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Author: Liana

My (Somewhat Balanced) Life Moves Pretty Fast

Posted on: March 27, 2017 Last updated on: March 27, 2017 Written by: Liana Comments: 0
"Goodbye." That's always a difficult thing to say, but sadly, this is my last post for Life @ U of T. Being the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) blogger this year has been the opportunity of a lifetime…
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Essays, (Research) Essays Everywhere

Posted on: March 20, 2017 Last updated on: March 20, 2017 Written by: Liana Comments: 0
I am drowning in essays, every single word coming out of the pages of my novels and off of the multiple Microsoft Word documents I have open all at once. It...is...essay season! In all honesty, I don't mind writing essays…
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Oh no, Class Presentations

Posted on: March 13, 2017 Last updated on: March 13, 2017 Written by: Liana Comments: 0
Sweaty palms. Shaking hands. S-s-stuttering voice. Look up and speak. But nothing comes out of my mouth. That is my worst fear when it comes to class presentations. I dreaddd public speaking. Seriously. I dread it and have spent the…
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Getting Creative Around U of T

Posted on: March 6, 2017 Last updated on: March 6, 2017 Written by: Liana Comments: 0
I like to think I'm a creative person, but not in the traditional sense. I can't draw or sing (although, I wish I could), but I do enjoy photography and creative writing. In high school, I took a course called…
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Musing About Reading Week

Posted on: February 27, 2017 Last updated on: February 27, 2017 Written by: Liana Comments: 0
Reading Week has come and gone, and now we're back to classes. Sigh. Every year, I look forward to the much deserved break and yet again, I fail to realize how quickly a week can go by. I always start…
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Reflecting on #JoyatUofT

Posted on: February 20, 2017 Last updated on: February 20, 2017 Written by: Liana Comments: 0
Happy Reading Week, U of T! When considering what my #JoyatUofT is, I had a hard time coming up with just one thing. As U of T is such a large, diverse campus with so many resources, activities, and classes,…
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My Summer Abroad in Oxford

Posted on: February 13, 2017 Last updated on: February 13, 2017 Written by: Liana Comments: 0
I made a wild, wild decision in December 2014. I was in first year, almost done my first semester, and had decided that I wanted to go on a Summer Abroad trip. It's uncommon for first years to pursue Summer…
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First Generation with First in the Family

Posted on: February 6, 2017 Last updated on: September 5, 2019 Written by: Liana Comments: 0
I'm a first generation student. This means that I'm the first person in my family to attend a post-secondary institute. Being a first generation (or first gen) student has had its benefits, but it also had many downfalls for me.…
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Time for the Summer Job Hunt?

Posted on: January 30, 2017 Last updated on: January 30, 2017 Written by: Liana Comments: 0
That title above was literally what I said, when in my first year of university, I found out that summer job postings go up early...in January. I had no prior job experience, except for a handful of unpaid volunteer positions,…
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Shout out to Seminar Style Courses

Posted on: January 23, 2017 Last updated on: January 23, 2017 Written by: Liana Comments: 0
Being in my 3rd year, I've realized that my class sizes have gotten significantly smaller. As opposed to first year, when I sat in Con Hall with approximately 1, 500 students, I now have classes that range in size from…
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