Typically, my summers contain juggling summer school and work, with little time to focus on myself. After feeling a sense of burnout from being in school for four years straight, I made it a goal this summer to actually take…
How Video Games Help me Stay Focused on School #JoyatUofT
One day, I was feeling nostalgic for video games that I played growing up. From child-friendly Crash Bandicoot to violent Mortal Kombat (I have an older brother to thank for that), I longed to play these games again but I…
Lessons from 2020-2021 (feat. Break Ideas!)
As I reflect on this past academic year and my time blogging for Life @ U of T on behalf of Accessibility Services, I am really appreciative for the blog as a safe space for me to journal, grow, and…
4 Tips for Maintaining Balance During Exam Period
It’s almost exam season! Given that I’m in my fourth year of school (and my eighth exam period ever!), I’m starting to get a hand of the end of term grind. Today, I wanted to reflect on things I do…
How music brings me #joyatUofT and how it helps with online school
It’s good to know what keeps us relaxed and ourselves. For me, I’m glad I love listening to music. It helps keep me grounded and yet I can still dream. #joyatUofT for me represents the self-care that I take for…
How I Deal with Six Courses
This semester I am attempting to take SIX art-sci courses (and pass them!) We’re only a few weeks into the semester and I already feel drowned by work, but I’m not ready to give up yet. The workload can be…
The Importance of Taking Care of Your Living Space
This is the first time that I’ve ever lived in my own place, away from parents and outside of residence. I know it’s a weird time where many of us are living at home with family, but when I was…
Spending Time Alone Isn’t Sad!
There is a common misconception that spending time alone is sad, lonely or boring and that’s simply not the case. As a young adult trying to make it through U of T and the great big world, some time alone…
Why Did I Choose to Blog with the CCP?
When the shift to virtual learning started earlier this year, I craved an opportunity that would allow me to not only further my individual learning, but would create an understanding of how to manage working in a team in an…
How I Balance Work with Study as an Engineering Student
In my first year of engineering at U of T I was so swamped with work because of my poor time-management skills coupled with trying to adapt to a new environment and culture. At that point in my life I…