It’s reading week, or, as it’s called in Finland: ski holiday! I opted for the Finnish interpretation this year, swapping the library for a trip to Lapland. Twelve hours of travelling later, I’m blogging on a cow farm 6,224 km from Toronto,…
Category: Active Living
Going Running at the Athletic Centre
In which I realize running with friend beats running alone, even if they can run much faster for much longer than you can.
Finding joy wherever I go!
I’ve always believed in the importance of slowing down and looking around us. Beauty is everywhere! This week I’ve been reminded of this over and over again. It rained aaaall weekend. When Monday came, the rain seemed to have stopped.…
How I Got Over My Nerves and Started Going to the Gym
I never thought I would become a gym person. After years of hating high school gym class, I never wanted to willingly exercise again. Though I eventually started exercising later in my life, I’d never gone to the gym at…
Staying Healthy During Flu Season
In university, it almost seems like the “flu season” is really the just the school season. Everywhere I go, I hear people around me coughing and sneezing. Normally, I don’t mind too much, but when it gets close to midterm…
Eight Ways to a Healthy Immune System
‘Tis the season of horrible illness. I should know. I’ve spent the past week suffering.
One Day At a Time
Happy New Year, everybody! Now that we’re into our third week of classes I feel like I’ve finally been able to settle in and breathe a little. This semester is a big transition for me: I just came off of…
Making Spirits Bright: Surviving the Dark Winter in Finland
“Kaamos” is the Finnish word for “polar nights:” some places don’t see sun for three months. Helsinki, where I am, is southerly enough to get some light–almost seven hours per day now! Still, it’s not as luxurious as the nine…
6 Things to Start 2020 Off Right
New year, new semester, new schedule, (new me?)! For my first blog post of 2020 I thought I’d share some of my new years resolutions/beginning-of-the-semester goals, with the intention of holding myself to them as well as maybe inspiring a…
Fit Mix is the right mix
In which I find out what a fit mix is, and enjoy myself more than I believed possible.