summer – Life @ U of T

Staying Mentally Healthy While Social Distancing

Health and Wellness has been offering a bunch of online workshops in order to aid students in keeping up their mental health. Last Tuesday I virtually attended the workshop titled Staying Mentally Healthy While Practicing Social Distancing. The meeting was…

4 fun activities to do at home

Hey everyone! Before summer school started, I was feeling a little bored at home sometimes since it can seem like there’s not much to do. In this post, I wanted to share some of the fun activities that I did…

8 Book Recommendations for Summer 2020

Since this was the last week of classes, I finally have some time to do some outside-of-academia reading! This week’s post is a book recommendation because I always find that lists like this inspire me to read more. I’ve also…

Picture of my pens, notes, and laptop on my desk

Managing Online Summer Classes

Hey everyone! Since I’m taking summer school for the first time and it’s completely online, I thought I would share my experience with you all in this post 🙂 Regular Schedule: All of my online classes are recorded, which…

7 Ways to Incorporate Art into Your Life

Hey everyone! This week I challenged myself to spend some time making art. I honestly haven’t been doing much these days so I wanted something to make me feel both creative and productive. Below is how I tried to incorporate…

Picture of a postcard called The Colourwheel Project

Nuit Blanche: A Night of Giving

Happy Thanksgiving! In the spirit of gratitude and reflection, this week, instead of reviewing a workshop on facilitation strategies, I wanted to share a cool experience I had with Art Starts on Nuit Blanche (October 5, 2019) that culminated in…

Stressed? Breathe. Move. Listen.

Stress is a natural and sometimes even useful part of life at U of T, but constant stress without relief poses challenges that need to be addressed. During my last term, stress from my academic commitments took a toll on…

Having a Productive Summer

For me, summer vacation can sound really good when I’m still in school. I smile at the idea of being stress-free and doing absolutely nothing. Yet, every year when summer comes, I can’t help but having a feeling of emptiness.…

My summer abroad in Toronto

Before we dive too deep into university life, I thought I’d introduce myself. Who am I? An Anthropology student going into my third year, navigating my way through my first summer in Toronto. My name is Francesca, everyone calls me…

From School to Summer: Navigating Change

For me, transitioning from school to summer isn’t always easy. This year, my exam period was a stressful blur of constant studying, little sleep, and high pressure. But, the moment I finished my last exam, everything disappeared. I went from…

Tag: summer

Tag: summer

Staying Mentally Healthy While Social Distancing

4 fun activities to do at home

8 Book Recommendations for Summer 2020

Managing Online Summer Classes

7 Ways to Incorporate Art into Your Life

Nuit Blanche: A Night of Giving

Stressed? Breathe. Move. Listen.

Having a Productive Summer

My summer abroad in Toronto

From School to Summer: Navigating Change

Introduction

Tag: summer