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Australian 2032 Olympics
![Olympic rings](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-07/olympic-games-1608127_1280_0.png?h=56a14a0e&itok=lKgDafbi)
It is exciting news! Australia will host the 2032 Olympics in the Brisbane region. Even though it is still far away, I am already excited.
Without constant contact
![Crumpled bed linen](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-07/bed-linen-1149842_1920.jpg?h=cfbdf4f3&itok=gWkv6YiP)
Being in the city and in a share house at university, I have grown accustomed to constant human contact, but that has all changed now.
Welcome to the new semester
Anyone else amazed how quick a semester can fly by? Semester two is on its way and although it’s starting out rocky (hello lockdown), I’m still looking forward to my classes and events. Continue reading for my reflections of a new semester.
Cinema at a standstill
![Empty cinema hall](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-07/cinema-2502213_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=GfVz08m3)
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the film industry in Hollywood has revised its business model, and within that time, the concept of cinema has radically changed.
Out of the comfort zone
I love to feel competent, like I know what I'm doing and that I'm succeeding. Trying something new, on the other hand, is uncomfortable.
The bottom of the barrel
![oil barrel buried in desert](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-07/barrel-2852_640.jpg?h=9b087389&itok=-Y-u-Bwq)
I once joked that when I ran out of ideas I would just write about how I ran out of ideas…
Should I get a buzz cut?
![an electronic razor with bits of shaved hair at the end](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-03/razor-2148442_1280_0.jpg?h=2e4af638&itok=O7qcGSHw)
I have had the same haircut for almost four years.
Puppetry of the penis – body shame
![Theatre curtain](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-07/curtain-2539992_1920.jpg?h=d1f6bb1a&itok=SoAWrQ9e)
My house mates and I thought it might be fun to check out "Puppetry of the Penis".
Of learning to reach out and log off
When I came across this Tweet, Adelaide and South Australia were in the lucky position of having the lowest level of restrictions in mainland Australia.
Wellbeing at the beach
![An ocean sunset](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-07/ocean-2203720_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=uKKQGuDP)
The beach is famed as a summertime activity and rightly so. However, I have learnt there is lots of fun to be had at the beach, even during winter.