A newly converted reader tots up her favourite parts of the paper
For years I have put up with an untidy kitchen table as my fiance insists on keeping all the week's papers to reread at the weekend, but the Guardian has only been a regular read for me over the last year. I love nothing more than relaxing with Weekend magazine. In the week I tend to go online to see what's new – with the Guardian app and Twitter updates, it's very easy to read something interesting.
It's great that Guardian writers cover stories unreported elsewhere. One of the first Guardian articles I read was a report by John Hooper about the death of two Roma girls on a beach in Italy in 2008. My studies in architecture have always encouraged seeking out news such as this. A fellow student designed a thesis project which allocated high-value land to the Romany people of Germany for the possibility of permanent settlement. My own thesis looked at the unsustainable forestry trade and my research was influenced by the Guardian's environmental coverage.
After the headlines, I tend to jump to the Arts and Eyewitness sections, and the In Pictures pages online. They never fail to be moving and inspiring.
We love independent travelling. We spent a week off the coast of Yemen on the island of Socotra – a visit inspired by a Guardian article by Mike Carter – and what a wonderful place it was. The style of writing in the Guardian really helps submerge you into the places described, which can also be a great escape from the day's creative chaos.