The Inside Word 2018
Starting Study: Part 1 – University Life
Everyone learns in a different way. Therefore, everyone studies differently. In the first year of university, the skill of effective studying is acquired by many individuals because it is necessary to be able to keep on top of the workload. This personalised style...
The 6 Week Course Review
It has currently been one whole week since I left Uni Hall for the holidays, which means it has been one whole week since I have left what I feel is a new life #newcitynewme #newyearnewme. This separation has allowed me to reflect on the past 6 weeks and the reason...
Could this be YOU?
Hello Hello! Short time no see 🤗 It's currently the holidays and like most others, I spent some quality time with my family, met up with friends and caught up on sleep and....zzzz...zz...and you're falling asleep right now 😴 Don't leave just yet! I really didn't...
Balancing the Best of Both Worlds
What a busy few weeks it has been! I have completed my first round of assignments / tests for each course within a month of being at university! It definitely has been stressful, but assessments shouldn't always be full of stress right?! Will definitely have to...
Staying in Halls (O’RORKE!)
As I write this week’s blog, it is currently inter-semester break (already!) and I have been home in good ol’ New Plymouth for almost a week! Although it has been so nice to be home to spend some much needed time with family and friends, this week has given me some...
Surviving the unknown world of Uni
It has been 5 long weeks of one of the biggest changes in my life. Learning to manage a workload I never experienced at high school as well as being completely immersed in adult life. I am currently sitting in a bus, going home for the mid-semester break. I am...
The Easter Exodus
^ Got stuck in a tiny bit of traffic getting out of Auckland on Good Friday... (it went all the way down to the SH2 turn-off - and then some) -- Hurrah! Five weeks of classes down and now its Mid-Semester Break - two weeks of absolutely nothing. Oh wait. I have two...
Test? Test… TEST!
https://youtu.be/wIskyV5yDb8 asfgdfjhdlkjghdjkvh. If you can’t tell by the title. I had a test this week. 😭 I had one last week too, but let’s just say they ended … very differently… 😭 But, more about that later. I’m going to take a stab in the dark here and assume...
The Greatest Show on Earth: Auckland City
The stage is set. The lights are ready. You’ve practiced your routine. And the curtain is about to unravel. Thus begins the first act. And for the most part, it comes naturally. Classes begin and end at a set time, just like you remember. Even accounting for all...
Dedication to Organisation
One week and 3 tests are what stands between me and 2 weeks of freedom. Freedom from multiple chapters to read a night, the 8am wake ups for politics lectures and the guilt of watching Netflix when I should be studying. In order to make it through this...
To Ensure That You’re Not Lacking, Here’s What You Should Be Packing
Ok, what’s there not to like about lists? They’re neat, they keep you from stressing too much and they make you look like you’re somewhat organised. Gotta love a list. One of the most famed of all lists, perhaps second only to the shopping list, is… the packing...
The Chronicles of Health Sci: the butter, the 🤦🏻♀️ and the tamaki campus
Hey guys! What’s up? Hope yr 13 is treating you guys well! I know during March, you’ll probably have heaps of internals and external info to learn (which tbh you’re probably just going to last minute cram in November 😬).Anyway, I was a really avid reader of the...
Beyond the Books
Today marks just over three weeks since my arrival in Auckland therefore three weeks since I started university. In that time, I have already read more than what I did throughout my high school years. As well as reading a whole lot more, I have also napped a whole...
Facing and Conquering Homesickness
Uni is a big deal in more ways than one. Having to cultivate a new group of friends, get used to how large the lecture theatres are, and ultimately, adapt to a brand-new academic environment. For many of us, it’s not necessarily just a new city but also a whole new...
Lessons & Lanterns
It's now week 4 of classes, and things are starting to get busier! The first few weeks were by no means void of work, with things like weekly quizzes and readings, but now we've actually learned some content, the first wave of assignments is starting to arrive. A...
