{"id":4471,"date":"2025-06-16T17:40:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/?p=4471"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:19:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:19:47","slug":"student-newsletter-from-lsi-toronto-may-16th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/2025\/06\/student-newsletter-from-lsi-toronto-may-16th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Student newsletter from LSI Toronto, May 16th 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><em>Student Activities: A Nature Walk through Evergreen Brickworks Park<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Toronto transitions from a frigid and forbidding late winter into a proper spring, LSI students are increasingly tempted to explore the great outdoors. But how much nature can you really see in the middle of a big city? Believe it or not, you can feel enveloped by forest greens and muddy browns in just a 30 minute walk from LSI Toronto campus! On Friday the 9th, a stroll through historic Rosedale brought us to a trail with steep hills and budding trees. Before long, we found ourselves in beautiful Evergreen Brickworks Park, which used to be a brick factory before being renovated into a mixed-use centre surrounded by nature. The highlight? A wooden boardwalk which allowed us to view the local wildlife in the ponds below. We saw turtles, a frog, and lots of birds that like to make their nests near the water. What about foxes? Sadly, none. <em>Maybe next time!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3185-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4472\" style=\"width:509px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3185-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3185-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3185-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3185-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3185-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3185-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3185-690x518.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><strong><em>Ice Cream Quest: Mizzica<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which do you like more, ice cream or gelato? In pursuit of an answer to this delectable question, we stopped by Mizzica Gelateria &amp; Cafe on Queen St. West on May 12th. Sampling and mixing flavours like Guava, Tiramisu, and Mango-Pineapple, we were all ensorcelled by the dark magic of Italian desserts. So are we gelato people now? Ask us again after the next instalment of ice cream quest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_16-6-2025_171951_-2-1024x968.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4475\" style=\"width:410px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_16-6-2025_171951_-2-1024x968.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_16-6-2025_171951_-2-300x284.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_16-6-2025_171951_-2-768x726.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_16-6-2025_171951_-2-200x189.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_16-6-2025_171951_-2-690x652.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_16-6-2025_171951_-2.jpeg 1282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Student life: A Home Away From Home<br>By Sofia Fonseca<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;As an international student, being here at LSI has given me the best experiences. Every day is a new challenge for me, from trying not to fall into the TTC delays to keeping in mind every little thing I learn from my classmates&#8217; culture. Since I came here, I&#8217;ve met the best friends ever, friends who, even though they just stay a few weeks, I will always keep in my heart, friends who feels like home. We are from different countries, but we connected through small moments\u2026 Being at LSI hasn&#8217;t just helped me to improve my English, it&#8217;s also helped me to build memories, find unexpected love, and discover a version of myself I\u2019m proud of. No matter where life takes me, I\u2019ll carry these moments with me always.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-05-at-12.47.02-AM-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4476\" style=\"width:380px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-05-at-12.47.02-AM-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-05-at-12.47.02-AM-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-05-at-12.47.02-AM-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-05-at-12.47.02-AM-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-05-at-12.47.02-AM-1-200x267.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-05-at-12.47.02-AM-1-690x920.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-05-at-12.47.02-AM-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student Activities: A Nature Walk through Evergreen Brickworks Park As Toronto transitions from a frigid and forbidding late winter into&nbsp;[&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","post-item clearfix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4471"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4493,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4471\/revisions\/4493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}