On the encouragement of my colleagues, I have decided to update my post from last year where I detailed my favourite dessert places in Kingston. 1) White Mountain White Mountain is a Kingston staple. It’s been around for years, and…
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Gradifying Grows! & Some Musings on the Importance of a Local Watering Hole
Good news! Congratulations to Amanda Tracey (PhD candidate, Biology) and Rachel Wayne (PhD candidate, Clinical Psychology) who are joining Atif and me* in bringing you experiences, events, and advice from our slices of grad life at Queen’s. We’re thrilled to…
Tagged with: good eats, grammar lives, Kingston favourites, new blood
Posted in Kingston, Student Perspective
Posted in Kingston, Student Perspective
Science and Storytelling
A short post today, as I know everyone is busy, and the time you spend reading could be better spent listening to me in the YouTube video above I was fortunate enough to speak at TEDxQueensu last semester. For those…
New Year’s Resolution: Get Involved!
Gradifying’s first post back from the winter break is a timely one for any of you who are thinking of the new calendar year and the new semester as the time for fresh starts. Amanda Tracey, PhD Candidate in the…
Queen’s Frosh Week As Told By Star Wars GIFs
My colleagues have touched on some of the more serious issues of the day. However, when I arrived at Queen’s, I had bigger questions: Why do people keep yelling “how do you feel?” What’s a “greasepole” and why do people…
Tagged with: frosh week, Grad Student Life, humour, Kingston, orientation
Posted in Kingston, New Students
Posted in Kingston, New Students
Favourite Dessert Places in Kingston
So last time I talked about my favourite places to hang out in Kingston. Given the heatwave that has swept across the country this month, I thought I’d shift gears slightly and talk about my favourite places to grab ice…
Get Active This Summer
It’s that time of year again when the days get longer, the temperature rises, and the campus gets quieter. An academic year draws to a close for undergrads but for us grad students the work continues through the summer. We…
Favourite Summer Places in Kingston
Summer is upon us. The undergrads have (mostly) left, and the first swarms of mayflies are gone, which means it’s finally patio weather in Kingston. And what a glorious city for patios it is! Someone once told me that Kingston…