Friday, December 16, 2011

So You've Applied To Glendon...

Gather round kids! It's time for another one of Uncle Juan's great stories! (For optimal effect, picture me as the jolly ol' snowman on the left)

The year: 2010. The day: December 23, 2011. The place: Kitchener, Ontario. Who: Me of course!

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Juan's Declassified School Survival Guide

Once upon a time there was grade 12 student name Juan. He went to high school in Kitchener, Ontario, and at the beginning of grade 12, he had his heart set on Wilfrid Laurier and their Languages studies program. However in October of that year, his Grade 12 French teacher had ordered a Liaison visit from Glendon College, and he fell in love. He wanted to major in French studies and was considering pursuing a career in education. The French program, the bilingual atmosphere of Glendon and the Concurrent Education program all seemed to good to be true, but he applied anyway. He was accepted and in September of the following year, he began his studies at Glendon, and he there decided he wanted to double major in Drama and French. He lived happily ever after.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Is De-Inspiration A Word?

Inspiration; it's a weird concept. The idea that something you see, read, hear, taste, smell, and/or experience can trigger a whole set of thoughts and ideas that you then can use to make something concrete. However, where does one find inspiration? Or rather inspiration strong enough that you can follow through on that?

Monday, October 31, 2011

An International, Close-Knit Community


So I've been trying to figure out what to write my next blog post about, and I was having lots of trouble. I was racking my brain over and over, and I was down right frustrated. This is what I looked like.------>

 I decided to start thinking about why I liked Glendon and one of the best parts I realized was that there are so many different cultures and types of people here at Glendon. Almost everyday I meet someone from a different city, province, or even country! It's absolutely amazing. So I started wondering how I could write about the diversity of Glendon. Then it stuck me. I'll just introduce you to a few of the Glendonites just so you can see how diverse we are!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

A Space For Students and By Students.

So while this picture may seem like a staged picture for a TV show series, or something of the sort, this is a moment captured in time of pure happiness, joy and laughter. And all this can be experienced at Lunik Cafe....
Okay, let's cut the cheese. This is me and 3 of my friends just being complete utter dorks (and perhaps a disturbance)... But we are actually at Lunik Cafe which is an awesome new, up-and-coming space at Glendon.

Monday, October 10, 2011

First things first, welcome to my blog and my very first post! My name is Juan Garrido, and I'm one of Glendon College's eAmbassadors this year! I'll be blogging and tweeting about what it's like to be a student here at Glendon. My current plan is to get my Trilingual iBA with a double major in French and Drama Studies, and at the end of this year I'm going to apply for the Concurrent French Education program offered here. That's basically a fancy way of saying that I'm insane. I live on residence, so any questions you have about living on campus, feel free to ask me in the comments section, or in the handy Formspring widget over here ---->

I could go on forever introducing myself, but I'll stop myself. That way if you want to know more about me you'll just have to keep reading my blog ;)