General – Life @ U of T

Vietnamese spring rolls with a side of peanut sauce

Summer Roll (Vietnamese Spring Roll) Recipe

I love ordering fresh spring rolls at Vietnamese restaurants. Here’s how to make summer rolls at home, just in time for summer!

Five Self-Care Activities, collage of walk, book, painting, cookies, and meditating

I tried a Self-Care Activity a Day for Five Days

Typically, my summers contain juggling summer school and work, with little time to focus on myself. After feeling a sense of burnout from being in school for four years straight, I made it a goal this summer to actually take…

Learning about Cultures through Electives

While at U of T we have the ability to take electives outside of our own field of study, which can be a great opportunity to learn more about yourself and others around the world. If you’re an incoming student…

TEXT: A letter to my first-year self, 1) photo of Jessica in front of Kings College circle, 2) photo of Jessica with her friends in front of Robarts

Five Lessons for My First-Year Self

As a soon-to-be U of T graduate in June, here are five pieces of advice for my first-year self.

Confidence Boosting Tips from being in The Festival of Dance

On March 31st, I had the honour to perform among other U of T dancers at Canada’s largest university dance festival—the Festival of Dance. This is a show performed annually at Hart House, and it would be in-person for the…

Jessica smiling with two thumbs up infront of her computer

How I Got My First Work-Study Job

While I can’t recommend the Work Study program enough, the process of job searching can be stressful! To hopefully make applying less overwhelming, in this blog post, I’ll break down my step-by-step process of applying and getting hired for my first Work-Study position.