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Life can be nomadic when you are a co-op student at the University of Waterloo – especially if you are open to venturing outside the GTA or KW. My first work term was in Waterloo, but after that I tried to always venture wherever I could find an interesting opportunity or city. Here are some life lessons I wish I knew before I signed up for coop.
Kid Sarnia
My co-op adventures first brought me to the bustling city of Sarnia, Ontario. It’s home to a significant …
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During a recent coffee break at work, a coworker shared that he bought a box of Oatmeal Crisp with a free Cineplex movie pass. Movie tickets usually go for $12 these days, and this particular cereal box cost $4. Based on those economics you could keep the movie coupon, throw out the cereal, and still save money in the end.
Like any coupon, there are restrictions which were outlined on the side of the cereal box:
Only valid on Sunday – Thursday
Free general admission ticket in February
Free small popcorn or …
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It’s impossible to be a chemical engineering graduate without:
having worked in Fort McMurray
having thought about working in Fort McMurray
having known someone who worked in Fort McMurray
I’ve had classmates work in Fort McMurray, and they have either hated it or loved it. In Spring 2008, I had an offer to work with Syncrude for my last work term, but I turned it down to try other things. The following academic term, I decided to do one of my geography assignments on Fort McMurray to get to know the place …
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Everyone has a gym pet peeve.
Grunting weight lifters
People who drench machines in sweat and simply walk away
An expensive gym membership that entitles you to broken antique equipment
The guy that basically doesn’t lift anything and is always going for a drink of water
People who try to pick up at the gym
Imaginary lat syndrome
I have my own pet peeve:People who weigh themselves at the gym
Why is it a pet peeve? Your body weight is constantly …
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I have always been a Geography geek. I often joke that I would rather read a map instead a book. I was always the one reading the road maps during my family’s summer camping trips. I was always fixated on looking at maps from the Age of Discovery… and when I was a kid I went through a phase of watching the Weather Network religiously. It probably had to do with showing data on the cool maps, or waiting for the weatherman to announce a snow day …
