Not that I had much of a summer (in the traditional sense summer usually entails sunshine) but the swoop into Autumn has been particularly swift this year ...
If you’re on any kind of social media platform, own a television, have internet, or failing that, a radio - you’ll be aware of the Black Lives Matter ...
Back when I could socialise freely, I was once at a dinner-party and among the small-talk introductions I casually asked a French couple how long they had ...
We’ve been given a unique opportunity to observe the world around us at a slower pace than ever before, not only other people but mostly ourselves. ...
You know when you come home after a long trip and you momentarily forget which cupboard the cups are in for a second and there's just a fleeting moment of ...
I’ve been in a bubble since Christmas, a sea and sun wifi-less bubble for the most part (sickening I know). I’ve checked in on what’s happening in the ...
It’s December, you know what that means – time to spend with your loved ones , be merry and rejoice BUT also time to rub shoulders with people, distant ...
We all know many people who love nothing better than some good old-fashioned complaining. The poor old GD is often at the receiving end of said criticism ...
In this week's column, Christelle McKillen ponders about the 'good ol' life' pre-smartphone age. But that has made her think: what did we do the whole ...
The slash or the ‘multi-hyphenate’ used to be reserved for the ‘creative types’, normally the actor/waiter or the DJ/barista etc. Whilst one half would be ...
The same way the anonymous woman at a barstool alone arouses intrigue and suspicion so does the woman who wanders for no real reason. In fact, anyone ...
I began my third decade in August, on that momentous occasion I felt like I had come full circle – I started my twenties with moving abroad for one year ...
I recently discovered what is known as ‘Wealth Fatigue Syndrome’; not from my own personal experience of course. It’s necessary that one is very wealthy ...
I checked the weather app on my iPhone yesterday – it told me the sun would set at 9.15 pm and lo and behold it actually did. The last time I had taken ...
Firstly, the term ‘continentals’ is peculiar, I subsequently realised people who live on mainland Europe never refer to themselves as such. As a term it ...
I found myself back in a situation that the five-year-old me often found herself in - just this weekend. Being as basic as I am, I like to stock up on ...
Like many people, I’ve become pretty jaded with the ‘Instagram aesthetic’ which includes avocado toast, cappuccino art, sunsets and a very attractive girl ...
In her latest Girl in Luxembourg column, Christelle McKillen grapples with the art of eating alone - a practice which isn't as easy as it looks, it seems.
Context is everything, except when it’s not. Context, associations and connotations govern these two words, to the detriment of their actual definitions.
Like most things in life, not all ‘English languages’ were born equal. Surely, the Queen’s English - that is the English spoken by the upper echelons of ...
On the cusp of my third decade, and upon hearing the expression ‘30 is the new 20’ several times (always delivered in a reassuring tone) – I question what ...
In our latest Girl in Luxembourg column, Christelle McKillen takes a look at privilege and moreover what the privilege brings in terms of international ...