We cleaned up 1000lbs OF TRASH for #plasticfreejuly!
After an inspiring semester and the first couple months of warm weather I was met with the latest environmental hashtag #plasticfreejuly. My girlfriend and...
Author: Levi Hildebrand
The Summer Class to RULE THEM ALL.
Sometimes you look through your course list and you see a course title and know immediately that it is going to incredible. This summer...
This UVic student invented an eco-friendly glow stick… And I got to film it!
When I saw UVic undergraduate student Paige Whitehead’s picture up on the main page of the UVic website I was like “gosh dang it...
I learned about this dam in class, then I saw it IN REAL LIFE!
Have you ever been in class hearing about some cool project or initiative that you have wanted to check out, but it exists on...
6 Reasons Why You Should Go on Exchange!
When I decided that I was going on exchange it didn’t really seem like a big deal. This trip would be a cool experience,...
How I Get To School (Dutch Style)
The Netherlands is known for their bikes, and after two months of riding one every single day I feel like I’m already taking it...
Is home beer delivery the key to waste reduction?
Since my first day in a Geography class I have been looking for real world examples of what we we’re learning about. We would...
The Largest Bicycle Parkade in the World
As a geography student I hear a lot about these idyllic European cities that have solar power and windmills and gigantic bike parkades, so...
Saving the world inside a 16th century castle in France
My international exchange to the Netherlands has had a rather interesting start. Within 8 hours of landing in my new home of Utrecht I...
Geography Field Trip: Sooke Water Reservoir
Every year the Geography department hosts a grown-up field trip for the hydrology nerds to go visit our city’s drinking water reservoir. Forty five...
Reading Break Adventures on Hornby Island
It seems that my reading breaks are destined to be be interesting, what a bummer. This time around we went on a family trip...
My Philippines Reading Break – Behind the Scenes
Remember that one time I went to the Philippines for my reading break? *Long Profound Silence* Since I’ve come back, I’ve been asked a...
How I went to the Philippines for Reading Break
As a student, dreams of reading break start as soon as your midterms are over. “I’m going home to visit my family” or “I’m...
A Visit from the Parents
Every time my parents come to see me it’s like my whole life gets an overhaul. The fridge gets emptied then re-filled again. We...
How to Make Friends at UVic
Whether you’re coming from your parents’ basement in our local municipality of Saanich, or the other side of the planet, you’re going to need...
7 Reasons You Should Enjoy Being Unemployed
It gives me great shame to admit that I am a job snob. I have spent months trying to find an occupation that is...
Top 6 ways to look like a UVic student
Let’s set the scene; you’ve just graduated high school and you’ve been accepted by the University of Victoria. With this whole new life ahead...
Ideafest: Refugee Advocacy (video)
With so many things happening around campus it is easy to let things slip by. Ideafest should not be one of them. At the...
“Whatever Floats Your Boat”
Every day I get to see this awesome view while I wait for the bus to school, and every day this boat just sits there....
Don’t Stop When You’re Tired, Stop When You Hate Yourself
There’s a mentality in the academia world that says you should be willing to ‘do everything it takes’ and to ‘sacrifice it all’ to...