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Sweater Weather and Back to School
I am, unabashedly, a fall-lovin’ girl. Summer is full of sunshine and road trips and beach days, but there’s just something special about autumn. I love the colours, reds and oranges, soft golds…
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Happy Birthday, Hedgie!
I’ve had this little poke rat for a whole year now! Actually, it’s been a year and a month, but she doesn’t know that this is a belated celebration. My calendar forgot to…
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What’s Wrong With University
Disclaimer: I am doing quite well in school. I am not complaining about my teachers, grades, or exams, I’m examining the system here as I see it, with no particular focus on how…
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First Semester Completed!
School has started up again. The winter break period came and went, with the long-awaited snow refusing to fall until the last few days of it. I was sledding before breakfast, the first…
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10 Ways Higher Education On-Campus Differs From E-Distance University
I’ve successfully maneuvered my way through the first week of university. This afternoon I have my final class of the week. Granted, I did get lost a couple of times. I got hit…
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Frosh Week 2015: Day 3, Work, Friends, and One-Night-Stands
Day 3: Alas, it is the last day of FYNIRs frosh. Tomorrow we split up and head into faculty orientation. I spent the morning doing what I can often be found doing: sitting…
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Frosh Week 2015: Day 2, “Caf” and Tri-Colour Paint
Day 2: It looks like Orientation days will be full day affairs. This morning we were all herded into an auditorium (I was snagged by the girls of group #42) and had the…
