Over the summer, I made a difficult decision to stay off-campus instead of living in residence. I was of course, concerned with the chances of meeting new people and making friends. However, although my friends who live in the residence…
Pre-Midterm Season
I’m having my very first midterms this week! For the last two weeks, all I've talked about with my friends is how quick it is for us to arrive at our first midterm season. We don’t really know if whatever…
I’m struggling in online classes
My senior year of high school was in-person. YES. It was in person! So I was extremely lucky. Of course, there were many restrictions in place – our cafeteria was completely closed for the first semester – but I got…
Getting involved as a first year
Our third week into the semester: I hope you guys are enjoying your time so far! Honestly, I am still feeling very excited about what I am doing right now. Coming out of my shell by talking to more people…
Moving to Toronto as an international student
My mom was nagging at me. My dad was vacuuming out the air of my storage bag that holds my winter coats. My brother was trying to zip my overpacked luggage. As I stood there in my room, I came…
My first weekend in Toronto
Last week, I wrote about leaving my home in Malaysia. While the moving away part was sad, I am very excited to share my experience as a first-year student at the University of Toronto!I arrived less than a week ago,…