Applying for Summer Jobs? Your Favourite Hobby Can Help
Have you ever found yourself staring at your resume, unsure of what to write? Perhaps you are like me: flustered and irritated, wondering how you could possibly incorporate your beloved hobby of collecting global currency and turtle souvenirs into your resume. Perhaps...
5 Time Management Tips (from an Experienced Procrastinator)
I will soon to be entering my fourth year of university. So far, my school experience has been successful, largely due to me being able to overcome my proclivity to procrastinate. Time management is, unfortunately, not one of my natural strong suits. Since I know I am...
Daylight Savings: Adapt and React
Daylight Savings is quickly approaching, and you know what that means - our clocks change but not in the direction we might like. In the middle of the night on March 10th, clocks move forward an hour and we lose an hour of sleep. Soon enough this change might make our...
A Poem of Procrastination
Oh that I were someone who could get things done with ease I could sit down, start working, finish and then go do as I please Unfortunately, that’s just not who I am, I’m a procrastinator through and through And odds are if you’re a student who’s reading this, you’re...
Works of Your Hands: Ideas for Making things on a Budget
I love making things. The more things I can create with my hands the happier I am. However being a student often leaves us with little time, space or money to make things. So while we may not have a big shop to work in, high quality tools or even a space to be messy I...
Keeping Motivated for the Last Half of the Term
You’ve made it. You’re halfway done. Just two more months. Before you know it, you’ll be relaxing, backpacking through the mountains of Switzerland, or having absolutely nothing to do after a semester of hard work. The latter might just be the greatest feeling on...
15 Random Acts of Kindness to do today
“I’m too busy.” “I don’t have enough money.” “I don’t even know what I’d do.” These are some of the many reasons countless people, particularly students, choose not to participate in today's inspiring celebration: Random Acts of Kindness Day. As students, we are...
The Student or the Traveller: How to Study while on Break
I know, I’ve been there. It’s your break. That’s supposed to actually mean taking a break from being a student. For many of us, this is generally the case. We spend the week relaxing, but we stay on top of our school work. If you are staying put over reading week,...
Best Things About Sharing Student Meals
As I sit in my house working this evening, the wonderful smell of a roasting chicken fills my nose; it's tantalizing and delicious and I know it’s going to be a good dinner. The best part is that I don’t have to eat this wonderful dinner alone, I get to eat it with 6...
My 4 Favourite Albums to Study to
Studying can be boring. It takes time, it’s difficult, and nobody really wants to do it. Music can be a great way to make studying more fun and allow you to study longer. The problem is that music can also have the exact opposite effect and slow down your progress and...