School’s back in session, and over the course of the year, it’s inevitable that you’ll encounter some times when you feel overwhelmed with the unending procession of deadlines and due dates. Eventually, there will come a point when stress is going to be detrimental to your productivity rather than beneficial. Here are a few tips to…
1. Kingsoft (WPS Office) If you don’t have Microsoft and you’re battling with temperamental writing softwares like LibreOffice and OpenOffice, stop what you’re doing, uninstall them, and download this. I have been using this software for around two years now, and it has made things much easier. The layout is easy to understand, it has different…
Wondering what to do in your post-secondary? You may be stuck on deciding to travel or studying right after high school. Study and Go Abroad is an amazing opportunity that allows you to do both. If you are looking for work experience, volunteering or internships in a foreign environment, make sure to visit the Travel…
It hasn’t even been a month since school started, and I am waiting for summer already. School life is not easy – you know it, i know it, we all know it. So, just to make life a little easier, I have compiled five tips to make life go easy on you! 😛 1.…
With all of my friends going to university, or even just starting high school as a freshman, I began to read some tips or tricks to make them more knowledge and experience better. Let’s face it, whenever we finish a grade, we always tell ourselves how we could have improved. For example: we may say…
With a busy lifestyle it can be hard to take time in the day to take some happy time. However, we are still always looking to be happier in the everyday things we do. It’s almost impossible to be fully satisfied when there is so much happening everyday and new things are being introduced. Thus…
A bouquet next to the bed You know that feeling you get when you come home to a bouquet of flowers? Well, this is a similar situation. If you place a fresh bouquet of flowers next to your bed, it can make you feel great. I would say that you should buy fake flowers…
Grade 10 is scary. You’re thrown into a brand new building, often with over a thousand other hormonal teenagers, and often on your own, with friends going to a different school or maybe hanging out with a different crowd. Like, honestly, who came up with this whole “high school” concept? Who decided that putting kids into…
Sleep is a big issue among teens. I know that we stay up all night doing our homework and then end up sleeping five hours or less because we don’t want to be late for first period. Of course the main reason for that could be procrastination, job, volunteering, sports or anything else that you…
Mindfulness means being in the moment, and not being on what what would be called an “automatic pilot” mode. Since we are all so busy with our lives, we are not fully conscious or aware of what we are essentially doing. By being a mindful person, it would mean that you would be present in…
I wanted to write this blog simply to address the fact that numbers are defining who people are, and that being present in your community, in your home, school, and the world is something we seem to see less of nowadays. For a place where truly anyone is being oppressed, as well as where all…
Ever since I entered high school, I’ve been constantly questioning my education: Why do we go to school? How effective is it? Are students missing the point? If so, why? Up to then, I simply accepted that I was forced to go to school because of the government. I was urged to work hard in order to…
Starting at a new school can be exciting to down right frightening. Whether you’re going from junior high to high school, or transitioning in the middle of the school year, the jitters and worries of finding new friends is very prominent. You may be lucky to have friends going to the same senior high as…
1. Begin your day with making someone else happy and drink something warm. When you feel like sadness is going to engulf you, indulge yourself with a warm cup of tea or coffee. Let the toasty liquid soothe your soul and read a good book. Let out a sigh of relief, knowing that even the…
It’s with great regret that we must acknowledge that back to school is just around the corner. I know I’m not the only one reeling from the idea of responsibilities, and after nearly two months of inactivity, school work seems to be the furthest thing from my mind. Nevertheless, I can always depend on some…