Words by: Xenia Sanut
Art by: Victoria Petrie

We were briskly walking through the streets of Paris, trying to make it in time for the hop-on hop-off bus tour.

Words by: Emilio Lanera & Hannah Cohen
Art by: Pengyue Liu

After less than a semester of knowing each other we thought it would be a great idea to start a podcast.

Words by: Stephanie Booth
Art by: Meili Tan

In Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Audrey Hepburn’s character describes “the mean reds” as “like the blues only the blues is for when you’re sad, the mean reds are for when you’re scared and you don’t know what you’re scared of…”

Words and Art by: Ruth Ong

So, you’re in a room with fluorescent lights and inspirational posters lining the walls.

Words by: Simone Kealy
Art by: Natalie Tran

I have attended five leadership programs, been on student exchange, was part of my local youth council and had many leadership roles throughout my primary and secondary school years.

Words by: Miles Proust
Art by: Zico Mitchell

When Scott Morrison announced the COVID-19 lockdown response in late March, my housemates and I were faced with the grim prospect of a Melbourne winter without the pub.

Words by: Coby Renkin
Art by: Lillian Busby

Mindfulness. We’ve all heard of it. But many of us are still a little blurry on what it is and what it does.

Words by: Caitlin Johnston
Art by: Sarah Annett

Sometimes it feels like there’s an unwritten obligation to constantly interact and to always make ourselves accessible to the people around us 24/7.

Words by: Anonymous
Art by: Carla Romano

My boyfriend drove me to the airport, I checked-in my bags, boarded the plane and then waited alone for nine and a half hours during my layover in Malaysia. When I finally arrived in Seoul, dragging my luggage behind me through Incheon Airport while I tapped my destination into Google Translate, I couldn’t believe what I was about to do.

Photography by: Joseph Lew

Words by: Dena Tissera
Art by: Samara

I re-watch corny old TV shows constantly. Sitcoms are my favourite.

Words by: Malena Frey
Art by: Aleesha Martin

At the end of February when uni was just a week away, the memory of never-ending stress, vague instructions and the 2,093 unopened emails I had received by week one last semester made me dread what I knew was to come.

Words by: Kiera Eardley
Art by: Anqi Meng

So, you’ve caught up on your lectures, tidied your room, meal-prepped and walked the dog (twice).

Words by: Zayan Ismail, Stephanie Booth, Paige Athanasopolous
Art by: Hayley Sinnatt

Words by: Andrea Selvarajah
Art by: Sophie McKenzie-Stripp

Love exists.

Words and Collage by: Dil Kaur

Getting to know your virtual self is strange. In person, there’s no tiny frame in your field-of-view mirroring your very being.

Film by: Kate Thomas

Words by: Thiamando Pavilidis
Art by: Madison Marshall

Every year, the countries of Europe (plus a few nearby, most recently Australia), unite to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Words by: Kate Bowman
Collage by: Ella Pang

Words by: Maggie Zhou
Art by: Freya Lauersen

No, this isn’t another article about the dangers of cyberbullying, or how Facetune has distorted our perception of beauty, or how social media is just a highlight reel. Because we get it.