1. Read!

History Is A Subject I Adore And Over The Years I’ve Been Studying It, I’ve Picked Up Some Great

history is a subject i adore and over the years i’ve been studying it, i’ve picked up some great skills! here are my five top tips for aspiring historians out there, whether you know you’re one yet or not ;)

1. read!

no matter what you’re into, someone in history will be #relatable. want to study a gay king who kissed his gold-digging boyfriend in public? james i is right here! what about a prince who wore dresses to court? well, have you heard of philippe d'orléans? maybe you want to learn about the noblewoman who inspired dracula and bathed in the blood of local ladies! elizabeth báthory’s your girl. whatever you’re interested in, there’s someone out there who’s written about it - and learning about your course beyond the syllabus will improve your understanding as well as your writing skills! if you’re struggling to find a way to make a particular period interesting, just message a historian - i’m more of a social historian, but i’m always happy to talk about any aspect of history, and i’m sure others on tumblr feel the same!

check out:

academia.edu - papers about pretty much anything you could want to read, ranging from very accessible to heavy academic language

google books - a great starting point for literally anything, you can search “gay women 14th century” and you’ll find the historical lesbians you’ve always wanted

jstor - great for academic texts, but you can only read three per fortnight unless you sign up with a bunch of spam emails

2. take it outside the classroom!

history is all well and good in theory, but visiting historically significant locations can change your understanding completely. whether it’s a local graveyard to trace the stories of those before you or a medieval castle, visualising the lives of people you study makes the subject far more engaging (and easier to remember in the long run)!

check out:

travel journal masterpost by @stillstudies

historical days out for under £20

museums and galleries with free entry

3. make a timeline!

again, visualising history makes it so much easier to remember. whenever i start a new module of history, i make timelines by buying a huge roll of the cheapest wrapping paper i can find and taping it up onto my wall, patterned side down. i’ll make a really rough timeline of key events (e.g. my tudors timeline started with the accession of different monarchs, deaths of important people, where henry viii’s fancy led to) with big markers and then as we go through the course, i’ll add more detailed information in different colours! then, when i’m revising, i’ll tape another piece of wrapping paper over it and try and reconstruct it from memory. some people in my class use flashcards instead, with one for each year - do whatever works for you!

check out:

formatting and using flashcards by @illolita

flashcard tips by @tbhstudying

flip cards by @brokestudiesnrefs

4. make profiles of key figures!

when i was studying the american west, i found it really hard to keep track of all the generals because a) i’m about as far from a military historian as you can get and b) i hated them all. so to try and remember them, i made them into characters - some of them i doodled, some i made on the sims, some my history class acted out together. it’s a great way of forcing yourself to both research individual figures and remember little details about them - i’m a bit of a perfectionist, so looking up tiny facts about each rank to make The Perfect Sim really helped them stick in my head!

5. make your own history!

at the end of the day, it’s you that has to remember these facts for an exam. why not make a game out of it? reenact a key argument with a friend, read out preserved letters dramatically to yourself, watch historical dramas involving the figures you’re studying. if you can get yourself to remember things outside of a textbook, you’re halfway there!

check out:

studying history by @universtudy

writing history essays by @thehistorygrad

i hope you can find these useful! if you have any questions or just want to talk history, feel free to message me :)

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The Final Interview – Emirates Airlines

So here I was at the Final Interview, more relaxed than my Assessment day. All the scary part was over.

Final interview was one on one with the recruiter. My interview lasted around 1 hour, I can’t quite remember all the questions but I will try to write some to give you an idea.

Also the documents that you need to bring with you to the final interview; 

Full length photo (1) (10 x 15 cm) ; business attire, big smile, plain background, both hands visible on the side, facing forward.

Passport Size Photo (6) (4.5 x 3.5 cm) business attire, big smile, plain background

Casual Photograph (2); one full length, one head/shoulder length photo; clothing in a fitted style, not sitting for full length, conservative attire and surroundings, no sunglasses, hats or group photos. ( You can bring a selection of casual photos and the recruiter will help you to choose.

Photocopy of Educational Certificates

Updated CV

Passport copy x 2 colored 

What Happens in Final Interview?

You have around 1 hour with the recruiter.

You mostly get questions about your previous work experience (s/he takes notes of everything you say)

Just relax, be yourself and believe in yourself:) You can do it!

        Tell me a time when you had a discussion/conflict with a colleague.

         Have you ever worked with people from different cultures/religion?

         Tell me how you adjusted working with people from different cultures

         Tell me about a time when you were disappointed by  a colleague.

         Name a time you had to adjust to the rules / way of doing things at a job, to accommodate a customer’s needs.

         Have you ever had an issue with another employee were you disagreed on something, and how did you handle the situation?

        Have you ever had a deadline at a job that you had to meet, and how did you go about getting it done on time?

        What are/were your responsibilities in your current/previous job?

        Why do you want to work as Flight Attendant?

        Which languages can you speak?

        Have you ever had a disagreement with a customer? what happened?

So it is very relaxed not strictly formal interview it is more about getting to know you. We ended up with recruiter laughing and gossiping about the hotel’s staff :D And when I was leaving she thanked me in Turkish, and she told me she has a very good Turkish friend working for Emirates and I taught her how to say You are welcome & Nice to meet you in Turkish:)

And my recruiter told me she will present all the candidate portfolios to Dubai HQ and I should hear back in 4-6 weeks about the result. So crossed my fingers thanked her and left there feeling happy and hopeful :)

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“My mom painted this and said no one would like it. It’s her 2nd painting.”

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“I painted somebody’s mom”

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“Took a while and not perfect, but i painted the guy who painted the other guy’s mom”

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“I painted the girl who painted the guy who painted the other guy’s mom who painted an egret”

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“I painted the guy who painted the girl who painted the guy who painted the mom who painted a bird”

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Traveling vocabulary in Japanese

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旅行 [りょこう] - travel, trip 旅 [たび] - travel, trip, journey 観光 [かんこう] - sightseeing, tourism 休み [やすみ] - holiday 旅行する [りょこうする] - to travel 乗客 [じょうきゃく] - passenger 旅行者 [りょこうしゃ] - tourist 外国人 [がいこくじん] - foreigner 国 [くに] - country 言語 [げんご] - language 通貨 [つうか] - currency 文化 [ぶんか] - culture 旅行先 [りょこうさき] - travel destination 旅行日程 [りょこうにってい] - itinerary 旅行代理店 [りょこうだいりてん] - travel agent, travel agency パンフレット - pamphlet, brochure 旅行保険 [りょこうほけん] - travel insurance 注射 [ちゅうしゃ] - injection 予約する [よやくする] - to book, to reserve キャンセルする - to cancel 遅れる[おくれる] - to delay 乗り換える [のりかえる] - to change; to transfer 借りる [かりる] - to rent 荷造りする [にづくりする] - to pack 荷物 [にもつ] - luggage, baggage 手荷物 [てにもつ] - hand luggage, carry-on bag パスポート - passport ビザ - visa チケット - ticket 地図 [ちず] - map 飛行機 [ひこうき] - airplane 電車 [でんしゃ] - train, electric train 列車 [れっしゃ] - train 汽車 [きしゃ] - train, steam train 新幹線 [しんかんせん] - bullet train 地下鉄 [ちかてつ] - subway 車 [くるま] - car バス - bus タクシー - taxi 船 [ふね] - ship, boat フェリー - ferry 自転車 [じてんしゃ] - bike バイク - motorcycle 空港 [くうこう] - airport 便 [びん] - flight パイロット - pilot 客室乗務員 [きゃくしつじょうむいん] - cabin crew, flight attendant エアライン - airline 航空会社 [こうくうがいしゃ] - airline company ターミナル  - terminal ゲート - gate 時刻表 [じこくひょう] - timetable, schedule 到着[とうちゃく] - arrivals 出発[しゅっぱつ] - departures 税関 [ぜいかん] - customs チェックイン - check in 搭乗券 [とうじょうけん] - boarding pass, boarding card 保安検査 [ほあんけんさ] - security control セキュリティチェック - security control 入国審査 [にゅうこくしんさ] - passport control 手荷物受取所 [てにもつうけとりしょ] - luggage reclaim インフォメーション(カウンター) - information (counter) 両替 [りょうがえ] - money exchange 駅 [えき] - station 切符売り場 [きっぷうりば] - ticket window, ticket booth, box office 券売機 [けんばいき] - ticket machine (プラット)ホーム - platform 停留所 [ていりゅうじょ] - stop 港 [みなと] - harbour 駐車場 [ちゅうしゃじょう] - parking space 宿泊 [しゅくはく] - lodging ホテル - hotel 受付 [うけつけ] - reception desk, information desk フロント  - reception チェックイン/チェックアウト - to check in/out 部屋 [へや] - room 旅館 [りょかん] - ryokan ゲストハウス - guesthouse ホステル  - hostel コテージ  - cottage コインロッカー - coin-operated locker ガイド  - guide 通訳者 [つうやくしゃ] - interpreter 観光案内所 [かんこうあんないじょ] - tourist information office 観光名所 [かんこうめいしょ] - sightseeing spot, tourist attraction  ツアー - tour カメラ - camera 写真 [しゃしん] - photo お土産 [おみやげ] - souvenir ポストカード - postcard 時差ぼけ [じさぼけ] - jetlag 乗物酔い [のりものよい] - motion sickness

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Lanzarote, Spain: British Artist Jason Decaires Taylor Has Finally Completed His Monumental Underwater
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Lanzarote, Spain: british artist Jason Decaires Taylor has finally completed his monumental underwater project Museo Atlantico.

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all this discourse about how to spell vergil…if ur not on a first name basis with ol publius then why are you even bothering

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