The Inside Word 2018
A’s, baes, due days
I have three assignments due this week. Have I started any of them? No. Did I go out the last two nights and frivolously shun my responsibilities? Yes. Did I complete the two assignments due the week just ended, yes. Did I have a ridiculously late night at any...
My First Real Job Interview eeeek
I have never really had a real job before! Being a blogger and sorting mail a few nights a week is as about as good as it ever got for me but I have this huge passion to be an R.A. For those who don't know "R.A" stands for a Resident Adviser and they work in the...
Go with the Flow
If my memory is correct, it’s getting close to finding out whether you got into your hall of choice for those coming to Auckland University. Waiting to find out whether you got into your first choice hall is stressful. But I’m here to make you feel more at ease....
Grace Wood: The One Man Wolf Pack
Have you ever been suddenly put in a situation that you didn't expect or know how to deal with? I was the girl who had everything sorted. I did my assignments ahead of time. My room was generally pretty clean, and my grades pretty solid. I balanced numerous...
on love and uni;
I’ve a friend who constantly asks me whether I’ve found someone at uni. I always laughed it off and considered it as part of our usual banter. But recently it did get me thinking – should I be worried? I think the common assumption is that university is the place...
The final quarter
I was going to name this post "Tips to survive the final quarter" or something along those lines but then I thought about how I am doing at this present moment and thought against it... This final half of the final semester is in my opinion so much harder than the...
Less stress, More Transit and group work
>>UPDATE<<< So not so long ago I was lucky enough to have my long distance relationship, turn into an everyday one. My boyfriend decided to up his game, and move in with me!! Ever since my friends have asked me 'how is it living with your boyfriend?'...
Courses and Careers Day
Hey Homies, If you missed out on Courses and Careers Day have no fear! What follows is the Auckland Uni open day experience from the mind of a lyrical genius. I present a super cheesy, rhyming extravaganza about my Courses and Careers Day last year. (On a side...
That Fire Alarm Again!
On reflecting on what I've written below I seem to have drifted from what I had initially planned to write about but enjoy the almost 'stream of consciousness/write what I'm thinking' blog this time round. ∞ Mid semester break has just ended, half down and half to...
Whaia Te Pae Tawhiti 2016
Last week I had the amazing privileged of being apart of such an awesome kaupapa! Whaia Te Pae Tawhiti For those who are not aware what Whaia Te Pae Tawhiti is im sorry, you have lived a very sad life. The Reason I chose this very University was because of Whaia Te...
More tests, more stress
The title isn’t strictly true. The enormous amount of tests and assignments that are quickly approaching haven’t made me stress, they’ve made me forget. I believe this is a special teenage condition called procrastination. The mid-semester break is over and I have...
The Queen Lili’oukalani Experience
The team has finally arrived in Hawaii! Months of training and hard work has lead to this. After hours of travel, a long day of shopping at Ala Moana and a final flight to Kona we arrived at our hotel for the week. The next day we went down to the race base,...
Mid-Semester, the Second Time Round
I’m sitting here in my room in Uni Hall, eating a mandarin. Today is Thursday: the two-week mid-semester break is nearing its end. Gosh it’s gone fast. I spent most of it in Christchurch – I’ve only just come back to Auckland today to get some study done over these...
musings from the student activist;
(Warning: Not your usual post. Give yourself 7 minutes.) A plethora of books sit on my shelf. The words 'resistance', 'power' and 'struggle' jump out at me. Apart from being the titles of the essential readings for my course, they are also the very words that...