by Leticia Alvarez | Nov 18, 2021 | Inside Word 2021, Uni hacks
I like to think of summers as the Oreo filling. At university (or school) we get the backbone, the framework. Summers can be the complementary filling, in terms of work/life experience, trying new roles and new interests, and generally acquiring more life experience...
by Leticia Alvarez | Nov 15, 2021 | Auckland Life, Campus Life, Inside Word 2021
Kia ora! Even though we’re still in lockdown, level 2 isn’t too far and hopefully next year campus will be reopening. This is a little, much more aesthetic compilation of what life looks like for a 2nd year BA/LLB student living in student accommodation...
by Leticia Alvarez | Nov 9, 2021 | Inside Word 2021, Law, Study tips
This might be useful to you 11 months from now, but while it’s still fresh in my mind, I thought I would share what I learned about preparing for law exams at university. It’s very different to NCEA. Here, there’s more room for you to make your own...
by Leticia Alvarez | Oct 26, 2021 | Inside Word 2021, Study tips, Uni hacks
An elephant in the room: an obvious major problem or issue that people avoid discussing or acknowledging. Merriam-Webster Dictionary. “elephant in the room,” accessed October 22, 2021, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elephant%20in%20the%20room....
by Leticia Alvarez | Oct 18, 2021 | Auckland Life, Inside Word 2021
Two months in lockdown, two weeks until exams. I think it’s safe to say there have been quite a few restraints on our time, movement, and interactions for the past while. Things have changed, for sure. I think everyone has had enough time to reflect on how their lives...
by Leticia Alvarez | Oct 1, 2021 | Inside Word 2021, Study tips
A few days ago, I decided I was going to put away my clocks, watch, and change the settings on my laptop and phone to remove the time. Online learning has been difficult, to say the least. I couldn’t pinpoint why (apart from the fact that we are in a pandemic). I...
by Leticia Alvarez | Sep 13, 2021 | Inside Word 2021, Law, Study tips
It’s a funny word. But you could say its oddness is appropriate to the unique experience. As a Law student, you’ll find that a lot of your time is spent learning and listening. But at some point, you’re going to have to answer a question, and someone will ask you why...
by Leticia Alvarez | Aug 9, 2021 | Inside Word 2021
I read quite a bit over the inter-semester break, listening to podcasts and the radio too. These are all forms of conversations; opening up your mind to someone else and taking out some of its contents, holding them up to the light for the other person to see. It’s a...
by Leticia Alvarez | May 4, 2021 | Inside Word 2021
It’s May already! Now almost halfway through my second year at uni, I’ve had some time to go through some highlights of life as a law student in Auckland. Here are some of my favorite moments, exploring my new city and getting to know all the lovely people...
by Leticia Alvarez | Apr 16, 2021 | Inside Word 2021
I read a book once that talked about “the furniture of the mind” (the Penguin Classics edition of George Orwell’s ‘Books v Cigarettes’). It was a concept that stuck around in my mind, and I guess you could say it became part of the furniture of my own mind. What I...
