Taking the Plunge
Crisp, cold water hits my face as I dunk in the salty water. My senses are temporarily numbed and my head clears. I emerge...
Crisp, cold water hits my face as I dunk in the salty water. My senses are temporarily numbed and my head clears. I emerge...
It’s no secret that the housing market in Victoria could use some work—it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find rentals in the communities surrounding UVic....
I spend the majority of my free time outdoors visiting my favourite places to relax in nature and exploring the island to discover new...
Staying in Greater Victoria this summer? Love spending time outdoors? Luckily Vancouver Island is a nature lover’s haven and there are endless parks, campgrounds,...
These are my favourite spots at Utrecht University, where I’m doing an exchange. 1. The library This 6-floor maze always has beautiful natural light...
I’ve lived in Victoria for a year and a half and I still feel like a foreigner to Victoria’s streets. From the climate to...
I am sitting at my old wooden desk. Its surface is littered with a mess of things: flashcards, a notebook, a series of botanical...
Although I can’t quite identify it, there is something about the UVic campus that I feel deeply connected to. Perhaps it’s the quad, the...
British Columbia is a huge province — its land totals 944,735 square kilometers — about twice the size of Spain or France. But the...
On Friday, March 15th, I attended the Student Climate Strike at the BC Legislature Building in Victoria, in the company of at least 1000...
University of Victoria students enjoyed this snow day to the fullest building snowman “Pepe” and making snow angels. Stay warm out there!
Over the past two weeks, there has been a series of events in my life that has seriously stressed me out. I took a...
When your stress level is maxed out and you feel completely overwhelmed, sometimes the best idea is the most tempting one: Run away from...
This is just a little Fall appreciation! In the Bahamas, as beautiful as it is, you don’t get to experience the changing of the...
One vital lesson that I’ve learned from my time as an Environmental Studies student is that many ecological concepts can easily be extrapolated for...
This semester, I’m enrolled in a very thought-provoking Environmental Studies course called ES 384: The Integral Systems View of the World. Now, I’m sure...
When I moved across the country from my hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia to attend UVic last September, I assured my family that I...
Victoria is as unique as it is photogenic. From locals to visitors from all over the world, there are five pictures we have all...
I’ll admit it, I recently had a bit of an existential crisis. Nothing major, just a healthy dose of questioning the direction of my...
Located on Vancouver Island, off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, the University of Victoria is hidden gem when it comes to American students’...