Non-romantic settling down

Nothing epic has happened to me in the last two weeks, besides banning myself from seeing my baby – no, not a real baby – Instagram. It was a long nine days in the lead up to the law test that was (thankfully) worth nothing (only plussage, something I don’t care about...

First test chills

Dear readers, This week I’ve been waking up early, getting to sleep late and overdosing on way too much chocolate. All key signs in an upcoming test! Business 101, my first university exam was coming up and I was freaking out! Though this test is probably the...

Poor Patrick…

I’m sat in one of the hallways on my floor because a. the common room smells (we just had a clean out of our small communal fridge), b. my room is a mess, c. the floor study room is occupied by Hayden who loves to sing and d. level 1 is too far away, I’ve had a tough...

Work work work work

Wats up lads and ladettes! As you may have guessed from the title uni has been all work work work and is now definitely in full swing. Each new day a new concept to be learned. I’ve had weekly assessments worth 1.5% of my grades, peer assessments worth 1% and...

ohana means family;

The hall can be a frustrating place to live in at times. I was suddenly thrust into a world where eleven other people were constantly cognizant of my activities. The first thing I did when I moved into Whitaker Hall on 21st February was to leave my door open. I wanted...

How to Adult

The first month living in Whitaker Hall has just flown by. Everything has been running pretty smoothly; I’ve been handing all my assignments in on time, I haven’t been overwhelmed by my workload, and I’m also managing to have a social life! I’ve learnt that the food...

Ella for President

GRAFTON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2016 So after being at uni for a week and bit I was feeling comfortable and confident… so much so that yes, I decided to run Grafton President 2016! Therefore me being me I dive head first into campaigning. Step 1 was come up with a...

What nobody told you about University

Last year, everybody I met would offer me advice on University. It always started with ” In my opinion….” and would progress to a description of how fun their first year had been. Don’t get me wrong, I know that each of these people were...

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...