{"id":20027,"date":"2014-04-04T13:02:31","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T17:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=20027"},"modified":"2014-09-09T09:29:54","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T13:29:54","slug":"a-final-farewell-to-u-of-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2014\/04\/04\/a-final-farewell-to-u-of-t\/","title":{"rendered":"A Final Farewell to U of T"},"content":{"rendered":"For the past four years I have said goodbye to U of T in April<\/strong>. But it was a tentative goodbye, said with the knowledge that I was returning to the woes and joys of student-hood in September. Now, this April, today, I am saying goodbye to U of T for the last time.\r\n\r\nTo commemorate my time here<\/strong>, I went for a little walk the other day. Here\u2019s some of what I saw:\r\n\r\n\"IMG_0085\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nI remember when my parents dropped me off at those doors<\/strong>. I was nervous. I came in with boxes and bags and posters to hang on my wall. But beyond my edgy nerves, I remember the undeniable thrill of arriving. I was starting a new life, and I was making a new home<\/em>.\u00a0\"IMG_0095\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nWhen I discovered the UC Quad, I knew I was home<\/strong>. Standing on the low stone steps leading down onto the open green grass, and looking across at those sunlit archways, I remember how my imagination exploded with the possibilities at U of T. I dreamed up a whole life for myself, a whole new me<\/em>, really. And it turns out, at a place as magical as U of T, dreams drift right into reality<\/em>.\r\n\r\n\"IMG_0130\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nMy main stomping-ground in first and second year, Hart House Library.\u00a0<\/strong>Curled up in a red arm chair, bathed in warm sunlight, a novel laying open on my chest\u2014it may not have been the most academically productive space, but you can\u2019t ask for a better setting for a studying induced nap.\r\n\r\n\"IMG_0103\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nYep, a secret, forbidden stairwell at Hart House<\/strong>. Where does it lead? I\u2019ll leave that to the naturally adventurous\u2026<\/em>\r\n\r\n\"IMG_0110\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nThis room in Northrop Frye Hall! <\/strong>There are lots of wonderful reasons that make this room special. Peices of that university dream that I never really expected would come true. I\u2019m sure, if you think about it, there\u2019s a room somewhere at U of T that makes you feel the same way. If not, just you wait!<\/em>\r\n\r\n\"IMG_0113\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe Isabel Bader Theatre is the most comfortable lecture hall at U of T<\/strong>. Trust me, it\u2019s science! Not only did I have first year philosophy in this theatre, which I will never forget\u2014because it\u2019s first year philosophy\u2014but the Bader was also home to The Bob sketch comedy performance. Here, in this theatre, I really got to be me<\/em>, and a whole lot of other people, but mostly me.\r\n\r\nWow!<\/strong> What a great pleasure it has been to attend the University of Toronto. It was certainly the best, most fulfilling, most challenging, and most rewarding part of my life, to date. And it was extra special having the opportunity to share some of my experience with you, the U of T student community, this last year.\r\n\r\nTo all of you who ever read one of my posts<\/strong>, and to the whole of U of T, the professors, T.A.s, students, admin, caretakers, grounds workers, chefs, cashiers, and coat-check volunteers:\r\n\r\nThank You.<\/strong> It was diamond!\r\n\r\n- Stephen.\r\n\r\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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