Blogs
Is it Worth it? Uni Hall Edition
Moving from Napier up to Auckland I really had no choice other than living in a hall of residence. For those of you who have no choice or are trying to decide whether it is worth the cost of living in a first year hall, I have compiled what I find to have been the...
I Can’t Stress This Enough
Picture this: A crowd of hundreds waiting, you're on the wings of the stage, with instrument in hand, sheet music on the stand and heart in your mouth. It's time for composure, focus, showtime. Now this: You’re an individual, part of a pre-med cohort waiting...
Let’s Talk About Stress
I would like to preface this blog by saying that I love my degree and I love the people that I am surrounded with. But let’s just say that you learn a lot about yourself and about other people in your first 3 months at university. Before coming to...
Study Spots on Campus
Just like that, the holidays are over. And with two tests coming up this week, there's no time to ease my way back into it. The only option is to dive in and start swimming. I actually had quite a good first day back, my french lecture got cancelled so all of a...
Of Dining and Homicide
In the weeks leading up to mid semester break, it wasn’t the impending exams or essays that I felt was of any significance in my life; it was an article from Craccum and assassins week. Craccum, the weekly magazine from the students’ association had a piece by...
Mid-Semester Break!
Hey guys! How's life? Currently it's mid-semester break, which means I get to 'chill' (even though I've been studying for my exams arghhhh). One of the great things about uni is that after a month of studying, we get to 'chill' out for two weeks! Nearly everyone I...
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...
