Personal Scribbles

A collection of my writing about, well, me and my life. Probably the least interesting things I’ll be posting on here.

  • A street light in the rain

    A street light in the rain

    Peace can be a truly elusive thing. For once, I’m not talking or about peace between nations or peoples but personal peace. We struggle to find it in general these days. Modern life doesn’t seem to lend itself to a peaceful or calm existence, least of all in a country where what modicum of peace…

  • Embracing Lviv or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Emigrating

    I recently made a decision, probably the most significant one I have ever made. I have been in Ukraine for the last four months, volunteering with local organisations to help the war effort. During this time I’ve been minded to fully relocate to Ukraine only if I could make it viable. I was worried however:…