My Post-Grad UVic Life: I Got a Job!
Let’s take a little stroll down memory lane. You may recall my dithering blog posts where I complained about how I didn’t know what...
Let’s take a little stroll down memory lane. You may recall my dithering blog posts where I complained about how I didn’t know what...
You may have seen some of the signs around campus advertising for the first Annual Vikes Amazing Race, but what is it, and what...
About four months ago, the fact that I was going to graduate this semester seemed like the most exciting thing. After 16 consecutive years...
Midterm season is in full bloom, and while grades may be dropping at the rate the leaves are falling out there, it’s also the...
1. When your parents are in town and offer to take you grocery shopping, it’s basically Christmas. “Wait — you mean I can get...
Well, it’s here folks. My final hurrah, my last semester here at UVic. As you can tell, I’m already getting nostalgic. These four —...
If you’re like me—a ’95 baby who hopped right into University after high school—you’re watching all your friends graduate right now, thinking “huh, that...
At the end of my work term in Bali, Indonesia, I found myself with an extra week during which the schools were closed for...
For some context, read my previous post on the Recreation and Health co-op I’m doing in Ubud, Bali. A few weeks ago I found...
You may have read a few of my previous posts on the “one million things to do when preparing for a co-op or semester...
When I moved into residence in first year, partying was a big part of the culture for many people. I remember strange nights wandering...
This time last year, I did exactly the opposite of what I normally do. I abandoned all my responsibilities, dropped everything, and headed to...
Three and a half years into my degree, and I have somehow found myself in the middle of the jungle in Ubud, Bali, on...
As notorious January comes around, overnight it seems that TVs are playing Jenny Craig commercials nonstop, spin classes fill up, and your best friend’s...
We are young, we are bright, and we are resilient — what better time in life to do something scary and move to another...
If you ask me, November is absolutely the worst month. Not only is it rainy and cold every day, but all the leaves have...
I daydream about my outdoor trips beforehand, like I imagine most things: with rose-colored glasses, pre-setting expectations for shadow-lit sunsets and weather worn rope...
Hey second years, how’s it going? If you managed to find housing in that summer madness of the 0.6% vacancy rate, good for you!...
Welcome to October, everyone! Unfortunately, the turning of the seasons means that all the fun and games of the September honeymoon period are over....