{"id":39468,"date":"2019-10-16T21:57:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T01:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=39468"},"modified":"2019-10-18T11:00:28","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T15:00:28","slug":"balancing-school-family-and-friends-family-visits-from-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2019\/10\/16\/balancing-school-family-and-friends-family-visits-from-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Balancing school, family, and friends: Family visits from far"},"content":{"rendered":"Whenever my family asks me if I want to hang out with them, I immediately say yes. When my family visits me all the way from South America, and only stays for a week, I have to be careful when choosing my priorities. Juggling my school work, jobs, friends, and family, is certainly not easy, but it\u2019s a skill that I\u2019ve had to learn.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n
\"Gif<\/a>
Via: Giphy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nWhen they arrived on a Thursday, I met them at the airport; we were spending the weekend away from the city. Saying yes to this short weekend trip was already a sacrifice. I knew I had two midterms and an assignment due the week right after, but how could I refuse spending time with people I care so much about? It was an amazing weekend. We did a short hike and just generally spent time together. I hadn\u2019t done that since July.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n
\"Francesca's
My mom trying to get my younger brother to smile for a picture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n
\"Francesca's
Admiring the fall colours!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOnce we were back in the city, it didn\u2019t really get easier to manage my time. My friends were now asking about me, for I hadn\u2019t seen them in a couple of days. My solution? We got together to study. However, I had to stay up late studying, for my whole family still wanted to see me during the day. And to be fair, I wanted to see them, too.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nI told my parents and my brothers that I was trying my best to spend time with them. I also reminded myself<\/i> that I was<\/i> trying my best. It\u2019s hard for me not to notice when I\u2019m over-working myself, so now I try to always be aware of that. It wasn\u2019t easy for me to come to terms with this, but it\u2019s okay if I don\u2019t always do as good as I expected in school. I\u2019ve learnt that, sometimes, I\u2019d rather get a lower grade than planned if it means spending time with people I love.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n
\"Francesca's<\/a>
finally made it to the aquarium with my brother!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nMy family\u2019s already back home, and I\u2019m still trying to catch up. Balancing tasks during university can be one of the hardest things to do, but in order for me to learn to do so, I had to firstly sort out my priorities. Mine, I\u2019ve noticed, are different from my friends, and that is also okay. Juggling family, school, friends, and a couple of other things looks different for everyone, and it doesn\u2019t always look the same for me. Now that my family\u2019s away, I\u2019m prioritizing my studies, but also making time to continue seeing those who I care about. Especially now during midterm season, I keep my friends and family as close as I can.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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