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Practicing some self-care

Posted on May 5 2021 by Cooper

I have recently been trying really hard to practice self-care for my skin, teeth, and sleep routine.

Swimming with the cuttlefish

Posted on May 2 2021 by Cooper

Usually from late May or early June, cuttlefish season is just around the corner and, I am really eager to see these beautiful creatures.

I am obsessed with tea! I’ve never really been into coffee, much to mum’s dismay and surprise to literally everyone I meet, but alas, that’s just the way it is with us tea lovers. It all started on my Year 12 Retreat four years ago, and has only expanded since then with trying new and delicious tea's from one of my favourite shops, T2! There are so many health benefits to drinking tea, read this blog to find out more!

Oscars 2021: Sound of Metal review

Posted on May 1 2021 by Sascha

Sound of Metal, the Oscar-nominated film directed and co-written by Darius Marder, stars Riz Ahmed as Ruben Stone, a drummer and recovering addict whose life is thrown into disarray by the sudden onset of deafness.

Recent driving revelations

Posted on Apr 29 2021 by Cooper

Driving can be a lot of fun. It opens up a lot of doors for travel and freedom. This being said, it can also be really dangerous. Here are some of my lessons that I am learning whilst on the road.

Why we need to ditch diet culture

Posted on Apr 28 2021 by Sascha

Our obsession with dieting and weight loss has been ongoing for more than 150 years. Now, there is a new kind of movement emerging: the anti-diet.

Semester break and back again

Posted on Apr 27 2021 by Cooper

The year is chugging along, and semester break has come and gone. Here are a few things I do to stay relaxed and feel recharged for the second half of semester.

I need to read more

Posted on Apr 19 2021 by Cooper

Do you ever find it hard to find the time to sink your teeth into a great book instead of an academic essay?

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Group work woes

Posted on Apr 15 2021 by Cooper

Urgh! Group work! As always there is at least one group assignment during the semester. This is how I am taking it on.

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Ph.D. students: they call us dreamers, but we’re the ones who don’t sleep

Posted on Apr 13 2021 by Ember

Trouble sleeping? Maybe we’ve procrastinated for too long and it’s catching up with us and so we have to burn the midnight oil and make a sprint of our writing. Maybe we’ve been going through some emotional hurdles during lockdown and have been finding it difficult to sleep. Maybe you’ve taken some time out of your usual writing schedule to help a friend out. Maybe the imposter syndrome has gotten a strong grip on us and we’re feeling stuck with our writing.