Being perpetually afraid of missing out, in addition to being isolated from everything and everyone, allowed me to explore university from the safety of my childhood bedroom.
From mid-March until the end of May, far away from my family and friends and in a city I was still a newcomer to, I experienced what was my self-isolation period in Amsterdam.
Now, in 2020, acknowledging Frosty’s menacing disappearance is more urgent than ever. The planet is our greenhouse and it is full of Hinkles.
Reaching down to pause her music, she stopped. The road was now unpaved, and her step cracked in the rocky dust.
"Unfortunately, online classes provide much less than the top-tier global education we typically pay for, and this is not the price we should be paying for the product we would be getting in return."
The sold-out crowd consisted of people from all over Vancouver. As the attendees arrived, some gathered around the fire with a hot beverage and cozied up as the speakers provided a sneak peak of the night was to bring.
The event’s general message was that everyone can benefit from minimalism by choosing to practice mindfulness, self-value and purpose.