I have no idea what has happened but, I cannot keep track of myself. The days are going by and I feel like I’m falling further and further behind. Last COVID semester I was thriving, I function best when I…
Celebrating the Lunar New Year
Happy Lunar New Year, everyone! The Lunar New Year is widely celebrated across Asia with varying traditions. While it’s often known as Chinese New Year (CNY), many other cultures, including Korean, Filipino and Vietnamese, celebrate Lunar New Year too. I…
Attending ‘Memes and Memory: Contextualizing Online Holocaust Denial and Distortion’
On Tuesday I had the opportunity to attend “Honoring Holocaust Education Week: Understanding Religious Discrimination,” a collaborative event held by the Multi-Faith Center at the University of Toronto and Hillel. The lecture, entitled “Memes and Memory: Contextualizing Online Holocaust Denial…
HOW I TAKE CARE OF MY MENTAL HEALTH AT UNIVERSITY
When I have a bad mental health day far away from home, the thing I miss the most is comfort. Being surrounded by familiar things and places always helps me. At university, I sometimes feel like I am far away…
7 tips for dealing with lots of change:
As the semester starts heating up and we get new information every single day about the different modes of teaching, it is becoming increasingly difficult for us students to deal with this changing routine. From online to in-person to online…
How My Skin Has Affected My Mental Health 🌟
I grew up with eczema, which is also known as dermatitis. When I was in kindergarten, I was told by my teacher that scratching is grotesque and un-lady-like. I was living in Hong Kong, which is a city with only…
I Wanted to Graduate in Three Years and Now I’m Taking a Fifth Year: Why Time Matters Less Than You Think
I knew this girl who finished her degree in three years and attended her dream grad school two months after her early graduation. All my life I dreamed of getting ahead. Now, I’m taking a fifth year, have a reduced…
Let’s Talk About that Time I was diagnosed with Anxiety
In December of 2019, I had panic attack that sent my blood pressure dangerously high and I was sent to the hospital. I was diagnosed with hypertension. In December of 2021, I felt so stressed, I began to mimic symptoms…
Toxic Positivity, Tragic Optimism
Toxic positivity (n.): The overgeneralization of a happy, optimistic state that results in the denial, minimization and invalidation of the authentic human emotional experience. It usually feels good to be motivated, productive, happy and optimistic. And sometimes we get that…
Apps to Support My Academic Learning
Over the last summer, I found some useful applications that I could use in my day-to-day life that would support my academics. In particular, I found that Foster Reads, Pomodoro Focus Timer and Easy Study are apps that I use…