Happy 2021, and welcome back to school! I hope everyone has had a restful and wonderful winter break! As I transition back into my work with the The Centre for Community Partnerships (CCP), I thought I would begin the New…
Homemade Gift Ideas to Send Friends
This year birthdays have been a little different--we can’t really celebrate in person and gift giving is more complicated too, especially with some friends living overseas and the price of shipping! Recently I’ve been sending letters with a few little…
Tips and resources for international students for Winter 2021
In what feels like a lifetime ago, I was at the Toronto airport in June departing the city for an indefinite time. It’s now been multiple holidays and birthdays since and I do hope that it is getting better day…
An Introduction to Community Action Groups: Bringing Students Together to Support their Communities
As we inch closer and closer to 2021, here at the Centre for Community Partnerships, we are hard at work preparing for the various events and opportunities available to support student life. With that being said, I think it’s about…
Teamwork and Friendships in an Online Setting
The one thing I was extremely worried about at the start of the semester was making new friends, maintaining old friendships and performing well in group projects or activities that required teamwork. As a person, that thrives in physical spaces…
Attending The Access and Inclusion Peer Program Session
The University of Toronto is home to students from numerous ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds. Even despite its notable diversity, racialized students, like myself, often find themselves feeling isolated and underrepresented in traditional academic settings. As a result, I often…
Completing My Virtual Exchange Term
Now that I’ve completed my exams at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and received back my results, I have officially completed my virtual exchange term! It seems that just yesterday I started my term so I really can’t believe…
U of T is Listening: the Launch of a New Mental Health Website
It is 2017, I am in my final year of high school and the University of Toronto is my first choice on my university application. I had extended family rooting for the school and encouraging me to work hard, “It’s…
Take a Breather: Coping Strategies During Exam Season!
Happy December everyone! It seems almost as if in a blink of our eye, we’ve rushed by the autumn blur of golden-brown leaves, straight into welcoming the pristine, white snow. With the quick change in seasons, we also are slowly…
8 Low-Effort Break Ideas for the Final Stretch of the Semester!
Hi all! As the semester is wrapping up, I wanted to share some break ideas during this final exam grind AND for the upcoming winter break! This has been a challenging semester and a challenging year. I hope you are…