On a rainy September night, I drove to Pearson and waited in the terminal for five hours. This wasn’t an exercise in patience, I was waiting for the international student my family is hosting to disembark from her flight from…
Snack Attack
It’s 7:30 pm. Your stomach is growling. You already ate dinner, but of course, while studying, your appetite spikes up again and you are craving something sweet or salty. You want something quick, easy and tasty, and most importantly cheap,…
Baby It’s Cold Outside!
Baby it’s Cold Outside! No this is not Rod Stewart guest blogging...although that would be mighty keen! It’s really starting to feel like winter though, I don’t know about you but I was caught unprepared, sloughing it out in the…
Team Building: Leadership First
As we embark on a new year, I have had much time to reflect on the past, and to conjure up in my mind what I want to accomplish for the future. While I have the standard resolutions of…
Hello Holidays!!!
That’s right…the holidays are coming! Exams or not, it’s inevitable, that come December 21st we will all be free! For a little while at least…but let’s not think about 2012 just yet. We’ve still got some celebrating before January 9th…
3 weeks, 2 kids, one essay, 27 gifts, 1 new years eve babysitter to find…priceless
'Tis the season, if you're a parent like me, to deal with what can only be called holiday spazziness! My kids are already wound up about the upcoming school break, and the holidays. My classes are done, and my exams…
Coming Full Circle in the Classroom
Over the last semester, ENG 434 Cook the Books has garnered media attention from the likes of the Toronto Star and CBC Radio for its innovative approach to learning as students engage in food literature, a genre that has received…
Erin’s First High Table
As a Trinity student in my final year, I've never sat at "High Table" in Strachan Dining Hall. I've always imagined that the whole High Table experience was actually just glorified networking steeped in elitist tradition. So when I found…
It’s your turn to learn
If you're an international student, whether you're a thousand miles away from home or ten, Toronto is probably a big change of scenery for you. And now that you've been here for a few months (or years depending on which…
Part 2: Fire! Fire!
I admit that was a cheap trick to capture your attention. But rest assured, danger lies ahead and I promise that fire (and knives) will make appearances in this post. Last week I posted about my ENG434 Cook the Books…