Hi Everyone! I hope you all are doing great.I am back with another academic-related post. This is personal to me so please note that some of you may or may not find this useful or helpful. I am just throwing out some key brief tips that helped me during my undergraduate years at university and… Continue reading Assessment Preparation and Study Tips
Author: Sianne
HIDDEN FACES
Some of you guys asked if I would be sharing more poetry/spoken word poetry and the answer is YES!I am back with yet another poem and this time, it is a little different. This poem doesn't necessarily relate to me but this is a poem about the people who feel voiceless, hidden and marginalised in… Continue reading HIDDEN FACES
YEAR ONE ‘FUN’
Hi everyone! I hope you all are having a great day.As I have recently become a graduate student, I thought it would be good to make some content around academics, specifically around university, posting some of my experiences and advice that I feel would be useful and beneficial for students.Some of the things I have… Continue reading YEAR ONE ‘FUN’
Healing
I am on a journey to inner healing... Spiritual healing to be precise. And it is taking A LOT of time. It is not easy. It is emotional. It is challenging. It is frustrating. It is character-building. It is scary but also liberating and exciting. Today as I was in deep thought, I started to… Continue reading Healing
1. Patience
What was one thing I learned from this month? Be patient I told myself that I was going to be intentional about reflecting on how my day, week, month and year went. I have always been advised to journal and write/reflect on how things have been and to see what I have and have not… Continue reading 1. Patience
Mirrors and Reflections
Hey beautiful people! I hope you guys are enjoying yourselves! TRIGGER WARNING (TW) - some of the things I will mention may be sensitive and triggering to people. In no way is this meant to be offensive or insensitive. I am simply recalling some parts of my past and experience in the hope to shed… Continue reading Mirrors and Reflections
Heavy Heart
This is a random piece of spoken word poetry I wrote, based on how I have been feeling. I felt compelled to be open and transparent about things that I am going through to show people that they are not alone in this walk or fight. We are all going through a process. I hope… Continue reading Heavy Heart
YOU are NOT your past.
A couple of years ago, I'd always hide and shy away from admitting the current situation I was in and what I was facing. I was very embarrassed by where I was and what I was running away from. TRIGGER DISCLAIMER: Some things I will mention in the latter may be triggering and sensitive! In… Continue reading YOU are NOT your past.
Honesty and Transparency
Hey Beautiful people! I am hoping you are having a good start to a new month. I know I have not been putting much effort and time into my blog for many reasons, which has caused A LOT of inconsistency, something I will later get into. But something came to mind as I was thinking… Continue reading Honesty and Transparency
Blessings in disguise!
"Some of our disappointments end up becoming our biggest blessings. They are just hidden behind a mask" Sianne C I was sitting in my room trying to catch up with the messages that piled up on my phone and as I was about to finish replying to a friend, who didn't initially get what she… Continue reading Blessings in disguise!