Author: Janet Nguyen

Janet Nguyen is a third-year Creative Writing and Screenwriting double major at York University. She loves to spend time playing with her kitten, Bean; cook vegetarian food; read all kinds of books, play Animal Crossing, and of course, write. She hopes her blog posts can help students navigate their way through this school year!

Posted by Janet Nguyen on April 8, 2021

The nice weather is here, and it looks like it might actually stay! Our Winter term is almost done and whether or not you are enrolled for summer courses, there is time to get out and enjoy the wonder ...
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Posted by Janet Nguyen on March 30, 2021

Over the last year, we have been challenged in many ways due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are almost through the school year and have accomplished so much from surviving lockdowns to learning complete ...
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Posted by Janet Nguyen on March 16, 2021

The end of semester is around the corner and it’s never too early to think about your next steps. Such as thinking of the next term– no, not Fall – but Summer! Summer is always a great season if ...
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Posted by Janet Nguyen on March 11, 2021

Wow! It’s already March and spring is fast approaching. I am so excited for the greenery and sunshine to return! This also means it’s time to start thinking about summer school. I know there a ...
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Posted by Janet Nguyen on March 8, 2021

On March 8, we celebrate International Women’s Day. A day to celebrate all the women and women-identifying people in our lives. Throughout history, women have persisted through oppression and inequa ...
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Posted by Janet Nguyen on March 4, 2021

This month we are featuring the Women Empowerment Club (WEC) at York University, a feminist student club founded in 2011 with the purpose of empowering all self-identifying women in the York community ...
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Posted by Janet Nguyen on February 23, 2021

Are you one of those people that walks into the stationery section of a store and gets excited? What about when you open a fresh notebook and can’t wait to write in perfect penmanship your first not ...
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Posted by Janet Nguyen on February 11, 2021

Reading Week gives us a chance to catch up on schoolwork, but also, some rest and relaxation. For me, and frankly most of us while we are being asked to stay home, that includes watching movies on var ...
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Posted by Janet Nguyen on January 28, 2021

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that our experience is unique to us. For example, I was in a lecture last semester where we were having a class discussion and a student needed something repeated. The ...
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