Monthly Archives: October 2012

If Only I Could Plant A Money Tree….

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I HAVE A JOB!

Yes, finally! It feels so nice to not be AS broke as I was. Many of my friends and I have been feeling the pains of the fincial side of university living. It seems as though everything is so expensive and it’s become a necessity to define wants and needs before I buy something. I’ve been employed with the Totem Park cafeteria for almost two weeks now and it’s been great to have just a little bit of extra money on hand. I actually enjoy the job and the people I work with. The hours are super flexible and it fits so well with my schedule. However, if you can’t get a job, I’ve realized there are other, sometimes even quicker, ways  of getting money.

During Jump Start I noticed all of these flyers with e-mail addresses on them asking for participants in various experiments. By the time the Jump Start was over I had made a decent amount of cash just by being a part of a few easy experiments. However, a more important aspect of money is saving it! Living on my own I’ve come to appreciate my income that much more and spread it only where it’s needed. One of my biggest expenses is food – I have to eat. So, I joined the Eco-To-Go program in my cafeteria which actually promotes sustainability and saves me some money. AWESOME! Essentially, instead of using the cafeteria’s styrofoam boxes or plates, participants are given a plastic to-go box. Every time it’s used you get a discount on your food and once you use it enough your name is entered for a prize that’s awarded at the end of the month. The program is completely free for students and it saves you money on your food!

While all of these tips are great, I’m open to more ways to save and make money, so if you have any on-campus tips please comment and share! Furthermore, I have a job interview this week for a second job on campus – Wish me luck!

Good luck with midterms 🙂

S.S. Try Not To Capsize! : A Personal Account of The Day of The Longboat

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My Day of the Longboat team!

Well, my Saturday involved a group of my floor mates and I being soaking wet, a lot of screaming, singing, and an unexpected seal sighting! How was your weekend? This past Saturday I was lucky enough to compete in the UBC Rec’s Day of the Longboat. The all-day event is a series of heats between different longboat teams. All different types of people in teams went out to compete that day – sorority sisters, frat brothers, residence house/floors, some co-ed teams, university clubs/faculties, and many others! Some people adorned hilarious costumes in order to win the competition of best dressed team.

My team wore our house color, green, and chanted our house cheers while we were out on the water in order to represent! The day was really fun, but most of my team, me included, has never paddled a long boat before so it was quite the experience. The beginning of the race commences with one of our team members running from the beach to push our boat off in to the water. Needless to say it was a rough start! Our boat was sardined in between multiple other boats so it was difficult to paddle our boat off the beach, but we eventually got moving. Unfortunately, we ran in to another obstacle after we got going – our team managed to miss the first buoy so we had to take some time to back track and go around it. However, this didn’t slow our team down. We sang lots of house cheers to boost our morals and keep pace with each stroke in the water. We even through in “Row Row Your Boat” just for laughs. After we managed to gain some speed again it was back to the beach to grab our group’s baton. As we were making our way we ran in to a slippery supporter – a seal! Naturally, being in a boat full of girls, we all took time to “Ooh!” and “Aww!” before moving on.

After hitting the beach, baton in hand, we were advancing yet again to the final leg of the race. It was full throttle now – everyone giving their all. Much to my team and I’s surprise we managed to claim the title of 4th place, not too bad for all of the obstacles we had to navigate around. Even more surprising, we advanced to the final round! However, my team had to opt out for various reasons, but the one experience was more than enough for me to recommend it for anyone else. Sore arm muscles aside, it’s a great day filled with lots of fun, good food, great music, and laughs with friends. Oh, and a hot tub – can’t forget that!

 

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