Connections – Life @ U of T

Staying Mentally Healthy While Social Distancing

Health and Wellness has been offering a bunch of online workshops in order to aid students in keeping up their mental health. Last Tuesday I virtually attended the workshop titled Staying Mentally Healthy While Practicing Social Distancing. The meeting was…

A Writing Workshop with Poet Ronna Bloom

Last Thursday I attended an online Zoom workshop with the Canadian poet and psychotherapist Ronna Bloom. The workshop, titled How To Be a 3D Person in a Flat-Screened World, was centred around reflecting on how to deal with the disconnect…

After Losing their Petals, New Flowers Bloom: An End to my Journey as a Blogger

It’s the end of the term and although this is not the way we were planning for it to end, I hope you are doing well. This is also my final blog as the Accessibility Services Blogger. I’m super thankful…

Expectations vs Reality during times of isolation

Coming to terms with self-isolation hasn’t been easy. I thought I knew what to expect, but that certainly hasn’t been the case. It’s true that I’m a home-body; I enjoy staying at home, ordering food, and watching a good movie,…

The sun is high in the cloudy sky, above frozen water. There are ducks sitting in the water, and there is an island in the distance.

Homecoming: On Realizing My Social Role in the Era of Social Distancing

I write this post from self-isolation in my basement. One week ago, if you predicted this, I would have laughed. Just last Thursday, I traveled to another city in Finland for a concert attended by several hundred people. I visited…

An image of a narrow street in Italy with colourful houses.

Semesters Abroad and Changing expectations

This week, I decided to share a short interview with a friend of mine from U of T who was also doing a semester abroad. Hope you enjoy this short reflection piece! Abby: Studied at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore…

A Timeline of my Life at U of T

In honour of U of T’s 193rd birthday, I thought I would share a timeline of my experience here! 🙂 Acceptance: Receiving my acceptance letter from U of T was arguably one of the best moments of my life since…

A picture of University College at U of T

Why I Love Visiting Profs in Office Hours

Office hours are designated hours professors/sessional lecturers holds weekly, in which you can go and talk to them about a variety of topics without making an appointment. Most professors list their office hours in the syllabus of their course, so…

Two people running, one in a red shirt and gray leggings, and the other in a black shirt and black shorts, run on a blue track.

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.

#JoyatUofT: A Letter From The Captain

Hello everyone! This is Grusha, Captain of the Life@UofT team, logging on to write a guest blog post in honor of #JoyatUofT week. #JoyatUofT is an important initiative because seeing the variety of things (big or small!) that can bring…

Category: Connections

Category: Connections

Staying Mentally Healthy While Social Distancing

A Writing Workshop with Poet Ronna Bloom

After Losing their Petals, New Flowers Bloom: An End to my Journey as a Blogger

Expectations vs Reality during times of isolation

Homecoming: On Realizing My Social Role in the Era of Social Distancing

Semesters Abroad and Changing expectations

A Timeline of my Life at U of T

Why I Love Visiting Profs in Office Hours

Going Running at the Athletic Centre

#JoyatUofT: A Letter From The Captain

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Category: Connections