As a little lad from England, I hadn’t had a thanksgiving before I arrived at U of T. I did know that there were different dates for Canadian and American Thanksgiving and that it would be sooner here. And your…
Living Far Away From Home During “Uncertain Times”
Last year, I wrote a post about my struggles living far away from home (I’m from Vancouver, which is a 4-5 hour plane ride away from Toronto). Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic, living away from home has gotten a lot…
My Experience Returning to Campus After 6 Months
The last time I was on campus was the beginning of March, the day before U of T closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So much has happened since then—I’ve been in quarantine for multiple months, flown twice between Toronto…
Cleaner Seas
And whether I’m still afraid of the deep blue sea, it cannot be because of any plastic in it.
My Favourite Screen-Free Activities to Decompress
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…
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…