Mountain Meteorology Field School: What I Learned
This past reading break, I got the amazing opportunity to partake in a week-long field school in the Geography Department, called Mountain Meteorology, a...
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Reading Week in the Mountains
This past reading break, I got an amazing opportunity to participate in the Mountain Meteorology field school through the Geography department. Our group of...
Why do an Exchange? 5 Reasons
Why go on exchange? It’s the question that I asked myself many times before leaving for The Netherlands this spring. Why travel halfway across...
The intersection of art and science
It is sometime before six am. The pre-dawn sky is pearly grey. My dog snores with deep rumbling breaths; I think this has awoken...
Vocalizing Goals: They Are Part of You
When people ask us to define ourselves, we often look back retroactively and recount important accomplishments, moments, likes, dislikes, and habits. By only looking...
Learning Self-Compassion with UVic Bounce
As a university student, you face a lot of big decisions, challenges, and a roller coaster ride of emotions. It can feel pretty isolating...
How a $100+ million scholarship fund gives Schulich Leaders “unlimited possibility”
Have you ever met someone and thought, “Wow, I don’t know how they do it”? Well, that’s exactly how I felt during my Zoom...
Pottery in a Pandemic: Lessons Learned
This fall, I decided to try something new. I wanted to find a safe and socially distanced hobby during the pandemic. I noticed my...
I Completed a Co-op Work Term From My Bedroom and You Can Too
For the last seven months, I have been a full-time employee and co-op student. In the last seven months, I have not once stepped...
Searching for Jobs and Career Planning in the Age of COVID-19
In the last few months, there seems to be a never-ending list of worries and concerns. On the top of many students’ lists is...
Explore – A Summer Student Program of Language and Travel
What is Explore? Explore is a program for Canadian students to learn French in an immersive environment in Canada. When you apply you choose...
10 Interesting First-Year Electives
If you’re overwhelmed by all of the electives you can take at UVic, here are some cool ones to help narrow down your options....
Manuscripts and Much More: Hands-on Learning in the Humanities
Let’s take a short little trip back in time, just a few weeks really. It’s 7:30 am on a Saturday morning in Leeds and...
Why I Chose UVic
Deciding what you want to do after graduating high school is no easy task. I decided I wanted to study psychology when I was...
Thoughts of a 20-Something on 2020
It’s become a bit of a running joke on social media that already two months in to 2020, the world has fallen into utter...
Getting up to Speed
In college I would have nightmares where I was in my old high school. I dreamed that I was most of the way done...
A Funny Little Thing Called “Culture Shock”
Whenever I heard the term “culture shock”, I naively assumed it referred to someone who was ill-equipped to deal with their new cultural settings...
Oh, the Places You’ll Go (at UVic)
This year, I’m entering my sixth year at UVic. While taking this long to get a Bachelor’s degree was never what I intended, I’m...
A Look Back on Studying Abroad in Spain
A look back onto my Study Abroad and travels in Alcala de Henares, Madrid, and Barcelona, Spain. I went to Spain to improve my...
A Weekend in Budapest
Before flying home for Christmas in December, I decided to book a trip for the last weekend of January. Although I would have liked...