Blogs

What is Waka Ama?

Waka Ama: the best decision I made as a first year Uni student The general consensus between student advisors and Uni staff is that the best way to enjoy the full university experience is to join a student group. Whether it be the desert club, public policies...

Welcome back!!! Again…

Hello, remember me? Probably not. After writing for The Inside Word back in 2017, then contributing to their Instagram last year, I am back and ready to do it ALL over again. This time I write to you as not only a third year student, but a Resident Advisor for a...

Through the eyes of an RA

Hello, What's your name? ... It is nice to meet you, my name is Cal, I'm the RA for Floor 8 UHT. What do you study?  ...        Oh Biomed? That's intense, yeah you should definitely stick with that plan to stay up until 3am every night studying.  Where are you...

An Adventure in Cooking

Going into second year at university at a self-catered hall of residence has opened a whole new world for me. Cooking. Despite having pretty much free reign of my parent’s kitchen at home, it was rare for me to volunteer to cook dinner (as bad as this is, I know!)....

Close Your Eyes and Count to Ten

I can’t lie, I’ve held off from writing this final blog post for quite some time for a few reasons, the main one being that it rather symbolically marks the end of an era. I remember that very first Monday morning at university, everyone was just settling into hall...

The introvert’s guide to goodbyes.

Hello hello! Welcome friends, to what will probably be my last Inside Word blog post 😭. *looks around* Wait. Lean in a bit closer. I have a secret to tell you. … I spent days trying to think of an interesting opening to my last blog post (!) but gave up and settled...

Come walk with me!

Being an Aucklander who has pretty much lived here their whole life, I’m ashamed to say that I know surprisingly little about Auckland City. Having been stuck in my room for hours on end trying (key word: trying) to study, exam time was the perfect time to start...