One of the best ways to learn about a culture is to read about it. Perhaps in a Lonely Planet Book or in an encyclopedia. However, there is something to be said for consuming the music, television, film, and literature from a certain culture as well. It helps to give you an idea of what … Continue reading
Category Archives: Mind of a Millenial
When You’ve Put too Much Effort into “Hating”
I don’t think I’m saying anything new when I state that life is hard. There are bills to pay and kids to feed. Or there are tests to study for and job applications to fill out. There is a lot that goes into accomplishing those things and you still need to find time to do … Continue reading
Who is in Your Circle?
Are you about to take the next step in life? Are you going to start high school in the fall? Maybe go to College or University in the fall? You’ll hear a lot of talk about keeping up your grades and pushing yourself in secondary and post secondary school a like. Part of being successful … Continue reading
A New Semester
If your high school doesn’t have distinct semesters or your university course load incorporates a lot of full year courses this blog post may not apply to you. However if you happen to be one of those students who gets to press the proverbial reset button after the January exams then you know what it’s … Continue reading
SNOW!
There are a lot of great things about Toronto. You would be hard pressed to find a more enthusiastic Torontonian than me. However there is something that even I can’t defend. The amount of snow that Toronto can get is way too much! Some may say I should move but as I’ve written about before, … Continue reading
How Safe are your “Surfing” Habits?
How was your holiday season? Regardless of what you celebrate at the end of December; school is out and people have some time off of work. How did you spend that free time? Did you spend time with family? Have friends over? Did you eat, drink, and otherwise be merry? Unfortunately for me, right before … Continue reading
Happy Holidays!
The time has come to reflect on the past year and take stock of what’s important going forward. It’s time to ask yourself one very important question, which new gen system am I going to get? No, that’s just a joke. A serious question you should ask yourself at this time of year is, how … Continue reading
You’re Entitled to Your Own Opinion
There is no denying that Toronto has a pretty diverse make up. I have friends from many different backgrounds such as Sri Lankan, Pakistani, Nigerian, Chinese, South Korean, and many others. However with such a mix there comes a point where I feel like my actions and personality is being used as a model for … Continue reading
Words & Phrases That Don’t Mean What You Think
Learning a new language can be difficult. One of the hardest things to do is get so comfortable with the language that you sound like you’re a native speaker or at least someone who didn’t just learn the language from a text book. This can be difficult, however, because some of the people teaching you … Continue reading
When You’re Distracted
I’ve grown up in a time where labels like ADD and ADHD are thrown around a lot. I won’t get into the debate about how freely those labels are applied to children now. I can only speak to the fact that I think there are just times when I’m just plain distracted. I think a … Continue reading