on what its really like to be a first year student at the University of Auckland
3 Weeks To Go
Training has been heating up as Hawaii gets closer and closer. We now do two night paddles a week on Mondays and Wednesdays and also our longer paddle every Saturday morning. All of us are also trying to hit the gym as much as possible between lectures in order to get...
Inter Residential Rivalry
Well its week 4 of Semester two and boy has time flied! I back in Business (literally because I changed degrees) and ready to pump out another semester but what better way to do it than a bit of friendly competition?! That's right Inter Residential sports is keeping...
University Hall & O’Rorke: A Visual Shootout
It's been awhile since I've had a post up– I didn't just up and vanish, though! I'll be back in the regular swing of things again and have heaps to share very soon, info on halls, general thoughts and the wonders of Auckland. The crazy period of semester is yet to...
Things not going to plan
Whoa it's already the end of the third week of uni. Man time goes so fast, anyway semester 2 I'm finding so far apart from my two 8 o clock classes a week is a lot more chilled compared to semester one. Firstly because we don't have weekly assignments and the 1...
Admiration is in the Air
What an exciting time last week was! Two important traditions loomed large in Uni Hall: the annual ball and Secret Admirers week. The ball was fun. That’s all I have to say about it, really. Some people got up to tricks; everyone looked smashing; a few of the songs...
Choosing a home and the anticipated UMAT
It's the 2nd of August?! How??????? I am unsure as to how 7 months have passed in this absolutely crazy year but here we are. Yesterday the applications for student residential accommodation at UOA opened so I presume that is on your mind (unless you are past this...
1st Sem – From Poplhlth to Chem.
Hey Team, So this was supposed to be an audio blog but because of the technical difficulties involved last time I decided to move back to good old pen and paper or more accurately back to the trusty keyboard (I’m sure you can appreciate that Willy C.) This blog is...
BIOSCI Banter
Hey Everybody, This is an audio blog reviewing 2 of my first semester papers in the Biomedical Science First Year course. These papers are BIOSCI 107 and BIOSCI 101. https://soundcloud.com/user-82654168/bioscibanter If you still want to know more here's the link to...
Old Shoes and Low Key Computer Programming
There are several things in my life that are changing at the moment, bringing with them a little frustration and difficulty. I'd like to point out in advance that although these changes are minor and non-life-threatening, they are the only remotely dramatic things...
Thinking Like Michelle Obama
It’s no secret that I idolize Michelle Obama. She went to Princeton, graduated from Harvard, joined the law firm Sidley & Austin where she met Barack and later went on to marry him. It didn’t just end there, she then made him the president of the United States – a...
Simply, Life!
Hey peeps! So now we’re back into the swing of things, and the holidays are a thing of the past. With it being week 2 of the semester, my to - do is slowly but steadily increasing, but my thoughts are most certainly fixed upon the weekend! Also talk about the...
Not Quite Smooth Sailing
So you know how I said in my last blog post that I was feeling pumped for this semester? That feeling did not last very long. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad that I am back and doing something productive with my time, but there is something unappealing about 9am lectures...
Why I chose UOA
(My cute fams) I'm a 10 year old girl who likes cakes and biscuits, so I decide cooking is my thing. A few years later I start to get good at karate, so I consider that the police corp is for me. Than I was a year 13 girl, with no more dreams and...
Balancing school/work/social life/boyfriend
When first making the decision to go university, you make the choice to dedicate yourself to your degree. No matter what gets in your way. But no one can really prepare you for what your life's going to be. They tell you that being a uni student is hard. But what they...
When life gives you lemons
We all know how challenging life is sometimes. Being a uni student it is bad enough being broke all the time, always hungry and always study waiting to be done. Sometimes the supreme being of the universe loves to squeeze a little lemon juice on that already painful...
In Search of the Perfect Pizza
In this life, there are very few things more important than good pizza. OK, now that I think about it a number of things spring to mind as potentially more crucial (love? friendship? world peace?). But you have to admit, pizza is hard to beat. It is nigh-on impossible...
I Just Failed My Exam Tomorrow
No one can really tell you how to plan for an exam, because everyones different. You might be the kind of person who needs to colour coordinate all their study notes, have minimal social interaction and revise each note carefully. Or, you might actually be better...
Money money money
I feel like we've reached that the time in the year where you start wanting more helpful information from me as you begin to prepare for external exams, those of you doing NCEA anyway (I am seriously lacking in knowledge on IB and Canebridge sorry!) The biggest...