#53: The First Article

So I wrote a little article for the student magazine.

Not sure if it has been accepted yet, but I thought I'd give you a peek anyway. The theme for the issue is "Chinese Whispers".


"“So, what do you think of the first years?”

This is the question on everyone’s lips. While wandering around the campus, it is hard not to accidentally overhear the conversations returners indulge in, discussing the new kids on the block. Words like “quiet” and “reserved” are thrown down like dirty socks behind a common room couch, however I am not convinced that our full potential has been reached in regards to campus reputation.

Many people seem to not notice a novice in the crowd due to our perceived silence, although there are various characteristics of a first year that differentiate us from our returning counterparts. We still wear our best clothes to class everyday as if we are in a fashion parade for Myer, not having transitioned to the stage of loosely fitting yoga pants, pyjama tops and over-sized Corey-esque sunglasses that is sported by the students observably experienced in early morning sessions. We turn up to the Uni Bar as early as possible after finishing a hard day full of tutorials we booked one after another thinking it was a race, leaving us with so much time on our hands through the rest of the week. And we live off a diet of 2-minute noodles and cup-a-soups.

We may do our readings and show up to lectures, but we are just like everyone else; not in the mood for work when we should be, and in the mood for a party when we shouldn’t be. We’re still learning the ropes, and you may need to be patient with us because we don’t have a 30-day money back guarantee. We’re like puppies: cuddly, cute, excitable, scared of lightning and unfalteringly curious.

And if you put in the time to train us, we won’t pee all over the house."

We sure won't.



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