“I can’t believe this year’s already over!” we all say to ourselves in disbelief. In just over a month (even sooner for some people) we’ll be done with exams and will be free for four months. Now I know many…
All Over The Place: Travel Experiences at U of T
It’s a new year and a new semester! I was lucky enough to make it home to Alberta for the holiday. Many students on campus also have family close to Toronto. Students who have to stay in the city away…
Studying Near and Far: U of T Exchange Opportunities
One thing that has always been on my bucket list has been to travel across Europe. Practically however, I’ve decided I should get this whole “education thing” done first. So when my friend mentioned that she was applying for an…
4 Things I’ve Learned About Studying Abroad
On gloomy, assignment-packed days like today, when even the Toronto I so dearly love fails to inspire me, I can’t help but think to myself “I wish I could just pick up and leave this continent.” After attending the Global…
The Truth About TCards
So I had to replace my TCard. The little photograph of my face had turned into a blurred mess of white and blue. But visiting the TCard office at Robarts Library was an air-conditioned treat on a hot Monday afternoon…
A New Home Awaits
Last weekend I flew to Vancouver to visit my brother. I have been out west several times, as my mom’s side of the family lives in British Columbia. This time, however, I started thinking more about the experience of coming…
I think I’ve Got the Travel Bug…
U of T’s Centre for International Experience is quite a gem. Located in Cumberland House, it’s a bastion of activities, adventures and travels from far-flung places in the world. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Marco Adamovic, who…
Let me Tell you a Tale or Two
I think of my life as a collection of stories: colourful tales that I gather, one by one, as I move through my days. These stories weave themselves together, a patchwork quilt of smells, tastes, feelings, memories and colours. Five…
Revenge of the nerds at McGill Science Olympiad
I keep telling people at university that I was cool in highschool but that’s mostly a lie. The single counterexample for this is that I was a mathlete. That was as much a geekiness trump card then as my love…