Posts by: francescaionescu
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First Generation Immigration and my Struggles With Identity
In fair Eastern Europe, where we lay our scene… I was fourteen when my mum walked into the little brutalist flat and asked how I feel about the UK. By…
by francescaionescu | 22/03/2024 at 2:00pm
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Harm-reduction at British Festivals
How can we lower the risk associated with party culture? This article discusses mature themes and is not suitable for readers under 16. Festivals are places of relaxation, neon-lit fields…
by francescaionescu | 10/07/2023 at 9:00am
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Gottwood 2023: Would I Do It Again?
A 5 hour drive with a backpack on my lap, a sweaty collapsing tent and the hottest day of my life… Before university, electronic music only played around me on…
by francescaionescu | 24/06/2023 at 9:00am
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What to Pack for Your First Camping Festival
Is the preparation always so stressful? As the summer season has started in full force, thousands of young people will be cramping in three-door cars, queuing in the blazing sun…
by francescaionescu | 18/06/2023 at 8:00am
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Green Man and The Sustainable Festival
Plastic cups, tissues, bottles, cans and tents leftover. How do we make having fun cleaner? Sustainability Sustainability, the “ability of people to co-exist on Earth over a long time”, has…
by francescaionescu | 14/06/2023 at 8:00am
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Pros and Cons: Solo-Travelling
There’s a new cool travel trend in town. The past few years it feels as though solo travelling has gradually increased in popularity, perhaps as everyone is trying to catch…
by francescaionescu | 20/04/2023 at 5:03pm
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Sobriety as a Student: Can We Do It?
I wonder whether Kendrick Lamar anticipated his song about a community-wide alcoholism epidemic would, ironically, become a drinking anthem? One of my first alcohol-related memories has Swimming Pools as a…
by francescaionescu | 06/04/2023 at 9:53am