Hi! My name is Mireia. Welcome to my multilingual blog in English and Catalan.
What to expect? Aliens, ramblings, cooking disasters, stories… but most importantly, humour. Or at least, an attempt!
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Facing my Fears in Madeira
Madeira is an archipelago located in the North Atlantic Ocean, not suitable for the faint-hearted....
16 November 2023
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4 mins read
Clumsy Bones
I have always been clumsy.
5 February 2021
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3 mins read
My First Attempt at British Christmas Cuisine
2020 has been the year of many firsts. Lockdown, self-isolation, furlough… the list is endless....
6 January 2021
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6 mins read
Rooting for Ginger
I honestly can’t remember when I started rooting for ginger. It was like my brain...
4 November 2020
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4 mins read
I Wanted a Sandwich, but Asked for a Sangwich Instead
As a language and phonetics nerd, I am really curious to observe how people talk,...
21 October 2020
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3 mins read
The Unexpected Home I Found in Edinburgh, 1,897 km Away
I’ve been living away from home for almost four years. To be precise, I live...
23 August 2020
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3 mins read
Unofficial Olympic Sports
Before digging deeper into the so-called unofficial Olympic sports, let’s do a bit of background...
31 July 2020
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2 mins read
Visible Fictions Keeps Creativity Alive During Lockdown
Over 100 people joined the Visible Fictions online event Phone Fictions Watch Party that took...
1 July 2020
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2 mins read
Cooking Disasters Brighten your Life
Today I would like to honour my cooking disasters. I feel like they deserve a...
21 June 2020
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6 mins read
First Day with Contact Lenses
The first day of wearing contact lenses is big, exciting and scary at the same...
5 June 2020
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3 mins read
Guess what, I’m immune to coronavirus -I mean, an alien!- (Chapter 8)
8th of April, 2020
8 April 2020
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2 mins read
Guess what, I'm an alien! (Chapter 7)
Easter 2020 in a nutshell.
2 April 2020
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2 mins read
Guess what, I’m an alien! (Chapter 6)
24th of March, 2020
24 March 2020
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2 mins read
Mind-blowing moments of 2019
Washine-machine safe tissues (Read again. Yes. Funny spelling mistakes) Realising that I’ve been pronouncing the...
31 December 2019
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1 min read
Guess what, I'm an alien! (Chapter 5)
20th of January, 2020
15 December 2019
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2 mins read
Sun-kissed banana skin
Someone should have warned me about this. I mean, I knew about the bagpipes. The...
3 November 2019
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3 mins read
Websters Land: You're Only Allowed If You're Good With Computers
Websters Land: only certain people were allowed there).
14 September 2019
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2 mins read
No Need for Binoculars
It was very toasty in there. It wasn’t necessarily good or bad. But it was...
7 September 2019
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1 min read
Guess what, I'm an alien! (Chapter 4)
10th of December, 2019
24 June 2019
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2 mins read
Guess what, I'm an alien! (Chapter 3)
16th of November, 2019
17 June 2019
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2 mins read
Guess What, I’m an Alien! (Chapter 2)
8th of November, 2019
10 June 2019
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3 mins read
Guess What, I'm an Alien! (Chapter 1)
Personal diary of an alien and her daily life and struggles.
2 June 2019
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2 mins read
Every Day is Christmas (According to Cats)
Good morning and thank you kindly for not throwing this beautifully folded leaflet in the...
16 May 2019
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4 mins read
Filthy Creature
Just look at you: no sign of acne, perfectly groomed hair, disgustingly shiny teeth. It’s...
15 December 2018
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3 mins read
Me, my dishes and I
Dear Sir or Madam,
21 March 2018
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2 mins read
Keeping the Magic Alive
I know it’s not Christmas yet, but I promise you there is an elf running...
16 December 2017
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3 mins read
I Was Dying to Eat That Cake
Delicious white chocolate frosting with raspberries… I stared at it for nearly 15 minutes, but...
10 April 2017
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2 mins read
No Energy Left
For God’s sake, could you please slow down a little bit? I don’t know about...
8 February 2017
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3 mins read
Sometimes I steal food
Of course, not in restaurants or supermarkets. I just eat food I’m not supposed to....
30 January 2017
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1 min read
New music
Listening to new music refreshes your soul.
18 July 2016
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1 min read
Crazy About Beer
For Czechs, it’s always a good time to drink beer. It doesn’t matter where or...
4 November 2015
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2 mins read