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…
First time chatting with a Program Advisor
With my second year wrapping up, it’s finally dawning on me that I am officially half way through my undergrad. Which is ridiculous and hard to believe because a part of me feels as if I just graduated high school…
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…
Tales from an Existential Crisis🤩
One of my majors is Bioethics which requires me to take a bunch of Philosophy courses. Which, unfortunately(?), has led me to be more cynical and question everything. It’s like the more you know, the more you realized you don’t…
5 Habits to Help You Get Through Exams
To kick off #ExamReady week, here are five habits that I love to help you thrive during the final stretch of the term! 1. Spend Time Outside Every Day I find that getting some fresh air can really help clear…
Meet the Dream Team: aka The U of T Peer Supporters!
About 2 weeks ago, I stopped by CampusOne to chat with some of the Health & Wellness Peer Supporters. In case you don’t know, the Peer supporters are students that are trained to provide confidential advice on topics such as…
I attended a learning How to Learn workshop on stress and here’s what I learned
As a student, one of the biggest things I’ve always struggled with was how to manage stress. From trying to manage extra curriculars, academics, family obligations and so on, most of the time it truly feels like an ever ending…
Indigenous Frameworks for Time Management: What I Learned from the “Sweetgrass Series”
If you want to look at how you can decolonize your student experience and gain a greater understanding on how Indigenous knowledge can be applied to all aspects of life, this is absolutely for you!