If you had told me in September that 8 months from now I would be an avid supporter of meditation – I would have told you that you were crazy! I grew up my whole life with a mother who…
Author: Rachael
Planning to Procrastinate
I have never felt so emotionally attached to an e-card as the one you see below. Not only do I feel like this victorian lady is my spirit animal, but I also feel as if I may have actually written…
UC Charity Drag Show
Coming into university I knew that there was going to be a mile long list of ‘firsts’: My first time doing my own laundry, first 500 person lecture, first time spending over 12 hours in a library. However I don’t…
Overcoming my Fear of Professors
Up until last Thursday, I don’t think I had ever actually seen a professor up close. I mean, sure, I’ve sat front row in lecture or passed them while walking to class, but I am really bad at actually talking…
History Course Drop-Out
*while reading this post, please feel free to play the song “Beauty School Dropout” from the Grease soundtrack If you had asked me 12 months ago, I could never have predicted that I would have dropped two courses and credit-no-credited…
My Reading Week #Staycation
Happy Reading Week U of T! If you’re reading this article right now, chances are you’re one of the many students who didn’t go away for reading week. (However if you are – and you’re reading this on a beach…
My Off-Campus Housing Assumptions
It was around this time last year when I was in first year, that my friends and I began thinking about where we wanted to live next year. We had all lived in residence during first year and although we…
b2B History Alumni Dinner – #TryitUofT
Over the last year and a half at U of T I think it’s safe to assume that I have received 1000+ emails to my school email address. While a lot of these did contain valuable information about courses, midterms,…
A Night at the (UofT) Theatre
I can’t count the amount of times that I’ve walked by a poster advertising a new play on campus, and said “oh, I’m going to go to that!” If you’ve followed my blog posts for a while now, this won’t…
Winter Life Hacks (UofT Style)
I would have loved to start this post with the over-used yet always relevant Game of Thrones reference “winter is coming”. Unfortunately however, winter is already here – it’s icing up the sidewalks, freezing the streetcar tracks, and hurting your…