on what its really like to be a first year student at the University of Auckland
Busy? Kinda, maybe, very…
You know in High School when you reach the last couple of weeks of term and all your teachers have simultaneously decided to give you all your assessments and tests at once? That is exactly what seems to be happening to me. Now I have to count my blessings as one of...
Bang for your buck!
They say healthy is for the wealthy and we all know with everything considered it's pretty expensive to live as a student. So this week I thought I would hunt down some places in around campus that have good hearty meals that are not only great value but filling and...
Week Five, Stay Alive
Symonds Street should be renamed “Struggle Street”, at least for the next two weeks.
A Dalai Llama’s recount
Well buckle up me belt and a good evening to you all! Another two weeks under said belt and it's getting to us all. I'm on spent time at the moment and judging by the fact that people are walking around with faces that look like pies pushed through a tennis racket I...
One down – a lot more to go!
I have officially completed my first POP101 assignment, and what a mission that was! After all the stress and tears, I finally came to two conclusions - the conclusion of my actual essay, and the conclusion that University assessments ain’t no joke! The general gist...
What am I doing here?
This month alone, I've probably been asked the questions "What are you doing in New Zealand?" and "Why don't you study back home?" about 50 times, so in today's post I'll give my answers. Answer No.1 - Tuition The obvious answer would be that it is...
How to Survive at Uni
We all know about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Y’know, that pyramid thing that has WiFi photoshopped at the bottom that shows humankind’s most desperate survival requirements. I’m only going to focus on the bottom 2 rungs - because let’s face it; you’re not gonna get...
A Weirdly Wonderful World
You’d think by now that a few weeks have passed, a routine would have been established, and I would have at least sorted my life out...Even though I’m not qualified to let you guys know how things work in the weird and wonderful world of Uni, I’m going to go ahead...
Waiting on Mid Semester like…
"Woah! We're half way there, wooooahhh..." Almost Mid Semester (kinda works). Yes, I can take comfort in the classic Living on a Prayer as I watch my calender quickly near Mid Semester break. Bit sad that I am already counting down the days but I am keen for a...
The Campus Lowdown
This week I hit the streets of Auckland Campus to discover the true Inside Word on Uni Life straight from the students themselves. 3 Questions and a whole lot of answers! Focusing on the good, the bad and the 'Top Tips' for fresh fish like...
That Scene From Ratatouille Where Anton Ego Orders “Perspective”
An ode to forming routines, managing your time, and making sure to include breathing within that.
First the Worst, Second the Best
Y’all probably want to hear about how my first week of University went down. But let’s be forreal, the first week isn’t REALLY the first week of University. Being forced to partake in multiple ice breakers and going over what the course expects from you, while a nice...
Tidbits
Hey Everybody! By jingoes what a couple of weeks it's been. Unfortunately I was going to make a video entitled "How To Make Friends At Uni," but I received a healthy dose of food poisoning the day of the shoot so we'll just have to leave it until next time :/ BUT...
A Mixed Bag of Feels
Over the last seven days I’ve gotten a good dose of all kinds of emotions - from extreme excitement, to raging nerves. I began my week with a great deal of optimism, which came about from the realizations I announced in my last blog - “Whoa learning is great” and...
When you’re feeling lost, call home
I'm not gonna lie, this past week has been a rough one. I know it's only been 2 weeks since school started and 3 weeks since O-Week (5 weeks since I left California), but I'm pretty sure I just went through my first dip. On the walls at the dorms, even on some of the...
Do what you like, like what you do
Chances are, you probably don't know much about me. So before I start blogging about my first experiences in the weird and wonderful world of uni, I thought it would be a good idea to tell you a little bit more about Charlie: I'm an 18-year-old kiwi-brit. Born in...
And so it begins…
Cue the stage lights. Let those cameras start rolling. The scene has been set and I have been placed smack bang in the middle of it all. University here I am, what a mixture of emotions. Although I have only been in Auckland a couple of weeks, it feels like it has...
Need for Speed
Elevator speed is really important to me.