expat-esque
Inactive main blog for expatesque.
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Giveaway Contest: We’re giving away fifteen vintage, ‘60s-era Penguin Classics by Homer, Sophocles, Herodotus, Voltaire, Plato, and others! It took me three years to accumulate these books one by one, and I’m already starting to have separation issues. *sigh* But I know they will go to a good home. Won’t this collection look lovely on your shelf? :D To win these classics, you must: 1) be following macrolit on Tumblr (yes, we will check. :P), and 2) reblog this post. We will choose a random winner on August 27, at which time we’ll start a new giveaway. And yes, we’ll ship to any country. Easy, right? Good luck!
Saturday Night In by expatesque
Flickering candles, face masks, a few glasses of wine, the whisper of silk, cascading hair, lazy luxury.
Summer Escape by expatesque
White linen, sun bleached stones, flushed cheeks, long beach days, fresh lemonade, paperback books.
Giveaway Contest: We’re giving away ten vintage paperback classics by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jane Austen, Harper Lee, Walt Whitman, George Orwell, and others. Won’t these look lovely on your shelf? :D To win these classics, you must: 1) be following macrolit on Tumblr (yes, we will check. :P), and 2) reblog this post. We will randomly choose a winner on April 22, at which time we’ll start a new giveaway. And yes, we’ll ship to any country. Easy, right? Good luck!
Giveaway Contest: Thanks to the generosity of @harperperennial, we’re giving away all eight of the new, limited edition 2016-17 Harper Perennial Olive Editions! Won’t these look lovely on your shelf? :D To win these books, you must: 1) be following macrolit on Tumblr (yes, we will check. :P), and 2) reblog this post. We will randomly choose a winner on December 15, at which time we’ll start a new giveaway. And yes, Harper Perennial has agreed to make this an International giveaway! Easy, right? Good luck!
Giveaway Contest: We’re giving away ten Penguin Classics editions by John Steinbeck, Willa Cather, Arthur Miller, Homer, Mark Twain, and others. Won’t these look lovely on your shelf? :D To win these classics, you must: 1) be following macrolit on Tumblr (yes, we will check. :P), and 2) reblog this post. We will randomly choose a winner on August 15, at which time we’ll start a new giveaway. And yes, we’ll ship to any country. Easy, right? Good luck!
Giveaway Contest: We’re giving away ten Penguin Classics editions by John Steinbeck, Willa Cather, Arthur Miller, Homer, Mark Twain, and others. Won’t these look lovely on your shelf? :D To win these classics, you must: 1) be following macrolit on Tumblr (yes, we will check. :P), and 2) reblog this post. We will randomly choose a winner on August 15, at which time we’ll start a new giveaway. And yes, we’ll ship to any country. Easy, right? Good luck!
Giveaway Contest: We’re giving away ten vintage paperback classics by Kurt Vonnegut, Virginia Woolf, Aldous Huxley, Ray Bradbury, Kate Chopin, and others. Won’t these look lovely on your shelf? :D To win these classics, you must: 1) be following macrolit on Tumblr (yes, we will check. :P), and 2) reblog this post. We will randomly choose a winner on July 15, at which time we’ll start a new giveaway. And yes, we’ll ship to any country. Easy, right? Good luck!
Giveaway Contest: We’re giving away ten trade-sized paperback classics by John Steinbeck, Virginia Woolf, Mary Shelley, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and others. Won’t these look lovely on your shelf? :D To win these classics, you must: 1) be following macrolit on Tumblr (yes, we will check. :P), and 2) reblog this post. We will randomly choose a winner on June 15, at which time we’ll start a new giveaway. And yes, we’ll ship to any country. Easy, right? Good luck!
Hello friends!
It has been nearly one year since I decided to re-focus my blog on book blogging. I chose the date based on the date I changed my URL to b00kstorebabe. In one year, I have made countless amazing friends, read hundreds of wonderful books, and have gained almost 9k followers! In order to thank y’all for being so welcoming, kind, and lovely to me, I’ve decided to host a giveaway!
Rules:
you must be following me
you can also follow my review blog, instagram, and twitter!
reblogs and likes count
No giveaway blogs!
you have to be 18+ or have your parents/guardians permission
this giveaway is international, as long as book depository ships to your country
the winner will be chosen through a random number generator.
you must have your ask box open
you will have 72 hours to respond once I’ve messaged you
The winner will be chosen on Thursday, May 26th at 9:30 PM EST
The Prize:
$25 to spend on any book(s) of your choice. I’ll order from either book depository or amazon (if you’re US)
(This giveaway is not affiliated with tumblr)
Good luck!
Giveaway Contest: We’re giving away ten vintage paperback classics by Sylvia Plath, Jack Kerouac, Kurt Vonnegut, Emily Bronte, Edgar Allan Poe, and others. Won’t these look lovely on your shelf? :D To win these classics, you must: 1) reblog this post and 2) be following macrolit. (Yes, we will check. :P) We will randomly choose a winner on April 15, at which time we’ll start a new giveaway. And yes, we’ll ship to any country. Easy, right? Good luck!
Giveaway Contest: We’re giving away ten vintage paperback classics by James Joyce, George Eliot, John Steinbeck, William Golding, Ray Bradbury, and others. Won’t these look lovely on your shelf? :D To win these classics, you must: 1) reblog this post and 2) be following macrolit. (Yes, we will check. :P) We will randomly choose a winner on February 15, at which time we’ll start a new giveaway. And yes, we’ll ship to any country. Easy, right? Good luck!
Giveaway Contest: We’re giving away ten vintage classics by some of the greatest female authors and poets of all time, including Ayn Rand, Emily Dickinson, Maya Angelou, Sylvia Plath, Jane Austen, and others. Won’t these look lovely on your shelf? :D To win these classics, you must: 1) reblog this post and 2) be following macrolit. (Yes, I will check. :P) We will randomly choose a winner on December 15, at which time we’ll start a new giveaway. And yes, we’ll ship to any country. Easy, right? Good luck!
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I have reached 7,000 followers and I cannot believe it! I wanted to thank everyone by hosting a giveaway for my wonderful followers!
Rules:
Must be following me
Giveaway ends February 28th at 12:00pm est.
Reblog and like as much as you want to be entered
Winner must reply to my ask and be willing to give me their address
Winner receives ONE book of choice from the book depository (Under $20)
The book the winner chooses will be used as the book read in March for bookclub (to celebrate running a bookclub for one year!)
Any questions just ask me :)
May the odds be ever in your favour.
In the Deep South, God is a cotton king, Trussed up in plantation whites and powdered over smooth with a little bit of talcum from Momma’s compact. He’s the Georgia dust that gets on everything, in everything, Caking the soles of bare feet sifting through cracks in church pews, and catching in your lover’s eyelashes. In the Deep South, the Devil is a beautiful boy who swears and cheats at billiards on Sunday. He is the one who reaches up your skirt, pulls out the prayers your were saving for someday and lights them on fire with his tongue. He will sing hymns while feasting on your forfeit heart, call you blessed while peeling away dignity like stockings, then drag you out in front of the church to be stoned. In the Deep South, the Holy Spirit is an old woman with hands brown and gnarled as the nuts she boils and a voice soft and dark as the Appalachian sky. She is the swamp kingdom matriarch children are sent to when sins need to be wished away like warts, the presence of whom straightens the spines of wayward souls and coaxes a “Yes Ma’am” from the devil’s own. In the Deep South, Jesus is a mixed-race child with drops of destiny mingled into his blood and the names of the saints tattooed along his spine. He has his mother’s bearing, one that wears suffering nobly, and baleful eyes that speak of the sins of his forefathers. The word of God flutters from his mouth like butterflies with bodies baptized in tears and wings dipped in steel. In the Deep South, angels drink too much. They sashay and guffaw and forget to return calls. They tell white lies and agonize over what to wear. In the Deep South, angels look very much like you and it, and they cling to each other with dustbowl desperation and replenish their failing reserves of grace with ritual in the hopes of remembering what they once were, what wonders they once were capable of performing.
Hossana Americana by S.T. Gibson (via sarahtaylorgibson)
Yup true. I actually came here at 17 due to a skipping a grade. To be fair though, most of the 17 year olds upon starting that I know turned 18 by at least Lent term so they were already relatively old for their year (though that could be just by chance). But I have also never met a 16 year old so they might ask you to take one gap year to age up a bit. You never know, apply and see what they say!
Are there any age limits on courses? I skipped two years so I'll finish high school aged 16 and wanted to apply for Mathematics
Mmm no not really an issue. You might have some social issues though (drinking age is 18 here and that’s a big part of the culture/what people do) but shouldn’t be an issue in terms of admission. They do occasionally make younger people defer a year though, so be aware of that possibility.
by a multitude of stars
Art History meme: 1/8 Artists
Édouard Manet, 1832-1883
'It is not enough to know your craft you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more'
Six rare Denise Levertov poetry readings, illustrated by artist Ohara Hale
The University Club
76 E Monroe St (Monroe and Michigan Avenue), Chicago IL
Chicago Cultural Center (Old Chicago Public Library)
78 East Washington Street (Washington and Michigan Avenue), Chicago IL
The Rookery Building, 209 S. Lasalle (Lasalle & Adams), Chicago
Most commonly foraged foods by the Hadza of Tanzania
Frank Marlowe, The Hadza Hunter Gatherers of Tanzania
Mosque, Cordoba Spain
http://www.catedraldecordoba.es