Perhaps it’s not the best time to reflect on things other than my courses’ syllabus in the middle of March aka “Make or Break your GPA” month, March starts with an “M” for a reason people, probably not that reason,…
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How to Get Your Life Together
It’s that time of year again—midterms are coming at you from all directions, deadlines are fast approaching, essays are definitely not writing themselves, exam schedule is up, and you…are little out of breath. In the midst of the craziest time…
Learning about Assistive Technology
For this week’s blog, I thought I’d write about assistive technology. I’ve heard about it throughout my time in university, but I never took the time to learn what it is, exactly, and what its functions are. I’ve spent a…
When in Greece…
This reading week I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Athens, Greece through the Faculty of Arts and Science’s International Course Module program in conjunction with the Human Biology Department’s Global Health research course. As a Global Health student,…
Studying Abroad This Summer?
As the semester’s end is quickly approaching and the fresh breath of spring is in the air, this last week’s warm weather has me thinking about summer. A few months ago, I applied for the QES Scholarship which has placements…
How food and sleep can make or break your classroom experience
So we’ve spoken about asking the right question in class, we’ve spoken about stimulating and participation in classroom discussion and we’ve spoken about active listening. But what about your living habits that moderate these actions? It might not seem so…
My Experiences Studying Peace, Conflict, and Justice
It’s almost spring, or as I like to call it, “applying to things” season. Applying to summer jobs, applying for scholarships, applying for summer programs, and applying to majors! Last week, in light of upcoming Program of Study (POS) deadlines,…
Major Decisions: My Experiences Studying International Relations
Second semester is a bit like a roller coaster. It starts off deceptively serene before the chaos begins. With midterms, essays, and summer job applications, stress is the collective feeling this February! These tensions heighten for first-year students who in…
The Library: my new home
When studying abroad, one can easily get caught up in the “abroad” part and quickly forget or choose to look past the study part. Big mistake. While it has only been 3 weeks in the beautiful, lakeside campus of the…
Getting Back On Track
I didn’t know how to start this because it was hard to take in the fact that we’re halfway through the semester. It’s reading week and we’ve completed 75% of the academic year (for those of us not taking summer…