After a year filled with self-doubt and disappointment, I decided to pack a large hockey bag full of clothing and bug spray and fly across the country for a summer job. I didn’t know it at the time, but that job would change both me...
Whether it’s that term paper you left to the very last minute, the realization that you skipped the majority of your classes this semester and have no lecture notes, or a major case of senioritis leaving you behind in almost every aspect of school— it's...
A song, a conversation, a class, a sign in the metro— when living in a new country with a foreign language, your surroundings become your textbook and teacher. Words and languages provide a beautiful ways to share our memories. They allow us to express our...
You’re walking down the street alone and it happens out of nowhere— you get catcalled. I never used to get catcalled as a teenager because I looked like an ogre. Now that I have discovered it is acceptable to shower more than once a week, every...
There comes a point where we all have to be away from the ones we love and care for the most— whether it’s family, friends or even just…food. For some of us, that means being much farther than a car drive away. Throughout my time...
I think most, if not all, people who know me consider me to be a pretty strange individual. I feel like an 85 year old trapped in a 19 year old’s body. I fulfilled my biggest dream when I was 9, when my aunt Lauren...
If you are anything like me, you started off the school year with your 4 pm snack consisting of shoveling mini Oreos into your mouth. Weeks into the semester, you’ve probably realized that this wasn’t an ideal situation. While you still love dessert, you figured...
The ivy on the buildings has turned bright shades of red and orange, the winds are uncontrollably blowing people across the sidewalks, and we’ve gained an extra hour that was inevitably wasted (posting satirical genius on YikYak? Learning JB’s “Sorry” choreography? Studying because #college?). That’s...
I’ll never forget how excited I was to decorate my residence room. There are few things more exciting to me than having a space where you can start from scratch and transform it into your own personal haven/cave for the winter. This feeling does not...
With fall officially upon us and temperatures beginning to dip, why not add a little warmth to your room decor? This floral wall hanging is easy to create and can add a burst of colour to any room. The best part? It will only cost...
Kuwait at night I always get confused looks when I tell people I grew up in the Middle East. The general public eye often has ridiculous outdated ideas of how people in the Middle East dress, act, and live on a day-to-day basis. I often...
This summer, like many before me, I packed a 60 litre, heavily equipped backpack and got on a plane to Europe. I planned my journey with three of my closest friends from home; people I knew would still talk to me after seeing what I...