POETRY & WRITING

Soulful Musings

Lifestyle, Freelancing Emily Peilan Lifestyle, Freelancing Emily Peilan

The Truth about Freelancing (Realities of a Creative Freelancer and Myths Dispelled)

In this particular article, I wanted to share the things I have learnt over the years about freelancing and dispel the many myths that surround the idea of ‘freelancing’. I’ll be talking about how much money you can earn, the hardest and most rewarding aspects of freelancing - and ultimately, what kind of people would suit freelancing.

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Productivity, Lifestyle Emily Peilan Productivity, Lifestyle Emily Peilan

Make 2020 Your Year: Sharing My 5 Practical Lessons from 2019

The lessons we learn are the most important things we can bring with us into the New Year. I think it’s always a good idea to reflect but more importantly - to share what we learn. So here are 5 valuable and practical tips, which I learnt this year. You’ll also find some great recommendations for Podcasts, Documentaries, Books and even Online Courses.

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Lifestyle, Travel Emily Peilan Lifestyle, Travel Emily Peilan

How to Solo Travel for the First Time? - Advice from a Solo Female Traveller

To all you new solo travellers out there - this article will (hopefully) cover your main concerns regarding Solo Travelling and touches on how to create a positive mindset when travelling on your own. I’ll be sharing my advice on:  how to deal with loneliness, how to attract good people and make new friends fast, how to stay safe and deal with unfortunate situations, and how to travel cost efficiently on your own.

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When Did You Become Like This?

When did I change and when did you stop changing? Is there any hope left of changing and moving forward together or was that question the answer to my own dilemma?

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Embraces

This piece is inspired by the many beautiful souls I have met along my travels. It’s about human connection and unsaid words, but also about seizing the opportunity to speak your heart.

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Lifestyle, Travel Emily Peilan Lifestyle, Travel Emily Peilan

Tips and Lessons from my Semester Abroad

These were some of the questions I got asked after my first exchange semester in Vienna, Austria. Feeling nostalgic and itching to be back in Europe, I decided to do another exchange semester in Stockholm!! So, two exchanges and many many countries later… here are my answers to those questions.

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Question, Challenge, Voice

Respecting a religion, culture or tradition and questioning it - are two very different things. Of course I respect that people have different views and norms, but this doesn’t mean I agree with it and it certainly doesn’t mean that I’m not entitled to question it. 

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Budget, Money, Travel Emily Peilan Budget, Money, Travel Emily Peilan

How To Manage Foreign Currencies for Short and Long Term Travel

Whether you are studying abroad for a few months, moving overseas to live and work, or simply just going on vacation to a country with a foreign currency - this article is for you. It also applies to those who want to transfer, pay and accept money in foreign currencies without losing large sums to sneaky bank fees and currency conversions. 

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Open Dialogue

Open Dialogue is about the struggles of feeling like you have to keep things to yourself, when actually opening up to those around you is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

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