by The Inside Word | May 29, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
A short story – the city of lovers (& madness) ** ‘Welcome, welcome to the city of lovers!’ exclaimed the Ringmaster. ‘Hem, hem. Excuse me, is Auckland really a city?’ a lady said, looking down her nose. ‘I love it how you say ‘welcome to’, as if we are...
by The Inside Word | May 29, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
There’s less than a week and a half left before lectures end. Tests are done and dusted, and I hand in my last assignment on Friday morning. My first exam is in less than three weeks and the panic is starting to set in. On a positive note, I only have to prepare for...
by The Inside Word | May 24, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
I find it hard to believe that I’ve been living in this city for three months because I literally have no idea where the time has gone. Take this blog for example- I used to be an organised person, and for me last year at school was absolutely hectic, I had so...
by The Inside Word | May 24, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
Kia ora all, I’m pretty proud of myself to tell you the truth. Not for surviving the latest round of midterm tests although they were definitely testing (Sorry, that’s the best adjective my brain can manage right now). No, I’m proud of myself because I have survived...
by The Inside Word | May 24, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
It’s that point in the semester where everyone is a bit on edge, clinging onto the last few strands of humanity still left inside them… Lectures and classes are wrapping up soon and exams are hitting in a few weeks. The craziness of having completed most of semester...
by The Inside Word | May 24, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
Books, books, books. I could go on about them forever. They’re a great comfort to me; I love how I can forget everything else and be utterly absorbed by the world within their pages. I love the intimacy of the act of reading. I love how sometimes, when I finish a good...
by The Inside Word | May 24, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
Believe or not, there are just over 2 weeks left of the semester! Although the end of semester is in sight, I am left with mixed emotions. To say the semester has been exactly what I expected would probably be an understatement. Therefore in this blog I have...
by The Inside Word | May 24, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
A lot of people have dropped out of law, the amount of people that show up to class is quickly diminishing. What does this prove? Not that law is hard, but that it’s just not for everyone. A word of advice: If your true dream isn’t to be a lawyer, then don’t bother....
by The Inside Word | May 24, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
Let me tell you a story. Our story takes place on May the 18th, in a well-lit lecture theatre buzzing with engineering students ready to take the dynamics test. Dynamics is well known for being one of those topics in engineering that you think you almost...
by The Inside Word | May 24, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
10 weeks down, 4 exams to go and honestly I thought I hit my stress max during mid semester tests, but these exams is what’s real! _____________ Friend: Awhi! How’d you go in your mid tests? Awhi: Alright, yourself? Friend: Not so good, but that’s...
