Life @ U of T

The Job Chronicles: Slaying Second Year

After last week’s post that detailed the hoops I jumped through to secure part-time employment during first year, I thought it would only be appropriate to discuss my developments over the past two semesters. In second year, I moved to…

Lunch with 30 Strangers – Alumni Events

I met people from across all three UofT campuses in varying disciplines who had come to UofT from Ethiopia, America, India and Cameroon, to name a few. Half of us stayed to help the host, Paul on kitchen-duty while the other half explored the trails and ponds of the 150 acre property. I learnt that Paul was a New College student like me! Everyone kept asking him which year he graduated but he never gave a straight answer.

image of a heart shaped mirror handing on a wall by the corner. The reflection shows closed blinds that let the soft glow of the morning light through.

An open love letter

I had loved others before you. Spent sweltering July days in the presence of those that I thought I would spend the rest of my life with. But I was naïve, at the tender age of 16. I didn’t see…

a view of ontario lake during sunset taken at the harbourfront

Inspiration

It’s like a hug
of encouragement.
Letting me know
that I’m going the right way.

An image of an empty condo building lobby from the perspective of a security desk.

The night-shift and the student

My current summer job is working overnight concierge/security shifts at a quiet North York condo building, and I must say that I could not imagine a part-time job that compliments my life as a student any better than this does.…

Frivolous or Necessary? The Attack on Plastic Straws and What It Means for Accessibility.

Our society’s love of plastic has taken a massive toll on the health of the planet. Millions of tons of plastic is produced annually, and more than eight million tons ends up in oceans. By some estimates, there will be…

Look Before You Leap – Advanced Courses

A perk was the Course Community (CC) component in which we met with an upper-year student bi-weekly. There was one rule: We were not to discuss any course materials. The purpose of CC was for us to meet industry speakers, current grad students and tour the laboratory facilities and be able to ask questions about the research being done in the department.