on what its really like to be a first year student at the University of Auckland
Second First Impressions
Fun Fact: An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (a.k.a second first). If you like constantly learning new things like this, come to university! The first few weeks of uni are a constant barrage of new...
No I Don’t Want To Be a Real Estate Agent
So this has been bugging me for awhile and I just need to get it out of the way, I study Property not to become a realestate agent! What many people think when I tell them I'll be studying Property this year, they immediately assume I'll be selling houses... Really......
A School of Sardines
Thank You First off, a big shout out to everyone who’s supported me after my previous blogpost. I have had so many lovely messages and comments, and each one has left me feeling warm, fuzzy and a little buoyant. Thank you so, so much - it’s meant a lot. May Contain...
Stress. Caffeine. Procrastination
Although these three words may have different meanings, they have a special relationship, as the third week of semester one draws to close. Firstly Stress. How do I print? How do I issue a textbook on short loan? A million different question swirling around in my...
Hopeless academic or just plain unlucky?
Yesterday would have easily been the worst day of my short-lived university life if today had not become an equal contender. Long story short: Yesterday I lost my wallet (pay wave eftpos cards, HOP card, fortune cookie from the night I met my boyfriend (!!), even my...
Phantoms in Agrabah
I’ve done a lot of not studying. That’s not to say I’m not studying at all, but a good chunk of my days have been filled with a bunch of outings and events. It's this illusion that Auckland creates, an environment where there are always things for you to do. ∞ Just as...
Confessions of a quitter
I've never been very good at quitting. I don't like giving up on things, and I hate feeling like I've wasted time and energy doing something for it to result in nothing. Naturally, this makes me a bit of a busy person- I have a lot of different hobbies and interests,...
The Transition to the City of Sails
I’m going to be honest, I’m a serious procrastinator. This was prevalent in the week leading up to my “big move” to Auckland. I didn’t start getting organised until Thursday afternoon, and even then not much was getting done. Fast forward to Friday night, it’s 10.45,...
Make your O’ week One Hunnit $$
Woww we..... Well what a chaotic first 2 weeks of Uni it has been in the 09. So much to yarn about but to save you guys from being bored out I will try to keep it short and stick to what has stood out for me over these past two weeks. Move in day Move in day was not...
The story of my arrival;
It was 6am in the morning and I was sitting in my Aunt’s car. Street lights shone out of the darkness. I concentrated on the view ahead. Surprisingly, I did not feel anything. I had thought I would feel excited, or even tearful. I caught the last glimpse of my flat. I...
Expectation VS. Reality
Thinking of University but been put off by what you have heard????? Let me set you STRAIGHT... Kia Ora Koutou! My Name is ELLA Let me quickly fill you in on my life story....I was born and raised in a small Taranaki town called Waitara, I spent the last five...
First Impressions
Hello Beautiful People, It is said that first impressions are everything. Luckily for me my first impressions of the University of Auckland have been O for Awesome!!! I hereby give you my first 'inside words'. University Hall I’ve been in my new home just over 2 weeks...
University Living
I’ve been a member of University Hall for two weeks now and it already feels like a lifetime. When you live at a University residential hall (in my experience at least)- then your entire life is based around University with the unavoidable question“what are you...
Surviving your first week
With the conclusion of Orientation week and club expo’s, also the happy memories created over the summer, the school year is upon us. We are forever being told the benefits of tertiary education, such as, higher wages, better health outcomes, better chances of...
Movies, Self-Discovery and the Pride Parade
Introductions Hello everyone! I’m Anthony - pronounced Antony: the h is silent - and I’m thrilled to be one of your first-year student bloggers for 2016. If you’re feeling nosy my bio is in the “meet the bloggers” post, but the gist of it is I’m from Christchurch, I’m...
Did you say poor student life?
So you've survived O-week with a moderate hang over, some new friends and some stark realizations. Let class begin. The first thing you'll notice is "Wow, my books are more expensive than that pair of shoes I want" which is probably closely followed by "I'm hungry"....
Intro To My Life In Uni
Kia Ora everyone, my names Awhi and I'm apart of the Inside Blog this year. So basically our job is to better inform you on what to expect when attending the University of Auckland, and also what life's like living in Auckland. Each blog I do I'll try make a bit...
#studentlife
Hit with a flight delay and a growling stomach just as I had to make my way to the gate. Shuffled my way through security and boarding, acting as if my excessively overweight hand luggage wasn’t wanting to make my shoulder pop. My lack of sleep was starting to hit....