Finals week. Two words that are enough to fill any student, regardless of where they’re from, with complete and utter horror. And let me tell you, Canada certainly doesn’t hold back with theirs. I had five exams, four of them
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Finals at Huron
Mid-terms followed by Cuba Libres
As finals and important deadlines loom, Western has acquired a conscientious air, quite distinct from the early days of O-week and Homecoming. Deadlines now seem to be twice weekly, which has been difficult to get used to compared to the
Read moreSo long, farewell…
Saying the final goodbyes lasted for about 3 weeks as everyone left in dribs and drabs, as soon as their final exam had finished. It was emotional saying goodbye to a group of friends who had essentially become an international
Read moreO-Week, Niagara Falls and Hail Stones
If I had to sum up Canada in one word, my immediate thought would be ‘huge’. Huge cars, huge roads, huge distances between literally everything, huge portions… you
Read moreHURON! Oi Oi Oi!
Arriving in Canada for Huron’s International Pre-Orientation week barely gave me any time to catch my breath – or recover from the jet lag – before being thrown head-first into Western’s ‘O-Week’. After some hesitance and confusion at the constant
Read moreCanada eh?
From hearing the formidable tornado alarms to being woken up by our residence sophs at 7am every morning during o-week; the first 10 days as a ‘frosh’ at Western University has been a complete whirlwind! Yes, being in university
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