Keep Your Furry Friends Close...

Post-secondary education can be an isolating experience! Should you be away from home to pursue school, you find yourself a little stranded at times. It can be hard to find your crowd. It's hard enough making human friends, so studentcity is writing to remind you that some friends can be bought at a store or adopted (the furry kind)! Depending on your living space, one of the best things you can do for your mental health and feelings of solitude is to adopt a cat! Cats are low maintenance, friendly in the right circumstances, and provide you with as much attention as you give them. Ok, your student residence is not going to let you keep a cat in there, but should you live off campus, this is a perfect option for you! 

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What's For Dinner?

What’s for dinner, studentcity? Look, if anyone knows how hard a question that really is, it’s us. One of the most difficult challenges when it comes to adjusting to campus life is getting those three square meals a day. That has to be a myth, right? Three whole meals AND a full course load? Somebody has to be joking, right? Well, we’re here to walk you through the various ways to acquire nourishment as a post-secondary student. Hopefully, by the end of this blog post, you’ll feel more confident and knowledgeable about how to get your hands on some grub.

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Where Else Can You Study Besides Campus?

You’re probably quite familiar with your college or university’s library. Far too familiar. It’s not uncommon to spend late nights clutching your third or fourth coffee, hoping the building’s dim lights will be enough to keep you awake until you finish an assignment. Well, the library is almost the central hub of a campus. A gathering place for all students, regardless of their area of study, to cram together. Cram in a physical sense and academic sense, that is. This hall of learning and ritual, as useful as it might be, can definitely get old fast. However, it’s important to keep in mind that this hall is not a prison you’re confined to. You can actually leave campus and study anywhere you like! For Toronto students, you have an impressive array of options to choose from. The libraries in this city are second to none, and this is especially true for the Toronto Reference Library.

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How to Capture Memories in Your New City

So, you're in a new city. You're getting your bearings. Slowly but surely. Hopefully you're putting yourself out there. Maybe, getting out of your comfort zone. After all, what better time than now? When you get into the groove of living in a new place, memorable moments seem to happen without plan. Sometimes, you don't even know you're experiencing the memorable moments until they are memories! Spontaneity is the spice of life I think... someone said. 

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