{"id":42200,"date":"2020-09-21T12:14:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T16:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=42200"},"modified":"2020-09-22T17:09:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T21:09:36","slug":"enjoying-a-few-of-my-favourite-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2020\/09\/21\/enjoying-a-few-of-my-favourite-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoying a few of my favourite things"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Cloudy evenings<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I hope the term is beginning well! I'm new to the team this year and I'll be in Surrey, U.K. for fall and maybe winter too. I study mechanical engineering, and last season I lived on campus in St. Mike's for my first year. Even though it's looking difficult for me to return to campus, U of T has migrated online, so apart from playing football (soccer) and a few other things, I'm not missing much else. I have very diverse interests, which I hope to explore this year. I am excited for the year ahead and my best piece of advice would be: keep trying everything.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over the summer months, I thought about my goals and things I am grateful for. I feel good about setting targets. When I didn\u2019t have a schedule before school, I needed things to aim for motivation - I started making a bucket list. With all that time to myself, I\u2019ve spent the last few months tackling the list. I'm back at learning French; over 10 years of French throughout school didn\u2019t take me that far and taking tests and exams didn't make it fonder. Yet, now I'm closer to speaking to my bilingual friends than before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve also picked up the guitar and piano again. As a kid, I can\u2019t say I didn\u2019t pretend to practice for music lessons and I find it quite ironic that I wake up these days and start my day with it. Usually, at the end of the day, when we could, I'd go for family walks in the British countryside. It's nice to get out and appreciate nature a bit more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n