Hello friends! Reading Week has come to an end, but I hope everyone had a productive and/or fun week to catch up and/or relax! As much as I would like to talk about my own Reading Week for this post,…
Ice and Events: Reading Week 2015
This is the first Reading Week I’ve spent in Toronto. In both my first two years I flew home to see my parents and my Alberta friends. Last year, Reading Week actually turned out to be more stressful than helpful.…
Exploring Toronto: Allan Gardens
Ah reading week. A time to kick back, relax, and hopefully go on a tropical vacation. Unfortunately the view out my window isn't currently a beautiful warm paradise but what appears to be a frozen wasteland (I kid, I kid. Toronto…
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…
Fun in the Snow
Sometimes, you don’t need a reason to have a little fun. You are in for a treat this week! I was really happy with my completion of four midterms and an essay in my first month back from the holiday…
Doing #joyatUofT
So, we're approaching the middle of February. You know, the most wonderful time of the year when your dreams decide to go on sabbatical. When you either have 500 midterms/reading responses/papers the week before Reading Week, or 600 midterms/reading responses/papers…
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…
Long Winter Living
Wow, what a month! Now that January is over, we can get right into February (though I’m pretty sure February might be even crazier). I had three tests and an essay in the first four weeks of this semester with…
Netflix vs. Willpower: A Student Struggle
BLACKNESS A faint light appears, growing brighter to reveal a face. The clock on the bedside table reads 3:00am. A chip packet and pizza crusts occupy the bed, along with the Netflix-watcher. Their Netflix history shows they’ve been watching Dogs…
Storytellers
Storytelling is very powerful. Stories can hold all the experiences of a person’s life and the lives of their ancestors, even if the stories are short and specific. Stories also evolve the more times they are told and listened to.…