November has arrived and fall is in full swing. For me, everything seems to have changed all at once. Over the weekend after my latest midterm, I got back into my housekeeping and admin routine. Though my tasks were fairly…
hold up, wait a minute
When I nervously sit down for an interview, and the interviewer asks me the inevitable question of how I manage my time, I smile, sit up really straight, and confidently state: “I’m great at prioritizing my work!” It all started…
My Trajectory as a Student
Some people come to University immediately out of high school, do their four years, and then move on. I am not one of these people. Through an odd combination of bad luck, mental illness, and not being a good enough…
Planning & Responding to Change: the Teaching & Learning Symposium
If you've been reading our blog for a while, you're probably wondering: what's wrong with this Charles guy? The other bloggers write about really interesting things, like going to plays and the TIFF, trying out yoga and segways, dealing with mental health (Harry Potter style), quitting…
Tokyo to Nikko
Last weekend showed me two of Japan’s extremes. On Friday, three friends and I witnessed Japan's fast-paced mayhem in the ultra modern Shibuya. Over the next two days, the same friends and I traveled to rustic villages of temples and shrines.…
I can’t come in to write this blog today- Influenza (or whatever I have) and Steps to Take to Get Better
So I feel awful- fever, nausea, insomnia, you name it. It has been going on for six days now and to be perfectly honest, I would much rather be watching American Horror Story with a big bowl of chicken noodle…
Uh oh, I slept through my final exam!
“Mum, I slept through my final exam.” Of all the horrors film can provide, and no matter what craziness happened on Friday night at the Hart House of Horrors Halloween Party, this will forever be one of my life’s more…
21 Sussex Open House
Candy, dancing, and origami: that might sum up 21 Sussex's Halloween Open House in a nutshell. If you haven't heard of 21 Sussex before, let me explain: the building is home to essential services on campus and holds offices for…
Quitting Smoking, Part Deux
So -- remember that time my awesome friend Haley wrote a blog post about her quitting cigarettes for good? I joined the club. We used to smoke together, and now we're quitting together. It's not something I like to admit in…
When the Time is Right
I need to catch my breath! Just when I think life will slow down, I realize how wrong I am. If it’s not tests, essays or readings, it’s meetings, volunteering, events and the list goes on. In a perfect world,…