Author Archives: nkhensanieditrix

The long break between posts is not because my life is just that boring. It’s because it’s just that busy: second year has just gotten so real in the last month or so. These are the things no one puts in the brochures at Information Day. Anyway. When I wasn’t struggling with the ant-sized fontContinue reading “Things That Make Life Worth Living”

“adventurous”, “spontaneous” and “wild” are not words that I would readily use to describe myself, but this year looks like the one that’s going to turn me into the “why the hell not?” girl I always secretly wished I could be. The place: the Lister Building, Jeppe street, downtown Johannesburg. The time: around 18:30 onContinue reading “Crazy? Or Just Really, Really Brave…?”

I realised with a jolt the other day that the semester is only about 4 weeks in, but I feel like I’ve been working hard for so much longer than that. The jolt may have just been that feeling I get when my brain suddenly switches on and tells me to get on out ofContinue reading “It’s 02:00, and I’m Thinking…”

…but a day spent struggling through insane amounts of red tape will do well to disabuse you of that notion. When I thought ‘it feels like I never left’ when I stepped into Sunnyside Residence yesterday afternoon, I should’ve taken it as a sign that something was not right. The minute my Accommodation Officer toldContinue reading “Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder…”

Three whole months of holidays. This is an idea which any university student goes absolutely crazy about towards the end of the year. After 9-plus months of endless assignments, early mornings, and often unsuccessful grading negotiations with ruthless faculty heads- a break from all the daily demands of The System is more than welcome. That’sContinue reading “"The ‘Post-holiday’ Report"”

Last time, I was writing about how I looked forward to embracing student culture on campus and living the “perfect varsity experience” dream.What I didn’t expect was exactly how far out of my comfort zone this “perfect varsity experience” would take me, and how much I would love (and hate) every minute of it. ItContinue reading “‘Living It Up’?”

Colonel Abrams. Mariah Carey. Katie Melua. The Cranberries. Good Charlotte. Akon. D’banj. Lira. Teargas. Paramore. Erykah Badu. Musiq Soulchild. John Legend. Technotronics.All musicians. Some one-hit-wonders, others consistent hitmakers. And all of them are on my playlist. “Eclectic” does not even begin to describe my taste in music and how varied it is. I mean, whenContinue reading “Soundtracks and Comebacks”

I woke up this morning feeling completely disoriented: I looked around my room at res and couldn’t figure out where I was. Then I turned on the hot water tap and my fingers nearly froze and I thought: “Aah, home sweet home…”. The inevitable has happened: the World Cup is over, and life must returnContinue reading “It’s Gone…”

Tzaneen, Limpopo. More specifically, Mbhekwana Village.Away from the “hustle and bustle” of city life. Where my family is. Home. It’s taken me some years to see it this way, but now that I do it’s helped me to gain perspective on life.Just because I grew up in the city doesn’t mean that I can’t appreciateContinue reading “Home From The City”