For the students lucky enough to be living in the heart of the 6ix here\u2019s the explanation you\u2019ve been waiting for after wondering why these borderline crazy students run into lecture late looking like a complete disaster.\u00a0Simply put: they\u2019re the definition of the UofT Student Commuter Struggle. A day in the life of a UofT commuter is usually an absolute disaster.<\/p>\n
While you were busy arriving all pretty and fresh to lecture because your journey was nothing more than a hop out your condo door, a skip to the nearest Starbucks, and a jump right in to your cozy seat in Alumni Hall, these commuting students were basically Taylor Swift dodging a bunch of Kim Kardashian exposure snapchats trying to get to lecture on time!<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a play-by-play, as told through memes and gifs, of the daily struggle of a commuting UofT student that isn\u2019t lucky enough to be putting \u201cThe 6ix, ON\u201d as their address.<\/p>\n
Toronto public transit will never fail to get you to your destination I must admit, but you will 8\/10 times be late to that destination. And so you do some breathing exercises to prepare for the long journey ahead.<\/p>\n
In the winter you\u2019ve got your parka to keep your head from falling in all kinds of directions, ultimately making you look like a tired fool!<\/p>\n
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You close your tired eyes and then that ONE person who took 16 shots of espresso before 7am begins taking phone calls! Goodbye extra sleep!<\/p>\n
You pick up the pace and build some hope that you\u2019ve bet the crowd and will get the first subway that comes without a struggle!<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve done this too many times to be polite about waiting your turn.\u00a0Plus all the bags containing your lunch, gym clothes, lab equipment, and textbooks are cutting off your circulation and so you NEED to get a seat.<\/p>\n
Put your music louder, wipe your sweat, and embrace the death stares!<\/p>\n
Alright, this is the last stretch before you can get off public transit and rely on your own legs to get you to class.<\/p>\n
You begin to feel the sweat forming on your forehead again. Please, no! You pray the robotic female voice will be wrong this time!<\/p>\n
You had One. More. Stop. It hits you. Class begins in 3 minutes. You\u2019ll never make it!<\/p>\n
You suddenly want to kill the robotic voice, and slowly begin to accept the fact that you\u2019ll never ever make it to lecture on time. All part of a day in the life of a UofT commuter.<\/p>\n
THIS BITCH!<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026the delay we were experiencing North bound at our Queen\u2019s Park subway station has now been cleared.\u201d<\/p>\n
Have I told you how much I love you, you beautiful female robot!<\/p>\n
Flying up the subway stairs (you don\u2019t have time for the escalator), you pop out onto the street clutching all of your belongings. Sprinting to Alumni Hall as if the ground is crumbling behind you! You’ve never ran so fast, unless you live a day in the life of a UofT commuter.<\/p>\n
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Running to the nearest subway station, thankfully there are no delays. You run to the GO train with 2 minutes until departure.<\/p>\n
The doors close behind you\u2026<\/p>\n
Ah another day of commuting! That wasn\u2019t too bad\u2026 You clue in right then that it\u2019s absolutely packed and you\u2019re stuck standing the whole ride home.<\/p>\n
Rethinking your day you repeat your motto and get ready for another long day of planes, trains, and automobiles tomorrow! Stress is a constant part of a day in the life of a UofT commuter.<\/p>\n
So now you know! Being a commuter isn\u2019t as easy as we all make it look. Despite the delays, noisy people, and body checking through crowds, the commute is the most exciting part of our day.<\/p>\n
Without the struggle of getting downtown from the suburbs, us commuters wouldn\u2019t have any interesting stories to tell our fellow downtown-living friends.<\/p>\n
Just be mindful next time you glare at the person who strolls in 20 or 30 minutes late to lecture. Sometimes it\u2019s out of our control, but know that we\u2019re totally basking in the joy of actually making it to class\u2026 on time or not! Now you finally understand a day in the life of a UofT commuter!<\/p>\n
For the students lucky enough to be living in the heart of the 6ix here\u2019s the explanation you\u2019ve been waiting for after wondering why these borderline crazy students run into lecture late looking like a complete disaster.\u00a0Simply put: they\u2019re the definition of the UofT Student Commuter Struggle. A day in the life of a UofT…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19248,"featured_media":86784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[6224],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-74003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-u-toronto-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n