Imagine for me, lifeatuoft, the following 3 things: (1) a friend who will love anyone exactly as they are, (2) a professor who knows that the hard problems of science have deep existential relevance, and (3) a joyous and unrelenting…
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…
Five Myths About HIV/AIDS
This coming December 1st marks World AIDS Day, the 23rd annual commemoration to bring awareness to the ever-growing pandemic of HIV/AIDS in the world. This week, I dedicate my blog post to this purpose. In my time outside of classes,…
My holiday in the Tropics
Last week I was cold. Winter is almost here and the days of basking in the sun are over for most. Some lucky people, who shall remain nameless, will soon be jetting off to warmer climes...you know who you are.…
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…
Keep calm, carry on
I'm sure by now, you've all heard about the possible abduction that made the news a few weeks ago in an underground parking garage at St. George and Sussex. If you haven't heard about this, you can read about in…
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…
Put the flip flops away…it’s bootcamp season!
(Couple o boot's trying to make camp out of a dish towel, some matches and some leaves!) I was over for dinner at a friend’s apartment the other night and she was telling me about her bootcamp fitness program.…
It’s Never Too Early to Start Thinking About Summer
Why Studying in the Summer may be the Best Experience of your life! I don’t know about you, but I have the November blues, and I can’t help but think about summer. Ah, summer, the time when we can rid…
I remember…
When I was in my late teens, I visited a friend in Belgium. Her father, knowing I was Canadian, took me on an impromptu full day driving tour of the war graves of Flanders. There was a language barrier between…