Category Archives: Residence Life

My posts are somewhat limited

This semester I have an extra hour break (class, break, class, break, class) three days a week. I thought that would mean I would find more time to sit down and write some posts. Guess not. Having a 9:30 am lab every other day has forced my sleeping schedule to become regulated, no more 4am-11am [...] Continue reading

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040. Where in the world is Krystal going?

And where the heck has she been? I’m sorry I’ve been so out of the loop. The chaos of my life picked up almost as soon as I landed at YVR after Winter Break. I figured post-Reading Break was a good time to catch you up on all the shenanigans I’ve been getting up to. [...] Continue reading

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Guess who’s back?

I know, I know. I’m the worst blogger ever. My life has been consumed by integrals, reaction kinetics, ecosystems, and basically every other sciencey-sounding thing you can think of over these past couple weeks. If any of you are thinking about &#82… Continue reading

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First term scrapbook

Just finished decluttering my hard drive and stumbled upon a bunch of pictures from last term. Thought I’d share a few of them with you, my lovely blog readers, to give you a look at some of the highlights of … Continue reading → Continue reading

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2012: First Day Back in Residence

I can’t believe it’s already been 2 weeks since I turned down the thermostat, switched off the lights and locked the door of my dorm room for the holidays. I came back this afternoon and felt welcome once again in … Continue reading &… Continue reading

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Anything and Everything: A Review of My First Semester Adventure

A full semester of UBC. A full semester of equal parts haste, equal parts precision. It showed me that intuition and intellect go nowhere without hard work, much like the papers to prove said intellect. It was fun though. I … Continue reading &#8… Continue reading

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See you soon, Vancouver

Currently sitting in my room with a packed suitcase next to me. This is weird. I just got back from Wreck Beach, where I said goodbye to the Pacific for the next three weeks (and got my workout for the … Continue reading → Continue reading

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Don’t study in your room

Especially with your door open. Unless you want 5+ people coming in and distracting you for 3 hours, that is. Yeah, thanks for that, friends. To be fair, my room has become extremely appealing since I decided to Christmasify it. … Continue readin… Continue reading

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Keep your head up

I have a lot of reasons to be happy right now. My midterms are done, I finished my lab test with minimal mistakes today (shout out to Bret from my chem lab, who never laughs at me when I screw … Continue reading → Continue reading

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Rainy Day Remedies

The weather at UBC has been awful, though not surprising for Vancouver, and I found that one of the best ways to make my days a bit warmer and less damp is to get some good food in me. Here are my suggestions to warm up on a rainy day: Miso Soup at the Honour [...] Continue reading

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