i actually haven’t thought about this a lot but there are definitely spots i always gravitate towards. i love the library so much, especially the 5th floor where all the books for my subjects are, being surrounded by things i know so much about, and yet i am still constantly learning more. this is so precious to me. i am very passionate about what i’m studying. and there is a japanese restaurant on campus, i have many good memories of visiting there with my friends and it is just comforting to me because i love japanese food. my favourite spot is definitely the lakes. my uni is built on a park so there is a lot of green space which i am grateful for. feeding the ducks is my favourite thing to do.
Dec 27, 2024
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i was born here but haven’t lived here since i was a few months, before moving back for university. i’ve always wanted to live in an urban area with a lot of young, college aged people, and this is the perfect place for that. there are always festivals, thrift pop ups, art gallery openings, historical buildings and events to go to which i love. i enjoy meeting strange people who are part of various scenes, going to the goth club and spending time with my interesting friends. the public transportation is also great, since i don’t have a car and don’t plan on getting one either.
there is however a very large homeless issue that has been going on for years, and a housing crisis, and even my favourite cheap sandwich place has had to jack up their prices, but what can you do.
i plan on staying here for university and possibly moving away for post-grad, but this place will hold a very special place in my heart forever
Oct 27, 2024
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idk if there a name for this, i don’t mean a third place. i mean a spot you go to that is meaningful and ideally not very crowded or rarely frequented by others at all. somewhere to read or journal or just sit and think. sometimes if someone you know is special enough you‘ll take them there.
you have a lot of options in rural areas but i find they’re particularly important in suburbs or cities where there’s people everywhere all the time. if you live somewhere touristy they’re best if you gatekeep them!!
Sep 23, 2024
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I love going home. I grew up in a tiny jewel of a college town on a lake with an opera house. My mom lives in a prim little rowhouse. I love the summer. I watch the osprey that nest nearby catch water snakes and trout from the lake. I love the fall. I watch the frat boys rollerblade by shirtless, high fiving, ready to party. I love the winter. I go for long walks around the lake and into the cemetery and look at the Civil War graves while it snows. I love the spring. Everyone is so excited the winter is over, they get absolutely wasted. I see old friends from high school—teachers included—and sometimes they compliment me on some piece of writing they came across. Community is great. Townie 4 lyfe.
Jun 14, 2022
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i have been home from uni for a while over christmas break. i think about this often but i genuinely believe that uni has allowed me to grow so much as a person, to find the parts of myself that i really needed, and to understand the importance of connecting with others. and it is lovely to go home and be able to see my familiar environments in a new light based on things i have experienced at uni. but it does hurt me how easy it still is, despite all this, for me to fall back into my old habits when i am at home; being unproductive, doom scrolling, the way i can actively feel myself wasting time. i am aware that these are things that negatively impact my mood, and yet i still find myself caught up in them. i wish i understood why i do this. maybe it is the fact that i was working so hard at uni and i have simply crashed here. i have come to understand the concept of taking a real break fairly recently. but i feel as though a break should be healing. and i just wish i could read, or post on here, do things that i know will inspire me as default, instead of reverting to actions that make me feel worse. i believe i can get to that point, every day is a new day and a new chance to live it the way i want to. i am doing my best. maybe my mind is at conflict with itself; it needs a break, but also needs to feel productive, so it does neither. i am working on finding the balance. everything is a work in progress.
Dec 28, 2024
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happy memories of watching these movies with my family, including the new one this year which was AMAZING🫶 it is always beautiful to think about how some things stay with us our whole lives, like our love of certain movies, songs, foods…
Dec 27, 2024
been obsessed with aziya’s ep “bambi”. i feel like i discovered it at the perfect time in my life, it’s such a beautiful feeling when you find songs that just feel like you and exactly when you need them
Dec 27, 2024