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Student… or Learner? (Olle)
Last night I watched The Melbourne Model: The Musical, a very thought-provoking and entertaining show. All of a sudden, my role and my unimelb voice was brought into new light. In one aspect, the production made me “dream large”-r. Do you see yourself as a potential student or learner? I will argue there’s a main […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/first-year/2009/04/05/student-or-learner-olle
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HUG and Run for the Kids (Olle)
It’s always easy to forget how fortunate we are. Many people across the world cannot even read this message. Is there something wrong perhaps? I know we do our best not to think about these things. We watch charity events, we throw a dollar in a can and we go puhh. It’s just too much […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/first-year/2009/04/01/hug-and-run-for-the-kids-olle
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The Castle (Olle)
G’day mate! No movie represents Australian culture more than The Castle. That is, if you are to believe my Aussie friends. Which is what I did. Basically, the movie is about your average stereotypical family taken to the extreme à la Aussie style. This means: Husband: “Oh, doll! It looks BEAUTIFUL! What is it?” Wife: […] -
TV Flashback on a Monday Morning (Olle)
Hello people of the world, Every Monday should start off with a media lecture. I cannot possibly think of a better start to the week. We talked about gender (always “equally” intriguing) and watched Xena and Ally McBeal. That last show really dragged me back a couple of years – to the highlight of our […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/first-year/2009/03/23/tv-flashback-on-a-monday-morning-olle
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College Life (Olle)
We eat together. We shower together. We shit together. That’s college life for ya. I never really considered myself prude, but there’s something about hearing someone else squeezing out their shit that just drives me insane. I don’t know why I find it disturbing, maybe because the bathroom is sort of meant to be a […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/first-year/2009/03/18/college-life-olle
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I Blog, Therefore I Am. (Olle)
The most weird thought struck me today: Will I be a blog ghost? History class, you pick up a dusty book from a shelf. You sit there and think: this mate had something clever to say. Or what happens most of the time, why do I have to read this? Right, for my history class…. […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/first-year/2009/03/16/i-blog-therefore-i-am-olle
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Nothing is Permanent but Change (Olle)
Are you homesick? I’ve gotten that question a lot recently. Don’t really know why. It could be because the after showers of O week are over, and that what is supposedly our everyday life has finally begun to sink in. People get it now. I get it now. We’re here. I thought uni life would […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/first-year/2009/03/14/nothing-is-permanent-but-change-olle
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Izindza zisiza umpeki? (Olle)
Do you know what this means: Izindza zisiza umpeki? Of course you don’t. Unless you also happen to be a Secret Life of Languages student. Or maybe you’re a speaker of this specific South African language. If this is the case (and I do realise the chances are very small) please get back to me! […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/first-year/2009/03/12/izindza-zisiza-umpeki
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Go nuts! (Olle)
Okay, so this is the game plan: I had my tutes today. Sorry, short for “tutorial” (which no one ever uses). Sometimes, they [the tutes] are super fast and they [the tutors] won’t let you breathe. Sometimes it’s quite the opposite. Sometimes “they” represent the students… not the actual tutors. Usually consisting of 15-20 people, […] -
A Very Happy Birthday! (Olle)
Happy Birthday! Celebrating my 20th birthday in Australia was a dream coming true. Previously, I never associated my birthday with a picnic in March. A picnic! I should be Aussie and call it barbie. Either way, it was totally awesome and something I can get used to. The fact people actually showed up on a […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/first-year/2009/03/09/a-very-happy-birthday
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