As one of many international students, I am in a different time zone than U of T in the Eastern Time zone. I also know that many of my friends live west of the university all the way to Vancouver,…
How I Think My Exchange Experience Would’ve Been if it Wasn’t Virtual
My experience studying virtually at the University of Western Australia (UWA) has undoubtedly been a unique and enjoyable experience. However, I often wonder how different my experience would’ve been if I studied there in person. One thing is for sure…
How I Balance Work with Study as an Engineering Student
In my first year of engineering at U of T I was so swamped with work because of my poor time-management skills coupled with trying to adapt to a new environment and culture. At that point in my life I…
Part Two: My Productive Night Routine
This is the second part of my ‘productive day’ blog posts. Last week I shared my morning routine and this week I’m showing you my night routine! Dinner: I’d say my night routine begins at 5:00 pm because this is…
My Productive Morning Routine
I am a strong believer that the way I start my morning affects the rest of my day. This post is about my morning routine on a normal school day, with the goal of making sure I stay productive! Wake…
How to Keep Focused While Studying
A lot of us may struggle with keeping focused while studying. At some point, I realized I would work for about 15 minutes, and then I would use my phone for an hour! Spending so much time on our devices…
How Study Spots help my Productivity
As university students, we spend a lot of time studying or finishing up assignments and projects, so our study dynamic and our study environment determines how productive and effective we are. Studying does not always have to take place in…
My current favourite songs!
For this week’s post, I wanted to write a fun post to share some of my favourite songs that I’ve been listening to during quarantine. I hope you can give them a listen. Enjoy! 🙂 Motivational: Whether I’m working out…
3 Reasons Why I Decided to Take an Independent Study
Next year is my last year of university and I’m excited to say that I will be taking not one, but two (!) Independent Studies. Independent Studies are courses which allow students to explore a topic of their own…
Desk Organization
Hey everyone! I thought I would write a fun post this week about my how I organize my desk so that it’s functional and aesthetic 🙂 Storage Containers: These are lifesavers—I have one storage container for all my school supplies…