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How I got out of a 10-year reading rut

June 22, 2025June 22, 2025 by Marina Miller, posted in Stream of Consciousness

That feeling of wanting to eat up every book in a series is hard to describe, and I never thought I’d feel it again in adulthood.

Tagged adhd, anxiety, books, fantasy, fiction, london, ocd, reader, reading, romantasy, vancouver, y/aLeave a comment

London will always be my good friend

July 13, 2024July 13, 2024 by Marina Miller, posted in Stream of Consciousness

I found myself wanting to hang out, create memories, and let it tell me stories. It provided countless moments of solace where my homesickness melted away.

Tagged burnabarian, burnaby, canadian, career, europe, expat, homesickness, immigration, journey, london, travel, uk, vancouver, vancouveriteLeave a comment

Taking Barbie into the real world

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 by Marina Miller, posted in Stream of Consciousness

In adulthood, Barbie is an important part of why being a woman is lovely, even if being a woman still has huge burdens.

Tagged barbie, doll, dolls, fat, feminism, kids, parenting, play, queerLeave a comment

The beauty of balance

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 by Marina Miller, posted in Stream of Consciousness

After this long day and about 12,000 steps, I meandered home to my AirBnB in South London. On the train, I instinctively started to warm up the extroversion...

Tagged 20s, change, england, expat, extrovert, growth, immigration, International, introversion, introvert, personality, travelLeave a comment

Big leap

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 by Marina Miller, posted in Stream of Consciousness

Over the last six months, I've been ramping up to make the big leap.

Tagged canadian, england, International, london, moving, opportunity, startup1 Comment

All you have to do is ask: My ancestry journey

March 16, 2022July 7, 2022 by Marina Miller, posted in Stream of Consciousness

Talking to your elders is a history lesson you can't get from a textbook.

Tagged ancestry, dna, europe, family, grandparents, heritage, honour, myheritage, storytellingLeave a comment

What I’ve learned living alone

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022 by Marina Miller, posted in Stream of Consciousness

The biggest thing I have learned so far is that I can live alone and be okay.

Tagged alone, apartment, burnaby, canada, city, living, self-care, space, studio, woman3 Comments

She’s Leaving Home

August 25, 2021 by Marina Miller, posted in Stream of Consciousness

...after months of setting a new job up for myself, working, and applying to graduate, I am ready to go.

Tagged burnaby, graduate, growing, independence, journey, moving, nostalgiaLeave a comment

5 years on the dot

August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 by Marina Miller, posted in Stream of Consciousness

University exceeded my expectations academically, socially, and professionally.

Tagged changemaker, co-op, college, degree, environment, geography, graduate, graduating, REM, remote, uni, universityLeave a comment

Photo Diary: A pandemic year in my community

July 18, 2021 by Marina Miller, posted in Stream of Consciousness, Urbanism

Early on in the pandemic, I started taking pictures. Of board game sessions, takeout adventures, and the changing streets.

Tagged burnaby, city, foodie, metrotown, pandemic, transit, urban, vancouver, walking, YVRLeave a comment

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