
I used to live ten minutes from off campus, but last April my family moved out of town to greener pastures. I got alot of “the commutes going to kill you” and “you’ll be wishing you never moved after you commute for a few months”. I was fully aware that commuting would be a pain in the aft quarters. However, I wasn’t ready for the literal pain that my move would bring.
I used to be able to run home between classes and nary was the day that I ever lugged reading material to campus, but now I find myself carrying research material, course readers, and other assorted printed materials onto the go train. My backpack is literally busting at the seams. Most days I have a two to three hour break between classes and I need to spend this time doing schoolwork. Nearing the end of the first week of classes as I mounted a set of stairs, my backpack, which was slung over one arm, shifted and forced me off balance. As I was elegantly planting my face on the fast approaching marble step, it occurred to me that there had to be another way. Surely I could bring all my books with me to campus and not break my back or face. At first, I thought about a rolling backpack with one of those neat handles that pops out of nowhere. I realized that as I was rushing across Queens Park that I may look like someone who had lost his or her way at Pearson and had somehow ended up on campus. This is not the general vibe I was going for. Between classes as I was rushing into Kelly Library to get some reading done, I came face to face with a sign that would change my world! Okay, well it might not have been that dramatic, but I was excited about .it to say the least.
As a first year, I heard about and rented a locker from my college (Trinity College -St Hilda’s lockers). As a commuter from Mississauga, I’ve felt the pain. I like the location of my locker, because most of my classes tend to either be at around Mclennon and Vic, and I kid you not, it’s usually Mclennon in the morning and Vic in the afternoons, so I usually end up passing by Trinity on my way to my classes. Ut cost 30 bucks, but its a real nice location, and it’s a big help!
Thanks for the info Christine. I think this is a great untapped resource!