How Dehydration, Hypothermia and Lightning Changed my Life — I held my water bottle filled with bleach with one of my hands. I was attempting to keep my raincoat over my head with the other. But it was all pointless anyway; I was wet to a new extreme. Even after hours of hunching in a kinda-squat position, the storm…

But there are other things you can do. — I once had a (virgin) mojito, and it lead to the most excruciating pain of my life. I still have nightmares about lime, soda water and sugar. I was 12 and in Cuba for a family vacation. The great thing about Cuban-all-inclusive-resorts is the ability to exploit the free drinks…

Actions to take to become happier, more productive and kind. — How you train is how you perform. I love this quote. If you snooze your alarm every morning, you’re not going to become better at waking up without an alarm. If you’re unkind to the people around you, you won’t become kinder. If you’re always late to hand in assignments, you’re not going to become better at…

My friend and I tried walking really far to develop empathy for people who need to walk far distances for life necessities, healthcare or safety. — I’m working on emm.health, so the issue of maternal health care has been top-of-mind. The other day my friend and I wanted to walk really far. It was to try to develop empathy for women in rural Sub-Saharan Africa who walk hours roundtrip to receive care for their pregnancies. It…

As the grey train dashes into Royal York, the TTC man waves. I step over the yellow lego platform edge as the tinted windows clasp together. The missed-the-train man waves. I slump on my red velvet throne, as tinted windows clasp together, breathing in second-hand hemp, while my throne’s threading unknots…

A Reflection from my First Year of Uni — Izzy, you’ve changed. In the best way possible. But I can’t put my finger on it. After my first semester of uni, I was back home and in my closest friend’s bedroom. Twaddling about our lives now 1200 km apart (instead of 2). Perhaps it’s just maturity? Living away from…

you walk around without headphones or AirPod Pros you grin ear to ear and wave with amplified enthusiasm upon seeing a friend you feel excited for the flowers to get hydrated from the rain you make time to read for an hour or to just lay on a yoga mat…