Hooray! Happy Thanksgiving! Hope everyone had a relaxing and restful weekend. To me, Thanksgiving means pumpkin season is here and Halloween is just around the corner! Canada probably has the best autumn in the world. All those glowing red, orange,…
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Taking Advantage of Nature In/Around Kingston
It’s beginning to feel more like spring! Exams are done, and hopefully all the marking you have had to do is finished as well. For those of you sticking around in Kingston summer, I’m sure you’ve already noticed the libraries…
Posted in Families, General, Holidays, Kingston, New Students, Overwork, Staying Well, Time off, Uncategorized Tagged with: activities, balance, outdoors, summer, wellness
Coffee and Cramming: Cafes Around Kingston to Study In
Graduate work can often be isolating; whether it’s long hours in the lab, in the library or in your home office pouring over books, experiment results or excel sheets. Sometimes a change in your work space is much needed and…
Posted in General, Holidays, Kingston, Productivity, Staying Well, Student Perspective, Teaching, Thesis, Uncategorized
Take 5: Break Time
It’s time for Gradifying to take a little break, for five weeks. We have all had some fun exploring new issues and themes – as well as some old topics from new perspectives – that we hope have provided some…
Posted in General, Holidays, New Students, Student Perspective Tagged with: see you in August, Summer hiatus, taking a break
Make Your Next Watching List: Three Handpicked Movies
Searching for a GREAT STORY？ Wanting to experience a VISUAL FEAST? Thinking about taking a BREAK from the school work? Time for a movie treat! With numerous movies being shown in the cinema, I selected three of them that I had…
Making Your Home for the Holidays When You Can’t Make it Home
We’re going to keep it light at Gradifying this month. We’ve all been through enough. It’s been a long term. We (the proverbial ‘we’) are stressed, tired, maybe bruised up, and definitely ready for a break. I’m ready for a…