Participation: the dreaded 20% of a final grade. My heart feels like it’s going to jump out of my chest, I can hear the blood pumping in my ears, anxiety is through the roof–all because I need to raise my…
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My Experience Returning to Campus After 6 Months
The last time I was on campus was the beginning of March, the day before U of T closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So much has happened since then—I’ve been in quarantine for multiple months, flown twice between Toronto…
Hands-On Activities to Help Keep Focused in Zoom Class
This week’s post is about the hands-on activities I do while tuning into Zoom class in order to keep myself focused. I have a bad habit of having Zoom or BB collaborate open, and then also social media, or an…
How I Avoid Eye and Screen Exhaustion
We are lucky to have screens and that many parts of our lives can be adapted to the virtual net, however, I’ve noticed that my eyes often feel strained and I have become more exhausted due to working on a…
Dealing with a bad day- how I bounce back
This past week has been particularly rough for me and I suddenly found myself feeling overwhelmed by the future and everything going on around me, so this week, I wanted to share how I bounce back from my bad days.…
What I’ve learned from “bird courses”
As a student, I have had my fair share of taking “bird courses”—especially in my first two years at U of T. Some courses are said to be “bird” because they are “easy” and the course average is usually quite…
The Regrets of a Third Year Student
This post is inspired by the Macleans article “The Many Regrets of a Fourth Year Student”! I’m just starting fourth year, so these are my regrets as a third year, aka advice that I would tell my younger self who…
Prepping for back-to-school (online edition)
Back to school this year is going to look really different. All my courses are going to be online, but there are still many ways to prepare for back-to-school! Invest in some headphones! I find that headphones with noise…
A Break From Technology
I spent this past week at a cottage. There was no wifi and you could get one bar of cell service if you walked up the road. Now, I certainly don’t dislike technology, but I do know that I spend…
DIY Projects for Back-to-school
Just because I don’t have to physically be at school this year doesn’t mean I can’t have aesthetic school supplies for the new term! For this week’s post, I wanted to share some of my favourite ways to get creative…