The Inside Word 2018
Teachers?
To be completely honest, on coming to university I had no clue as to what the teaching staff to student ‘relationship’ would look like – and in fact I found it a bit daunting. Coming from Year 13 where most of my classes were around ten people in size, I was...
A Tour of Carlaw Park Student Village. Vlog
Carlaw Park is a non-catered hall for students who are not school leavers. Unlike Unihall (the hall I stayed last year), food is not provided. Although I covered most of the points in this video, here are some facts that may be useful. Apartments usually consist of...
The Best Places To Study On Campus
Oh, joyous memories of studying among people, instead of inside these four walls! Nothing will help you stay focused like the perfect study spot. It can be really hard to study in your room, with all your distractions. Your brain thinks of it as the place where you...
Making Friends In Your First Year: Tips From A Recluse
I spent most of my first year staring at the giant tree that blocked all natural light from coming into my window. In short, I did not have many friends. In fact, for the first semester, I didn't have ANY. Thankfully, some wonderful people took pity on me in the...
Attention All Budding Scientists!
If you're passionate about science, come and have a read about the awesome Science Scholars Programme.
Let’s Get Physical! Ways To Stay Active At Uni
As you become more independent, it's important to maintain a healthy relationship with physical exercise. Lots of us played sports or had PE classes at school to make sure we were active – not me, but some people. (The closest I came to playing sports was reading...
Things to do in Auckland
One of my favourite things about living in Auckland is the variety of places there is to visit around the city and events going on. Yes, I am writing this wistfully in lockdown, but hopefully, this will provide some inspiration for once lockdown is over and insight...
Relationships Pt. 2
Welcome back to Part 2. of the blog that makes you feel forever alone. Not sure about you guys but I really enjoyed Couple 1’s sweet answers and Single 1’s sassy remarks. If you haven’t read it yet, check them out here. If you have, continue on! Song that I enjoyed...
Relationships
Oolala... Is she going to share some juicy details today? Unfortunately for you, my relationship (or lack thereof? idk 😉), is about as juicy as bread, so I’ve brought in some of my friends to spill all the metaphorical tea on relationships at UoA. Because they’re...
Tales From A Nail Biter: Bad Habits and University Life
Recently, I've been trying to get out and walk more (as seen in the featured image), partly to get exercise, and partly to relax. Unfortunately, when I'm not relaxed, I tend to take it out on my nails. I've been a nail-biter since I realised I had fingers. Why am I...
Day in the life of an online uni student. Vlog
Hi guys, I hope you are all doing well and keeping safe. I remember back to when I was in high school, I wanted to understand a bit about what uni life was like. So today I have made a video of what online uni is currently like for me. I hope you enjoy the video...
Uninspired
Tap. Tap Tap. Tap Tap Tap. Tap. You hear that? no because its words That’s the sound of my fingers, tapping that backspace key like a tap-tap music game. Yes, I’ve got writers block, before even my first post of 2020. So, let’s play it safe and start off with an...
The Bachelor of Science & possible majors!
With term 3 for our high school students in New Zealand well underway it got me thinking about what I was doing this time last year as a year 13 student. A few of my peers were still deciding what to study (and that is totally okay). A Science degree (aka a...
