Even though we're 6 weeks from the end of the school year I've been feeling really nostalgic about this past year lately. Looking back at my year so far I've realized that I did a lot of stuff this year that…
Reading and Traveling
I've loved Japanese literature since I was a high school student in Hiroshima. I've continued to read in between my stays in Japan, both as a source of enjoyment and a way of staying connected; no matter where I am, Japanese literature offers…
Innovative Designs for Accesibility (IDeA) Undergraduate Contest
Here at U of T, we have a lot of brainpower and we love seeing it put to good use! The Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) competition is an opportunity for Ontario university undergraduates to address accessibility-related barriers. The Council…
Find Your Love
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.…
The Downside of Reading Week
I was looking forward to my week off just a little too much this year. My midterms drained me and I wanted time off. The truth of the matter is that time does not stop. Everyone else at the University…
Oh, Those Dreaded Overnighters: Why being Sleep Deprived is Not a Sign of Productivity
Like every other U of T student, I have had a lot of assignments due before Reading Week. Given that I don’t have a time machine (I only have iTime 2.0, which doesn’t have the feature to go backward!) I…
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…
Reading Week Blues
It's Reading Week. Lord God Almighty, it's Reading Week! Reading Week. That magical time of the year where I could go anywhere, and take a nice breather. A whole week of sowing my wild oats? NYC? MTL? The possibilities are literally endless.…
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…