Toronto has a lot to offer, and that applies to the domain of sustainable consumption. Here are a few tips for environmentally sustainable living that won't break the bank (and maybe help you save a few bucks)! Due to COVID-19,…
Keeping in Touch With Others Throughout the School Year 💌
Being a university student, whether on a full-time or a part-time basis, can be exhausting. The time that lectures, tutorials, assignments and upcoming tests demand can distract us from the personal relationships that make us who we are. In this…
How I Picked My Courses 📑
Course selection is a daunting, bi-annual event for many students. For those who opt into summer courses, this experience happens three times a year. Without a definitive guide into what it is that I should do when enrolment opens on…
My Experience Filming a Documentary This Summer
My father had videotaped my graduation from kindergarten with a brick of a video camera. It weighed more than two pounds, and had the profile of a block of mozzarella. Sometimes, he would call me into his study and play…
My Experience With Indoor Rock Climbing (Close to Campus)! 🧗
I started this week's entry with a more formal idea that I didn't entirely feel connected to. Blogging is in many ways like my athletic career. I have explored many paths and find it difficult to settle on just one.…
Budgeting time for school and for fun
My mother used to always say, that irrespective of who you are or how much wealth you've acquired, you will always have only 24 hours in each day. As I wrote in my last post, I am juggling a couple…
Working During the Summer Break
Though I often write about leisure, I also spend a substantial amount of time working on weekdays during my summer break. This summer, I am working two different positions—both at the University of Toronto. I hope that sharing my experience…
Picnics on Campus + the Best Strawberries in Toronto
In my last video, I had mentioned the suitability of the UTSG campus for having a picnic. I did so in passing, but I now think that this practice is so underrated that picnics on campus merit their own blog…
Three Fun Things to Do on a Student Budget (Summer Edition) ☀️
The sun is shining (sometimes) and you are craving ice cream (all the time). I get it, being on a student budget means one cannot afford a double scoop on a daily basis. And during the pandemic, it is more…
How I’ve Been Spending My Summer
I have been enjoying my summer. I've at once taken on more work research-wise and taken a step back class-wise. As my summer course will begin in the second half of this break, I've been cramming a lot of activities…