Hey everyone, if you’re like me, then you are also somehow more behind on schoolwork than usual. Other than the sudden transition to indoors with Covid-19, the thing I’ve been struggling with the most is the lack of an exercise…
Mental Wellness in a Difficult Time
In light of the ongoing period of self-isolation and social distancing, I thought I'd share some of my top tips for staying positive in this difficult period of time. 1 ) Meditation I've been experiencing a spike in stress due…
Working from Home: Keeping Myself Busy
Since in-person classes have been cancelled and social distancing is really important at this time, I’ve been staying home every day. Of course, this is very new to me, so I thought I would share how I keep myself busy…
Toilet Paper, CR/NCR and Living Life Online
How’s everyone holding up? I don’t know about you but this has been the longest week of my life. My family has unfortunately joined in with the obsession of toilet paper, and surprisingly enough having 80 rolls of toilet paper…
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…
My Favourite Exercise For Soothing Anxious Thoughts
With the craziness of the past week, I’ve definitely had many moments of feeling anxious, stressed, and overwhelmed. Throughout hard times like this, I think it’s more important than ever to sooth anxious thoughts and think rationally. Even though things…
Coming back home
During uncertain times like these, it's easy to feel lost. A year ago, while planning my semester abroad, if anyone would have told me or even suggested that something like this was going to happen, I would've laughed it off.…
Undergrad Research & Self-Directed Studying
Hey everyone! I’m sure we are feeling a bit anxious and stir-crazy at this time, and perhaps especially overwhelmed with having to do school work on top of everything. I originally planned to write this week’s post about my experience…
Staying Safe and Staying Sane
As everyone knows, life as a UofT student has changed drastically. In a matter of days everything has been shifted online and social distancing has become the new norm. These are scary times and uncertainty has caused so much panic…
Re-assessing my Goals for the Term
This semester has taken an unexpected turn and I hope you are all safe and healthy. These times are stressful, and a lot of things have changed very quickly, which can take a mental toll. Along with this stress comes…