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Friendship and distance
We grow accustomed to our friends being around;聽they form part of our routine, even part of our identities. What happens, then, when friends are聽separated by聽distance聽鈥撀燽ig or small?
Opportunity, or free labor: Finding an internship
Internships, placements and work experience can conjure up different thoughts and feelings. The diverse discourse around these learning pathways extends to 'an amazing opportunity' to 'free labor and聽a waste of time'. So, being in my third year of university, how can I find an internship or work experience that is meaningful, balanced and advantageous to my career development?
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Money and meaning
The final week of summer is upon us. Although I鈥檒l be missing the glory of summer days, it鈥檚 quite exciting that the university campus will be welcoming eager young minds into its halls again. It鈥檚 the start of a new academic year, we have new leadership with a new Vice-Chancellor at the helm, and there鈥檚 the promise of new beginnings which gives hope. There鈥檚 also Mad March and then looking forward to cooling nights, indulgent pasta, and winter.
Twenty twenty-one
My first piece this year and as much as I told myself I was not going to mention it, well here it is: another lockdown. Okay I鈥檝e said it, I don鈥檛 want to dwell on that for now. What I really want to ponder on is all of the things to look forward to this year, which will hopefully include the completion of a very good first full draft of my thesis! I know that this will probably be the toughest year in my candidature, but I am reminding myself that soon, the end will be in sight. In the meantime, I better set myself up with a good self-care routine.
The summer season
For me, summer聽means a few things; being out in nature, making plenty of jarred preserves and spending time with family and friends.
Welcoming a new year
Despite the fact that a new year is just an arbitrary marker of the time, at the very least, it鈥檚 a chance to approach the months ahead with an adjusted frame of mind.聽
The land down under
It seems to be increasingly popular but, have you ever thought about the great Aussie road trip?
Dalgona-esque oatmeal breakky
Read on for an oatmeal recipe that tastes like a whipped coffee crossed with a Reese鈥檚 peanut butter cup.
Ouch
Every now and then, things feel really bad. In general it goes something like this. There鈥檚 something I鈥檝e put a lot into. A person, an activity, a job, an investment, it could be anything. Whatever it is, I鈥檝e put a lot of time, emotion or energy into it. I have this idea of how things are going to go. Except that鈥檚 not how things go at all.
Review: Longshot
Directed by Jonathon Levine and staring Charlize Theron and Seth Rogan, the 2019 romantic-comedy聽尝辞苍驳蝉丑辞迟听about a Secretary of State falling in love with a slouchy speechwriter, somewhat disappeared from the cultural radar not long after its release. This is a shame.
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