Ella’s Exam Poem..

One day until my first exam!!! Am I stressed? You could say that lol Let me introduce to you my “STUDY” routine in the form of a Acoustic poem. (p.s do NOT follow this routine your self if you want to succeed!!!) SLEEP: We all love our beauty sleep right?...

Weather I go or Weather I stay

The Struggle is Real So I was sitting in class this morning thinking ‘hmm what should I write my blog on today….’. Then I looked down at my damp shoes, the rain spots on my pants and started getting really frustrated thinking about the weather. As...

#when I need motivation;

I’m feeling a bit crazy as I type this. Not crazy in a bad way though. It’s the kind of energy that is bursting from inside, threatening to spill over. The kind that makes me want to sprint down the street, bounce on the pavement and tumble down the hill. Any hill....

When Things Go South…

Hey Fam! I’m afraid with exams right around the corner it feels a bit like things are going south. But lucky for you this blog is not a pity party about that. A few weeks back I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity as part of this blogging to head down to...

Study Tips Part 2

Hey everyone! How we all feeling? its been a crazy 13 weeks, and thankfully we’re nearly at the finish line! I hope you found my last post of study tips useful and as promised, will give you 5 more tips on how to maximise study. Studying smarter, not studying...

March For Moko

As some of you might have read in the newspaper, the people who abused Moko Rangitoheriri, pleaded guilty to manslaughter. As a result of his death, people decided that there were too many kids dying at the hands of parents and caregivers in New Zealand, so the ‘March...

Semester One Done

Semester one is finally over!!!!! The good news is that it means half of our workload is over and for me that means 3 of my 4 core papers are almost finished. The bad news is that means exams are almost here. One week left until the dreadful exams start. For me exams...

Bryan’s (Backward) Study Guide

If anything, first semester has been (Anneke had a nice word for it)– testing. If you’re taking a competitive degree you pretty much have to be on top of things from the start which is incredibly hard to achieve.  You quickly pick up on what you ‘should’ve’ done or...

Some updates on the music front

As some of you may know, I am a keen songwriter, with more than a few home-made tracks on the go. The problem I’ve had with uni life is that there isn’t really any time left over for this hobby. In fact, over the semester I’ve only sat down to make...