New York City: That’s a wrap! Thanks from the big apple!
And then I was off to my final destination: New York City. After 121 hours on the train (which equals 5 days and 1...
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Niagara Falls: A lot of water, a lot of tourists
I always considered Niagara Falls to be a must-do when you’re in eastern Canada. However, before I left, people from the west coast were...
Halifax: I made it! I touched the Atlantic!
And sometimes, things just do not work out the way they are supposed to. I don’t like when blogs simply superficially show off all...
Ottawa: Sup, Prime Minister?
The capital. The home of our beloved Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In my opinion, you could really feel that this is an important government...
Montréal: Suddenly Everything’s French
After my time in Toronto, seeing Montréal felt like a relief. It’s still a big city but it seemed so much more playful, colourful,...
Toronto: Canada’s Metropolis
“My parents are from Jamaica but I grew up in Toronto with a lot of Koreans. I think I had my first English speaking...
Winnipeg (Part 2): Winterpeg, its Underground and a New Museum
Once, Winnipeg was the biggest city in North America. The perfectly central location in Canada created an important trading point between the East and...
Winnipeg (Part 1): Happy Folk Fest!
Imagine you’re lying in the grass, the sun is shining in your face, the greatest people around you, and beautiful live music is playing...
Survival Guide for a 36 hour train ride. Without wifi.
As I have learned, trains are no common mode of transportation in Canada for passengers, especially not here in the West. You can see...
Taking UVic across the country
Coming to UVic from Germany, I had a picture in mind of the typical Canada and its people. But Victoria directly challenged that: People...
5 Tips for a Weekend Trip to Portland, OR
Sometimes you have a long weekend or the next reading break coming up and you just want to get out of town, see something new,...
Canada vs. Germany: 7 Differences in the Student Life
My time here in Canada is slowly but steadily coming to an end. Only two weeks left until I’ll be leaving Victoria and going...
Canadians and their “Sorry!” (Podcast)
Canadians love maple syrup. Canadians wear plaid shirts all year round. Canadians apologise for everything. Those are probably the most heard stereotypes about our...
How to Talk Like a First Year UVic Student
Coming to UVic from another place, it can be hard to find your community on campus. However, it is always a good first step...
5 Reasons Why Germans can’t speak English
When I came to Canada, a lot of people didn’t even need to ask where I’m from after they heard me talking — they immediately knew...
5 Uniquely Canadian Foods You Have to Try
This post originally appeared on become Canadian, a blog about how to blend in with with locals on the West Coast, on April 2, 2016....
5 English Phrases You Shouldn’t Take Too Literally
This post originally appeared on become Canadian, a blog about how to blend in with with locals on the West Coast, on March 22,...
Why are Indigenous languages important?
Aaron Wells, a member of Ehattesaht First Nation from up island, came down to Victoria to work at the Our Living Languages: First Peoples’...
Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness — With a Bungy Jump
Depressed people are just sad sometimes, schizophrenia immediately turns you into a serial killer and people with Tourette’s syndrome insult everyone all day long...
Making a Difference at UVic
I want to change the world for the better. I want to have a positive impact. A lot of students have this thought in...