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AMPED 2013 (late, don't feel like editing, excuse all errors)
This weekend I got to be a part of the AMPED (Action Minded People Empowered to Dream) conference put on by the Residence Life staff for the first year students living in residence. I was one of the group leaders. I was really looking forward to it but I've still been feeling incredibly overwhelmed by my workload. It sucked losing an entire Friday ( Read more... ) -
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I keep tricking myself into thinking that I have free time when I don't. It's important to take at least one hour of your day to do something entirely for yourself that you find enjoyable and within this hour you aren't allowed to do anything that is work or school related. This is supposed to help you not burn out. Sometimes I'll take way more ( Read more... ) -
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It's Thanksgiving weekend and the majority of my residents have gone home. Home home because residence feels like home now. I've decided to stay in residence this weekend though and not go back to Toronto. I wanted to catch up on my studying and homework and such and I also don't really have a place to sleep when I go back. I was feeling really ( Read more... ) -
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I had my first Friday shift with the Don duty phone. Basically in my residence there is one Don that is assigned to carry the Don phone for the night and answer it in case of emergencies. I had the phone once before on a Tuesday but it didn't ring once. Weekends are a completely different story though. While doing my nightly rounds I came across ( Read more... ) -
My little sister just sent me this message. I really don't know what to say :'3
Alright, so this might be just as awkward for you to read as it was for me to write it - so bear with me. Since it's the start of a new month and all, I always try and do a little self reflection. It's a way of evaluating myself and trying to see how I can change to be a better person...
So as I was thinking about all the wrong things I've done, ( Read more... ) -
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Went home to Toronto this weekend. Hadn't been home since August 20th. There was an event that I went to with my family where we got to dress up and stuff and that turned out to be pretty fun. Going home always makes me feel a little helpless though. I see the way my little sister and my dad are being treated and it always makes me want to sob ( Read more... ) -
Long overdue update.
Still trying to balance everything. I'm going to look back and kick myself for not writing stuff down more. I've made so many great memories already. I've gotten to know my students a lot more and my fellow dons ( Read more... ) -
Don's O: Day 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 + Move ins
I really sucked at updating this past week. SO much happened during the rest of Don's Orientation week. Let's see if I can remember everything. I feel like I've been in a perpetual state of exhaustion. Ignore my constant going back and forth from past to present tense and any grammatical errors. Too tired to edit.
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Don's O: Day 2
Much less tired today. More team bonding. This time featuring cosmic bowling in costumes and late night massive games of Apples to Apples. Plus I still can't get over how much awesome food they've been feeding us all day for free. -
Don's O: Day 1
The first day of Don's Orientation Week is over. What a crazy day it has been. I stayed up until almost 3am last night packing and working on door tags with my little sister and father (they were helping me cut out and glue stuff). The door tags definitely would not have been ready on time without their help. This morning was incredibly stressful. ( Read more... )