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New semester, new problems

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When I first started at uni, the start of a new semester was exciting. But now, I find myself associating it with stress.

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Making friends as an international student

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With another round of the semester coming up, it鈥檚 that time of the year again to summon our best social-selves and get acquainted with our new classmates.

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Brunch club

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I don鈥檛 know about you, but I have this tendency of going into a kind of hibernation during winter. It鈥檚 not a hibernation where I spend the winter sleeping (I wish) but instead a kind of unconscious retreating. In the past I鈥檝e noticed that this period is spent doing more deep thinking and reflective work. Maybe it鈥檚 the longer nights and the chilly weather which controls this.聽

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Reflections of time gone by

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Getting the news that I'll be moving back home made me scream with delight, but it also has made me reflect on how much moving away from home has actually done for me.

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What鈥檚 in a name?

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A new semester means a new set of names that we鈥檙e going to have to familiarise ourselves with.

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Maybe I do like movies?

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I'm not the biggest movie buff, but sometimes curling up to watch a film is exactly what you need.

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Writer鈥檚 block

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Sometimes what helps me get over writer鈥檚 block is writing in a different place.

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Reflecting on friendship

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It is important to tell your friends exactly what you love about them.

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Goodbye, Eddie

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Understanding grief and denial through Eddie Munson's death.

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Letting it be

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My propensity to control everything around me sometimes makes it difficult for me to live my life unhindered and to its fullest.

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