Category: Social, personal & family life
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Getting that travel bug… (Suzanne)
So, I’m safely home in Hong Kong now. And every time I fly home I remember how much I love long-haul flights. This isn’t sarcasm, either. Where else do you get to watch movies for eight hours on end and get served wine, ice cream, and a selection of newspapers? I also love airports. It’s […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/seconds/2008/12/04/getting-that-travel-bug-suzanne
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Done! And all alone now… (Suzanne)
I finished my last exam today. It was pretty bad because I never even started the 4th essay although I’m pretty sure I nailed the other three so it should still be a pass. Maybe even an H2B with a lot of luck. Anyway, as I was walking out of the Royal Exhibition Building, I […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/seconds/2008/11/26/done-and-all-alone-now-suzanne
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Irish Update (Georgie)
I feel I have been a bit absent from the blog of late, so hi again! And I hope everyone is going well in exams/last assignments. I am still in Dublin, where it is getting colder by the day. I have friends and family back in Melbourne telling me how nice the weather is getting, […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/seconds/2008/11/12/irish-update-georgie
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Changes? (Georgie)
Suzanne, it worked! Someone else decided to join in. I was talking (read: exchanging facebook posts on a thread) with friends from Melbourne the other day and one of the comments, replying to ‘What’s going on at home’, was: ‘Not much, just the same really. It’s funny because you guys are going on exchange and […] -
A Dilemma (Georgie)
Suzanne, I’m feeling a bit guilty that we are dominating the blog. I do love reading your posts though. I’m really loving college and am excited to get into study and societies and am sort of wishing that I applied for a year long exchange instead of just a semester. When I applied I was […] -
So many places, too little time (Georgie)
Right now I am sitting in the loungeroom, in my newly bought, enormous, white dressing gown with a bunch of international students. 1st of all, I’m feeling very stupid (yet again) that I only speak english, further entrenching the idea in my head that I want to learn Spanish in the near future. I’m sitting […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/seconds/2008/09/18/so-many-places-too-little-time-georgie
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A Nothing Post (Georgie)
I started classes this week, they were good. The system is quitelike Melbourne Uni, so that’s good. I have to start working out what I want to do with my weekends, 3 day, not 4 day like I hoped. I have to go clothes shopping as I only have 2 pairs of pants and my […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/seconds/2008/09/15/a-nothing-post-georgie
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Music and Angels (Suzanne)
It’s secret angel week at college! This means you get a designated ‘mortal’, for whom you do nice angelic things, like leaving them chocolate or writing them a poem, for a week, all anonymously. At the end of the week you can reveal your secret identity if you so choose. So I went to a […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/seconds/2008/09/11/music-and-angels-suzanne
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Slainte (Georgie)
Pronounced ‘Slawn-cha’, it means ‘cheers’ in Irish. An important word in such an alcohol fuelled culture. Right now I am sitting in the lounge/kitchen of my college flat looking out from the third floor to below where there are lots of drunken Irish students shouting. I must say, I am a little in awe of […] -
The Finale, Farewell
A comment by a reader of the blog got me thinking….where have I been and where am I now? In First Year I was a bright-eyed, optimistic and excited student, determined to take advantage of every opportunity that possibly existed for me at The University of Melbourne. Being the first in my immediate family to […]
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