With all my lectures and meetings being online now, it’s definitely fair to say that I’m spending way too much time looking at a screen! I can really feel the effects of this—I’m super exhausted by the end of the…
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Dealing with a bad day- how I bounce back
This past week has been particularly rough for me and I suddenly found myself feeling overwhelmed by the future and everything going on around me, so this week, I wanted to share how I bounce back from my bad days.…
My Thoughts and Feelings Going Into My Final Year of University!
In a couple of days I’ll be starting my fourth and final year of university—there are a lot of things to process and think about! In this blog article, I thought I’d share some of my worries and hopes for…
How to Deal with Disappointment
This post is dedicated to dealing with disappointment. As my fourth year at university is about to begin I’ve had to learn to accept that I might not see many familiar faces in the upcoming semesters. Even during the summer…
Why I Love Being on the Editorial Board of an Undergraduate Journal
Today I wanted to write about something near and dear to my heart! For the past two years, I’ve worked on the editorial board of an undergraduate journal on campus—Hardwire: the Undergraduate Journal of Sexual Diversity Studies. Undergraduate journals are…
Prepping for back-to-school (online edition)
Back to school this year is going to look really different. All my courses are going to be online, but there are still many ways to prepare for back-to-school! Invest in some headphones! I find that headphones with noise…
A Break From Technology
I spent this past week at a cottage. There was no wifi and you could get one bar of cell service if you walked up the road. Now, I certainly don’t dislike technology, but I do know that I spend…
Managing Your Finances During University
When I started my first year of university, I didn’t think about managing my finances at all. But, university was the first time I had to independently manage my finances as an adult and budget my own spending. Of course,…
3 Lessons I’ve Learned from 3 Years of University
I can’t believe that in less than a month, I’ll be starting my fourth and final year of my undergraduate degree! Looking back on my degree, it’s been quite a wild ride to get here. I thought it would be…
What will orientation look like this year?- An interview
I know many of you have questions on how orientation will look like this year, so for this week’s blog, I invited Francesca, a former Life at U of T blogger, for an interview to answer any questions you may…