In elementary school, learning through music is pretty typical. We start singing the alphabet, maybe even the days of the week. I still remember some of the many songs about verb conjugations I learned in French class. And many will…
Winter break may be Over, but that doesn’t mean a cold slog until Spring.
It is week four of term and I am already missing the chocolate-consuming, snuggled in comfy clothing, social function-filled days of the winter break. Not to mention that I am frozen to my core. Yes I know, it was way…
Closer to the Art
Art is great. I don’t always understand it, but it’s still great. Being able to convey feelings or stories in many ways is a treasure. Even if you’re like me and the best image you can draw is a stick-figure,…
Study Time Playlist II: Fall Break Edition
It feels like it was just yesterday when I was playing an active role in our economy by shopping for back-to-school supplies. It was a simpler time. The only things I had to worry about were preparing for Orientation Week,…
Study Time Playlist
I feel like I’m not the only person in the world who’s had trouble focusing on schoolwork. I mean if you’ve never had difficulty studying in your life, then I can only assume that you’re a deity that has ascended…
A Musical Treasure Hunt
I spent this past Sunday on a musical treasure hunt on Toronto Island. The Poor Pilgrim Island show has been running for seven years, and I’ve made it a summer tradition for the past three. After a brisk ferry ride,…
Hey there, U of T!
Hey there, U of T! My name is Elena, and I’ll be one of the Life @ U of T bloggers this summer. I have been viewing this school from an entirely new angle for the past few days. I've…
Face The Music (and Mid-Terms)
On the school calendar, the first semester might as well highlight the months of October and November as not the months that belong to fall, but to midterms instead. Like I have mentioned before, midterms are notorious energy-drainers. It’s easy…
in which we give thanks at Thanksgiving
This album has been my constant companion over the last few months, but also this past weekend in particular. It’s a free, downloadable EP of seven tracks by a friend of mine called “I AM”, Nicholas Cheung, who is a music…
Take a ’90s break
When it came time to sit down and write this post, I have to admit I was at a loss for words. With the semester coming to a close and everyone hunkering down for the long slog of finishing those…