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...
Tagged: summer
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...
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,...
What to do with your free time, now that you have so much
It’s typical, isn’t it? You spend all school year wishing you had a little time off, some space to breathe and relax and not...
7 reasons why summer school rocks!
Are you taking summer classes? Are you thinking of taking a summer term at some point? Are you dreading it? If you answered ‘yes’...
The best summer of your life?
If there’s one thing I know how to do right, it’s summer. This summer I’ll be taking classes and studying for the MCAT, but...
4 of my expected unexpected challenges of post-grad life
1. What do I do with all this free time? I should have so much free time! Yet, now that I’ve finished my program,...
4 months of summer!
One of the most exciting things about university is that summer break is actually just as long as each term in the school year....
So you’re leaving for the summer…where do you start?
Going home to some place other than Victoria after exams? Get a co-op abroad? There’s a lot to worry about while studying for finals,...
Summer in Victoria…so close guys.
Victoria is one of the most beautiful places to be in the summer. The weather is warm — but not scorching hot, there are...