The Inside Word 2016
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...
Driving down the fast lane
This morning was the beginning of many for the past week. I didn’t have to set an alarm, didn’t have to worry about packing my bag or making lunch. FREEDOM!! Until work at 3 of course…. With Spring finally here, I was able to get in a bit of sunshine which was a...
Holiday Antics
Hi wherever and whoever you may be, Once again I am at home (real home not auckland home) its confusing now that I technically have two homes. If you're reading this you may be thinking that University is just us going home all the time because it sure seems as...
Things I Wish Somebody Had Told Me
Hello, lovely people! I hope those of you who went had a great time at the Courses and Careers Day. I hope this has gotten you excited for life after school – yes, there is such a thing – and that it’s given you a stronger idea of what you want to do. Continuing on...
Best of Both Worlds
Hey Fam, It is mad to think we are already half way through Semester 2. Just a few days ago I was travelling home after Course’s and Career’s Day and had serious Déjà vu when I realised I had been doing the exact same thing a year earlier with my Mum as a year 13....
Destination: Hawaii
There is officially zero days left to go until take off! The engineering waka ama team has battled through the training these past five months and finally reached the time we’ve all been waiting for. Recently we have dwindled down our training in order not to tire...
To sleep or not to sleep
WHO OPERATES A CHAINSAW AT 8AM IN THE MORNING?? First day of the semester break and I was awoken, much to my despair, by the recurring roar of a chainsaw next door. To sleep or not to sleep? I didn't have a choice. Half-awake, I wandered out of bed blindly and...
Throwback to Re-O Week
It's the final week before mid semester break and it seems all the course co-ordinators sure want us to know about it! Three tests over two days this week. This is only a taster though, I'm seeing multiple tests and essays due all within a few days not too long...
Assignment Season
With the mid-semester break approaching, this marks the ushering in of the month which is full of due assignments! Unfortunately, every subject has a schedule to keep. This schedule often means that assignments fall into the same time period. Don’t stress,...
Enchantment Under The Sea
It's that time of year... Just as I thought I had saved up enough money for that new pair of shoes I've been wanting I am back to square one all over again. This predicament can be summed up in two words : BALL SEASON I am not usually into dressing up and going out...
Adventures and Whirlwind Semesters
It seems every time I write one of these blogs I make a passing remark about how quick the semester has gone by and this is no exception! Genuinely unsure how its the last week of the the first half of the final semester which means my first year at University is...
UMATter to me!
Hello all, We are well into Semester 2 and thinking back a lot has happened in the last couple of weeks. Secret Admirers Week The second week into the semester was Secret Admirers week here at Unihall. This has probably been my favourite event on the hall calendar...
Confusion of the future!
Hey peeps! It's been quite a week! A crazy week in fact! Filled with assignments, quizzes and a mid-semester test! Living with literally no sleep and drinking endless amounts of coffee, i might as well have it running through my veins! If you haven’t...