on what its really like to be a first year student at the University of Auckland
Bored? I Don’t Think So

Bored? I Don’t Think So

Uni is more than just lectures, tests, then eventually getting a degree and graduating. There’s a whole lot more in between that involves socialising, experiences and an overall good time. The “halls experience” at UoA is unique as you are living in the centre of the...

Courses 101: Part 2

Hi Everyone, Welcome back to Part 2 of my Courses blog. In this part, I explore my French and Law courses in greater depth. Just to let you all know I'm now in the middle of a 2 week holiday called Mid-Semester Break.   Again, feel...

Is it Worth it? Uni Hall Edition

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...

Let’s Talk About Stress

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 university, I...

The 6 Week Course Review

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 I...

The Easter Exodus

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...