My first year as a University student in Canada is done! I can’t really explain how strange and exciting it feels to be done with my first year of university, similar to the feeling I had when I found out…
Author: Agustina
Finding Student Housing
What do I find more stressful than finals slowly approaching? Not knowing where I will live next year AND having to find a place before I go home to Uruguay AND study for finals… all at the same time. When…
Academic Success- Asking for Help
I recognize I am the type of person that avoids realizing what I am not good at. I tend to ignore I am struggling and try to accomplish things all by myself. I guess some would say I am dedicated…
Taking a Two Hour Break
When studying for exams of writing essays, I like to take breaks every so often. Usually, these breaks consist of 5 minutes after an hour so of studying. Other times (usually later at night and around dinner time) I take…
Moving Past Failure
Some people like to say that failure is the most important step to reaching success, but to me it can sometimes feel a bit “soul crushing.” During my first year at U of T I have come to realize that…
Blackboard Notification: your lecture has been cancelled
“Hello, there will be no class this morning, I am sorry for the last minute announcement.” -Professor Probably the best email to wake up to, right? Especially the morning after the most draining math exam of all time, and a…
Three-Hour Lectures
Back in the day (literally just a few months ago), when I was in high school I would have eight hours of lectures a day, with five hours of class straight with no breaks. Today, taking three-hour lectures are often…
Trying to be Patriotic
I have five other suitemates, all from different nationalities. From the start of the year they have been kind enough to introduce their different cultures to me in many ways, but my favourite has been their food. I wanted to return…
A Kangaroo at Woodsworth?
This weekend while I was looking through my Facebook newsfeed I came across a shared event through my college’s Facebook page. My initial reaction was “this is totally a fake event” and had the feeling that “it was too good…
Self Care and Staying Hydrated
As I mentioned last week one of my goals for the new year is to increase my water intake and stay hydrated. There are several reasons why I wish to increase my water consumption. I used to only drink water…