by The Inside Word | May 2, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
Tonight I will make brownies, For I need a little break, From studying, and assignments, And staying up too late. Two assignments due this week, And more tests coming still, Leaves me with an empty Only brownie can fulfill. – Tonight I will make brownies, To...
by The Inside Word | May 2, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
The alarm went off at 4.45am. I groaned. I wanted to witness the Dawn Parade for Anzac day, but that did not omit the fact that my eyelids felt like they were weighed down by lead. I glanced around my room. It was a war zone. Clothes were strewn everywhere, and the...
by The Inside Word | Apr 27, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
Holidays have just finished, and uni is back in full swing(yay!) Anyway…….. my ONE WEEK!!!!!! holiday wasnt reallllly a HOLIDAY!!!. I arrived back home to this big fella, who despite his sudden sugar rushes, and early morning barks always seems to put a...
by The Inside Word | Apr 27, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
It’s MID SEMESTER BREAK!! Do you know what that means?? HOME TIME! But am I really going home??? Mauri ora Whanau! For those of you who are still at school I hope you’re making the most of holidays. For us university students we have reached the milestone...
by The Inside Word | Apr 27, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
It’s mid-semester break here at UoA. At least, so we are told: I think most of us have so much work to do that it doesn’t really count as a proper break. This didn’t come as a surprise to anyone though. Even we naive first-years have cottoned on to the grim reality of...
by The Inside Word | Apr 21, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
I am currently sitting in my living room 5 hours out of Auckland. I can hear the waves crashing and once again I can see the stars. At the moment I am making the most of my mid semester break. The final weeks leading up to now were-( to put it lightly)- stressful. I...
by The Inside Word | Apr 21, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
I’m a little late to the party, but it was Assassins Week at Whitaker Hall a couple of weeks ago, and my goodness, it was stressful. There was screaming, running and even a broken glass incident, and I documented the whole week so I could share the experience...
by The Inside Word | Apr 21, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
It’s been a week since I’ve been back from my amazing trip in Bali, and it was awesome! Those 8 days went so quickly, and have made an honest impact on me. Walking through the streets I saw people who lived off close to nothing, but were so happy with it....
by The Inside Word | Apr 19, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
You wouldn’t choose to major in English if you didn’t have some interest in the feelings of others – that’s what English is, it revolves around the desire to understand the world around us. So here’s what you need to know about how the two English courses I am taking...
by The Inside Word | Apr 19, 2016 | Inside Word 2016
Its been a good month of university life, and I can officially say that I have settled in. Seeing as it has taken me quite a while to find my inner-university peace, I thought that it might be a good idea to compile a list of the things I wish someone had told me when...
