In honour of U of T’s 193rd birthday, I thought I would share a timeline of my experience here! 🙂 Acceptance: Receiving my acceptance letter from U of T was arguably one of the best moments of my life since…
Post-Reading Week Reflections
It's often hard to ground myself when my head is always on the clouds. Since I got to London (almost two months ago!), I feel like I have been living in a dream. This is by no means bad, but…
I Tried New Learning Techniques – Here’s How it Went
In my three years at U of T, I have tried many ways to learn course material and complete my assignments, especially when I quickly found that the ways I learned in high school were no longer applicable. My prior…
How Extracurricular Activities Help me Find Community and More!
I hope everyone had a restful Reading Week, whether it was productive or not! We are more than halfway through this term so keep your head up and get ready to appreciate the longer daylight hours we have! This week,…
How I beat the winter blues during reading week
During the winter term of first year, I stayed at my residence on campus for reading week. There was nothing wrong about this except...I felt very depressed. I still don't know the exact cause. I vividly remember that I was…
Finding joy wherever I go!
I've always believed in the importance of slowing down and looking around us. Beauty is everywhere! This week I've been reminded of this over and over again. It rained aaaall weekend. When Monday came, the rain seemed to have stopped.…
Self-Compassion and Listening to Yourself
With the term in full swing, it’s also peak midterm season! Things haven’t been going too great for me, but this is why I want to share this week’s topic: self-compassion. This term is the first time I'm using my…
What is Allyship?
Last week I participated in an allyship workshop that asked: how can we form allies in work or any personal relationships? The leaders of the workshop challenged participants with thoughtful questions/scenarios and examples of allyship/relationships with people that we might…
Why I Love Joining Extracurriculars
I have always liked to be involved with school events, so I knew I wanted to join a club or council here at U of T. Currently, I am an executive member of the University of Toronto Global Brigades (UTGB),…
Carpe Read ‘Em: 7 Books to Motivate and Inspire You
Aaniin! Why don’t students have extra time to read? Because they’re always booked! This week I wanted to talk about something that I’m sure a lot of us struggle with…as a student I find it hard to find the motivation…