“40 seconds of split jumps folks, starting…now!” Instructs the U of T Sport & Rec coach. Alrighty, I think as I begin the first exercise of the online HITT workout class I’m attending…but my dog is not having it. In…
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To drop, or not to drop?
To drop, or not to drop… that is the question! About a week ago, I was seriously considering dropping a class. I haven’t had to face this situation yet in my undergrad degree, so I was pretty stressed out about…
Take a Hike! – No, seriously.
Breathe. I want to take a moment to ask you all, how are you? Really. How are you actually doing? As we approach a season caught in the flurry of final assessments, midterms and exams – it is important to…
Mental Health: How I Took Back Control
I waited for people to accept me just the way I was when I didn’t even accept myself. The blog post below is derived from my own personal lived experience with mental health and wellbeing. Mental health is highly individualistic…
Simple Beauty Face Masks to Make at Home!
Hey everyone, this week I will be taking on the role of experimental beauty guru because I am here to share how I make some easy face masks from stuff most people already have at home! Ever since I started…
How I Cope With COVID-Induced Loneliness
Here’s how I’m coping with feeling lonely as a result of COVID-19.
I like Fall/Autumn at UofT
Autumn is a time of year when the trees get to look at the flowers and say I can do that too. It’s a lot warmer and all-round much more enjoyable than the Winter semester. I wasn’t prepared for January…
How I Support My Home Country from Canada
I am an international student from Nigeria and I have been studying in Canada for over 2 years. Upon moving to Canada, one of my biggest worries was not being able to actively support and serve the people of my…
Movie Night! Watching “Disobedience” with Qu(e)erying Religion
The Multi-Faith Centre’s Que(e)rying Religion group threw a movie night this past week, screening the 2017 movie, “Disobedience”. The film was thought-provoking, heart-wrenching, and overall incredibly enjoyable. However, it was also the experience of watching the movie with the Que(e)rying Religion…
4 Ways I Prep Myself for my Late Night Online Classes
In my very first blog post, I wrote about the difficult aspect of doing my virtual exchange, which is that I experience a whole 12-hour time difference from Perth, Australia. I thought that this week, I would dive in a…