The last time I was on campus was the beginning of March, the day before U of T closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So much has happened since then—I’ve been in quarantine for multiple months, flown twice between Toronto…
Dealing with a bad day- how I bounce back
This past week has been particularly rough for me and I suddenly found myself feeling overwhelmed by the future and everything going on around me, so this week, I wanted to share how I bounce back from my bad days.…
What I’ve learned from “bird courses”
As a student, I have had my fair share of taking “bird courses”—especially in my first two years at U of T. Some courses are said to be “bird” because they are “easy” and the course average is usually quite…
Prepping for back-to-school (online edition)
Back to school this year is going to look really different. All my courses are going to be online, but there are still many ways to prepare for back-to-school! Invest in some headphones! I find that headphones with noise…
3 Lessons I’ve Learned from 3 Years of University
I can’t believe that in less than a month, I’ll be starting my fourth and final year of my undergraduate degree! Looking back on my degree, it’s been quite a wild ride to get here. I thought it would be…
Importance of Self-Care
I was really inspired by Life at U of T blogger Olive’s blog on the importance of having an unproductive day, so this week, I decided to try it out myself! Throughout the week, I took small breaks from my…
Transitioning to Paperless Studying
It seems like since the start of the pandemic, a lot of things have begun to adopt online formats. I took this opportunity to try shifting to paperless studying and I thought I would share how I did that in…
What will orientation look like this year?- An interview
I know many of you have questions on how orientation will look like this year, so for this week’s blog, I invited Francesca, a former Life at U of T blogger, for an interview to answer any questions you may…
My current favourite songs!
For this week’s post, I wanted to write a fun post to share some of my favourite songs that I’ve been listening to during quarantine. I hope you can give them a listen. Enjoy! 🙂 Motivational: Whether I’m working out…
Gifts for your loved ones
I’ve been missing my loved ones during these times so I wanted to dedicate a post on gifts you can make for your loved ones to show them that you’re thinking of them 🙂 Friendship bracelets: As a kid, I…