NEO • ALCHEMY

"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet." main:@athenaefilia / instagram:athenaefilia

[kafk-a]

T.H. White, in his 1958 retelling of the Arthurian legend in Once and Future King

[proserpinangel]

[gold-finch]

my visa was approved!! i guess i will be changing my career path after all

[loveridden1999]

anyways remember when toni morrison said "sometimes you don't survive whole, you just survive in part. but the grandeur of life is that attempt. it's not about that solution. it is about being as fearless as one can, and behaving as beautifully as one can, under completely impossible circumstances."

[chamomile-teabag]

WHAT ARE YALL READING RN you must tell me

[gold-finch]

is anyone else still using the forest app?

[florial]

[gold-finch]

passed the IELTS yaaay

[cherryjuicegf]

when will my thesis defend me

[spyld]

THE DAY OF LANGUAGES!!!

This 7th of May, 2026, we use our own language again!

If your language, native or not, is something other than English, on May 7th you're encouraged to speak that language all day!

You’ll blog in your chosen language(s) all day: text posts, replies, tags (except triggers and organisational tags).

Regardless of what language people choose to speak to you, you can answer in your own.

Non-vocal, non-written languages (like sign language and dialects) are more than welcome!

English native speakers can participate in any other language they're studying/have studied/know.

The tag is gonna be #Speak Your Language Day or #spyld for short.

Please submit me some language facts for me to share on this day <3

Pinned post and FAQ

[gold-finch]

practice doesn't make perfect but it'll make you feel better that you tried

[kuttithevangu]

Instead of doomscrolling lately I have been reading my PDFs and it turns out if you do this you learn a whole bunch of stuff. I’m afraid I must recommend it

[thehmn]

In Copenhagen you can visit The Round Tower. It used to be an astronomical observatory until light pollution and the vibrations from increased traffic in the streets made it useless for its original purpose.

Today it’s mostly famous for what it looks like on the inside.

It has an equestrian staircase though it’s so smooth it’s really just a gentle slope more than a staircase. It was build like that so our lazy bum king could ride his horse all the way to the top (king not in photo)

And naturally people have also driven cars up the tower

And held a bike race

For a while it was just sort of abandoned by the authorities and became a sloping marketplace

But today it has been restored and become a tourist spot as well as a popular destination for school trips. And yes, you can still watch the cosmos at the top.

[04k96]

Here

[itsglowoclock]

[mynowherenothing]

[gold-finch]

my lukewarm take of the day is that we collectively need to buy less books