile of books

This year, I made a promise to myself that I’ll read at least 5 books – yes, excluding textbooks.

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Magic of a bookstore

Image of a stack of books, with more piles on a shelf behind them

I haven't been to a bookstore all year due to the pandemic and I forgot how much happiness it brings me.

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Climate action and changing seasons

book pages in shape of a heart

School students are back in classrooms and city traffic is slowly starting to get busier. Where has summer gone?

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Falling in love with fictional characters?

Whether in books or films or TV shows, there’s always that one or two characters that we just become completely obsessed with.

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Review: Normal People

Trinity College Dublin

I had the urge to reread "Normal People" by Sally Rooney again. 

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