Hi there! Thanks for visiting my little corner of the internet. I’m Davinia Hamilton, 24, writer, actress, musician and lots of other things in between. I was born and raised on the small and sunny island of Malta, right in the middle of the Mediterranean sea – island of temples and ancient gods; of honey and olive oil.

I studied English at the University of Malta and graduated with a BA (Hons) in 2008. Meanwhile, I also studied for a diploma in interior design, and completed my Trinity Guildhall Associate Diploma in Speech and Drama, which means I’m a qualified actress and drama teacher.

After I graduated, I was a sub-editor for The Sunday Times of Malta for over two years, where I co-ordinated the Education and Society sections, and, together with a colleague, started the popular Homes and Design section. I’ve also written for many Maltese magazines and publications, including M, The Times Christmas, Health and Beauty, and Antiques and Restoration Supplements, Phase, MaltaToday and Platinum Love Magazine.

Malta is a beautiful and friendly island, but I’ve always felt it was too small for me. With a small island comes a small island mentality – something I couldn’t accept, no matter how hard I tried. It’s always been a dream of mine to move to another country; a dream which is very closely related to my immense love of travel.

In August 2011, I finally took the leap. I quit my job (a very difficult decision, not least because of the great team of people I worked with) and decided to settle back into student life by doing my Masters degree… in Dublin, Ireland – a city I’d visited before and had fallen in love with.

My Masters is an M.Sc. in Applied Digital Media. I learn all sorts of wonderful things like audio and video production, 3D animation, digital storytelling and multimedia programming – a dream come true for a creative media geek like me.

In 2011, I also co-founded Copy Copy Cat, a copy-writing and proofreading business, with my friend Veronica. I also took on the position of editor-in-chief of The Queen’s Standard, Malta’s first newspaper written specifically for the local gay and lesbian community.

Meanwhile, I continue to write articles for magazines and blogs. I try to be as active as I can on the theatre scene too (am currently trying to make my way around the Dublin scene), I read copious amounts of books and watch TV series religiously. I love films and I play the piano and guitar, invent new recipes, travel every chance I get, and obsessively take photos of food. See?

This blog started in April 2010 as a space for me to write, write, write. It evolved into a space for creativity, positivity and lots of pretty photos. Being a blogger has given me the opportunity to get to know so many amazing people within the community. I am in awe of these people and the amazing work they release into the universe every single day.

Profit is not the raison d’etre for this blog, but since I took the leap into student/freelance life, I am accepting sponsors as a means of generating a tiny income – mainly spent on paying for hosting and other such technical things.

I hope you enjoy reading this blog as much as I enjoy writing it, and it’s always a pleasure to hear from my readers, so please comment or send me an email at daviniahamilton (at) gmail (dot) com. You can also join me on Facebook and Twitter.