Studygram Desk Setup

Name: Shekinah Glory

Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Occupation: University Student

Room size: 9,26 m² (99,67 ft²)

Cost of the setup: $2K

Hey, Shekinah! Tell us a bit about yourself

Hi, my name is Shekinah. I am a Filipina based in New Zealand. I am currently in my second year, studying BS in Chemistry at Victoria University of Wellington.

I’ve been residing here in New Zealand since 2015. Through some unforeseen circumstances, I wasn’t able to study at that time and had to accept various jobs to support myself.

I experienced cleaning a 2-storey house, cleaning a garden, an office; I also worked at a dairy store.

Finally, in 2016, I was fortunate enough to get a full-time job at a government office even though I didn’t have any experience or expertise in that area.

I worked in that job for almost three years. I was able to save money, which slowly helped me pay my tuition and set up my study area.

In 2020, when the pandemic started, personal circumstances happened. They made me struggle hard.

At that time, I discovered the studygram world.

I got inspired by other studygrammers, so I decided to create one as well. Through this and with my newfound friends’ help, I survived my first year at the university.

This was also the year when I created my YouTube channel, uploading vlogs, documenting my lifestyle and university life.

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I am glad to see both my Instagram and YouTube grow. It may not be as fast as the others, but I am genuinely enjoying it.

I am glad to have found this lovely studygram community. This community made studying more manageable for me, to be honest.

Can you describe your study setup?

Item	Model
Laptop	MacBook Air
Keyboard and mouse	Cute wireless keyboard and mouse combo
Tablet	Apple iPad
Camera	Canon Mirrorless Camera
Chair	Acrylic Swivel Chair
Desk	Facebook marketplace

This is actually my second study setup.

I am quite an indecisive person — I tend to fix and change a lot in my room and desk.

My desk items are mostly second hand that I found on the Facebook marketplace. I don’t like buying expensive items. The desk and chair are both pre-loved, except for the gadgets — I worked hard to buy them.

It was the only table that Shekinah could afford. She bought it because it worked well with her Instagram theme colour-wise. “I’m happy with it, and I don’t have any plans on replacing it at the moment”

My desk is 135 cm in length and about 45 cm in width. I bought it on the Facebook marketplace for about $56. I am pretty happy with it as I was aiming for that warm wooden colour.