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Do I have to be “that girl”?
![a bright minimally decorated grey-toned apartment with large windows](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-10/apartment-406901_960_720.jpg?h=b3660f0d&itok=NHNzFB78)
Do I have to wake up in a picturesque city apartment at 5 am? Do I have to go to the gym before my uni classes? Do I have to spend an hour every night doing skincare to be accomplished in my life?
Always here for each other?
![A person helps another person climb up a hill, with the sunset behind them.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-10/sunset-g69a0b2ed3_1280.jpg?h=4dcc4552&itok=-B1jZErd)
I think always being there for each other is an important foundation of friendship but sometimes, always feel a bit too much.
Adieu winter
![A field of flowers](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-09/sergey-shmidt-koy6flccy5s-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=TjrFtYcM)
Studying in Australia has taught me a lot of things – the culture, the law (duh!), the food but mostly I learnt a lot about myself. Namely, I will always be a tropical girl at heart.
Airport anxiety
![close-up of a person's hand at the airport holding their passport and boarding pass.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-10/travel-g3a3225dc2_1920.jpg?h=7a33394f&itok=L3qA7ouD)
Despite travelling through the airport so frequently, I can’t help but feel butterflies in my stomach every time.
October integration
![photo of the back of a girl sitting looking at a bridge in a forest landscape](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-10/girl-4339816_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=FmNa3bOo)
The last several weeks have been exceptionally intense and I found myself teetering on the edge, close to burning out.
Let me recharge!
![A pile of coloured batteries.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-10/battery-g063589975_1280.jpg?h=bb3b5ec2&itok=DDZWAdgi)
I love seeing friends, I love talking to people, and for the most part, I love being social. But sometimes I need to sit back and charge my own battery.
It’s time to shop for spring
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Shopping for the new season is heaps of fun but it’s not so fun when you feel overwhelmed and distracted by the busyness.