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Unrewarding volunteering
![film camera](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-11/lens-g03b438968_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=q8PWfC7y)
Last month, I volunteered for a gig and found myself facing the challenge of a rude and unappreciative employer.
Remote internships
![Suited person in an office sitting at a desk looking at a computer screen](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-11/keren-levand-pm-e64ioyhm-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=o_qEjvKo)
This semester I have started another internship and am a bit nervous about doing it remotely.
Getting into the festival season
![girls laughing at a table - image](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-11/girls-laughing.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=Dkv8NqvP)
It is that time of year again and I am so keen for the 'Mad March' season!
Of regrets
This week, something reminded me of a crush I had when I was a Master’s student (more than a decade ago, gasp).
Overloading
![Angry woman raises arms in frustration.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-10/crazy-3126441_1920.jpg?h=06f6671c&itok=vPL4VYWn)
I am a self-confessed workaholic but during uni, I often find myself overloading and reaching my breaking point.
Re-balancing
![Torn and scrunched papers](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-02/garbage-3259455_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=Z1ZcTZZW)
My most recent catch-up with my supervisors didn’t go as they usually do. For the first time in my candidature, I felt quite disappointed with myself.
Being comfortable with doing nothing
![Sitting on a jetty](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-02/jetty-ga038b65bd_1920_0.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=WKDt857M)
I have noticed that I am finding it increasingly difficult to just sit and be.
Graduate applications - one step at a time
![A variety of resumes being perused by employers](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-02/recruitment-6838250_1280.png?h=56a14a0e&itok=KMc5fDUt)
This year, I am going to be faced with the reality of applying for graduate positions and am working out some strategies to manage it all.
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