I’m a person that can’t get through life without my hobbies. It’s really important, I think, to take time every day to decompress and do what you love. I will admit, though, that many of my hobbies in the past…
Author: Karim
Hey guys, my name is Karim and I’m a Criminology major here at UofT. With this opportunity to blog here weekly, I hope to try a ton of new things and share them here with all of you. Some hobbies that I enjoy are playing the guitar and writing music, watching anime, making videos, and writing comedy skits. Something that I’ve been wanting to work on is meeting new people, and I think going out and experiencing new things to write about in this blog will really help with that.
Annotating my books
A habit that I’ve picked up recently is annotating personal copies of books that I’m reading by writing criticisms, underlining brilliant passages, or writing in the margins about things I like or relate to. I used to be a person…
Mentally preparing for the new academic year: my checklist
While the beginning of the fall term seems far-off now, I know all too well how a semester can seemingly come out of nowhere and have me knocked out before I even get a chance to swing. This is a…
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.…
Creative personal projects: making the most of time away from school
I am often lost when deciding how I should be spending my time during my summer academic break. I work part-time, or even full-time, but this quickly starts to feel monotonous and unfulfilling. Last summer, I began approaching time off…
GET THOSE GAINS: The crime of not using the U of T fitness facilities
I experienced a lot of stress in this past fall-winter academic session, and that really showed in my fitness levels, as I had almost completely neglected my body’s wellbeing in pursuit of academic and work goals. So, when I began…
HEY IT’S ME
HELLO! My name is Karim and I’m a new blogger here for Life @ U o fT. This is my first post, and I’m really excited to be able to write for you all regularly. But before I start dropping…