Blogs
A visit to the happiest place on earth
You guessed it, I went to Disneyland! Was it the happiest place on earth? It sure comes pretty close! Honestly, what surprised me the most was how my favorite parts of the day was meeting the Disney characters - who am I kidding, one hug from Chip (or Dale) got me...
Hong Kong, a montage
Hey friends, Wonder where I went in Hong Kong these past few months? Watch this vlog filled with an excessive number of sea view clips to find out! https://youtu.be/CayV5DREim0 I thought i'd also take this opportunity to address the elephant in the room and...
nom noms in Hong Kong
Did someone say food? ...Oh right, I did! Hope you enjoy this video that made me extremely hungry while I was editing. Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to try very local Hong Kong style food due my abrupt return to New Zealand (blog to come 😉), its more of a...
WHAT’S IN MY BAG? MED SCHOOL EDITION
Hello hello! Last Thursday I had my practical medical exam (OSCE), so I decided to share with you all the weird and wonderful types of equipment you'll find in a medical student's bag!
A (late) halloween story
Hey guys, So, it’s been a while since story time with Cecilia, but in the spirit of Halloween (apologies, this was written on Halloween, but I forgot to post 😅), I’ve got a slightly squeamish, slightly scary story in store for you. It’s got a happy ending, though...
Look out for yourself
The following was submitted anonymously as it pertains to the writer's personal experience regarding mental health in the last two years. “The excitement of dreams coming true is beyond the description of words.” – Lailah Gifty Akita I left school dying to...
Far from home
Before starting my exchange, both UoA and HKU made a big presentation about culture shock, homesickness and adapting to the new environment. At the time I really didn’t think these things would affect me, and for the most part I guess didn’t, but it’s because I...
Language
Theory: People are much nicer if you speak to them in their native language. I’m not sure if there’s any scientific evidence behind this, but if my experience in Hong Kong counts as an experiment, I’d vouch for it 😉. Some background: the main languages spoken in...
Dear First Year and Future me
Dear First Year and Future me, “The older you get, the wiser you get,” I’m unsure if that is an entirely accurate quote but you know what I’m going to go with it for the purpose of this blog post. It’s too late for me to go back and change things to reflect what I...
TEST DAY
The very last test/exam season of the year is upon us! I attempt to de-stress before my test with some exercise, sunshine (and rain), and yum treats.
Baby Doctors
A long long long absence from The Inside Word, which means I’m back with a BIG update on everything that’s been going on. It’s been a busy busy busy second half of Semester Two - no doubt the busiest I’ve ever been in my entire uni life! It seems that every week a huge assignment is due, tests are looming, and we’re due back at our weekly hospital placements! So let me update you on by far the biggest change that’s happened this semester! We’ve started going into hospitals. Yay!
What’s in my bag – Hong Kong edition!
Helloooo friends! One of the earliest posts I did this year was a 'what's in my bag' video, showing you guys the junk useful things I had in my bag during my time at UoA. Coming to Hong Kong, things are really different here so I thought I do a revamped what's in...
Day trip to Shenzhen
Hey guys, So a few weeks ago some friends and I went to Shenzhen for a day trip as its quite close to Hong Kong (around 2 hours by MTR, costing approx 90 HKD return). I tried to do it vlog style. Lets just say I ended up with heaps of shaky and unusable footage...
Things I miss about New Zealand
Apologies for the extreme lack of updates as I have been away having fun and not missing Auckland at all 🤪 Jokes (…🤫)! Seriously though, I’ve been having an absolute blast in Hong Kong, in some way it feels like school camp (just not in the woods and, I'm gone for...
University is kinda hard?
University is the biggest part of my life at this current point. With that, it brings great challenges. Too much of something isn’t healthy, and i think that finding balance is the only way you can maintain it. Sometimes things come up which push you behind and it...
