on what its really like to be a first year student at the University of Auckland
Over-stressed but still well dressed
The exam period has hit as hard as a derailed train. Not only did I have all four exams in the space of one week (with one still to go – tomorrow), they have all been potential travesties. Before the exam period, Dionysus – God of wine, decided to shine heavily upon...
Nearly at the Finish Line
Oh it’s the most wonderful time of the year! With students curled up crying And everyone telling you to study hard It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Hello again, exams! It feels like yesterday that I was talking to you! What are you doing here? Wait, what?...
Repetition
Life is hard when it's repetitive... I am currently in the middle of exams and have promised myself I would get an "early night" but it is 10.47pm and I have just finished doing my health psychology readings. I had my first exam on Thursday and unlike last semester...
Bamboo Flutes and Virginia Woolf
Bring out the tissues: this will be my second-to-last post on this blog. No, that isn’t tragic violin music playing in the background. These aren’t real tears. I’m just chopping onions... In the spirit of wrapping things up, this is gonna be a review of two of my...
Blogger Perks & UH Apartments
Year 13 was one insane year– one won’t be quite like it again. Sorry to hit hard with the first line but you definitely go through those times when you’ve got poor time management and typing up a storm at 3am. But of course, uni hype was at an all-time high towards...
Jams 🙂 and Exams 🙁
Kia ora koutou, Yes I know, 90% of my blog titles rhyme. Deal with it, somehow it just happens. To be honest life is pretty drab/stressful at the moment. Like most students, I’m feeling the typical end of semester blues and exam stress. We are sick of uni and now that...
ode to the gym;
I'll share about my fitness routine. I did not devise it according to some methodological plan because I am not training for any goals (at the moment, at least). I just do what makes me feel good and challenge myself by pushing a little bit harder each time. If you do...
my secret obsession;
I woke up feeling absolutely crappy. The sun was shining through my windows and I am waking up in the loveliest room, comfortingly surrounded by good old-fashioned bricks. But that did nothing to chase away the grey clouds. I knew just what I had to do. Within...
Situationships & Other Tips
It's about time I addressed something other than my heavy run of assignments for once... like my love life. More precisely, lack of love life. I am newly single, which isn't a traumatic experience for anyone wondering. It's actually been great (ps this isn't me crying...
A Breath of Fresh Air
SUMMER IS COMING And as a result, I've been getting out & about in our beautiful city. I thought I might showcase a few of my new discoveries. 1.Cherry Blossoms I went for a very picturesque walk around the cherry blossom trees in Cornwall Park last Sunday and...
As One Door Closes Another Door Opens
It seems like it was only yesterday I moved in to my humble abode at Grafton Hall and with one month left till move out day the end of the year is fast approaching! It really is true what they say, time does fly when you are having fun ! In the midst of evaluating my...
First Year Through A Queer Lens
In my first post on this blog, you might remember, I talked about being gay. I wrote about attending my first Pride Parade and how that made me feel: happy, nervous, excited for this new chapter in my life. Since then, I’ve been silent about this part of myself. I...
T Minus 18 Days
I’m moving out of Whitaker Hall is less than a month. What?! Where has the year gone? It felt like only yesterday when I was sitting in my first block meeting, playing icebreaker games and trying to remember everyone’s names. I’m in a reminiscent sort of mood, so I...
Do’s and Dont’s
In my last post I added a few photos that illustrated Auckland's strange weather patterns, since then the weather has gone haywire and goes through 4 seasons in one typical day. Honestly I can't keep up and I have no idea what is going to happen so I thought I would...
Biomed vs Health Sci – Round 2
Holla folks, We are back for Round 2. Here is the second half of my blog with my main girl Eliza comparing the in’s and out’s of first year health science and biomedical science. If you were in year 13 what would you have liked to know about your course? Eliza: Don't...
fifty-five;
No, I am not turning fifty-five. I am, however, turning 20 on 11th November. But 11th November 2016 is also special for another reason - it is the day I am moving out of Whitaker Hall. I'll be moving from this vintage heritage brick building, into a brand new modern...
As The Court Pleases
The last two weeks have been hectic. I feel like I haven't had a moment to breathe, and I won't have a moment to breathe until I successfully get through tomorrow! In honour of my last post where I explained how a little bit of a "why not" attitude can be beneficial,...
It’s all imagination!
Hey peeps! Firstly, I’d like to congratulate myself for spending so much procrastinating, that I’ve left 3 assignments (which are all due within hours of each other) to the last minute. This is a classic stereotype that other have of uni students, having in my...