Tofino Itinerary (the Hawaii of Canada)
Vancouver Island is home to many beautiful cities full of rare nature, animals, food, and activities! The most popular city to take a road...
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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...
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...
Photos From a Saturday at the Beach
As the semester begins to get crazier and busier, it can be really difficult to take time out of your days or weeks for...
Where to Explore in Greater Victoria This Summer
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,...
Reading Break trip to Port Renfrew
Reading break is for reading right? Well, sometimes. In my opinion, reading break at UVic is also a time for everyone to recharge, to...
Four Post-Pandemic Places in British Columbia to Travel to
British Columbia is a huge province — its land totals 944,735 square kilometers — about twice the size of Spain or France. But the...
The Extended Break: What to do With 5 Extra Days Off!
UVic recently announced that they extended the Winter holiday by five extra days. Rather than going back to school on January 6th, current students...
How to Bring a Little of Victoria (and UVic!) to You
I’ve been missing Victoria and all its quirks and beauties a little more than usual in the last few weeks. If you’re experiencing some...
My Local Post-COVID19 Bucket List
So I finished my first year at UVic. I’ve been laid off from my part-time job. I’ve exhausted what feels like every series on...
Photo Journal: My Favourite Views in Victoria
While I sit at home, confined inside and doing my part social distancing, things can get pretty boring. I have a lot of time...
Daisies at East Sooke Park
This was definitely one of my favorite and most memorable hikes! I was not expecting a field of daisies but that’s what I got...
Stoney Hill Regional Park | Cowichan Valley
To be fully honest, this was a beautiful hike, but it definitely took a bit of navigating to get to these sites! I wished...
Global Climate Strike
The climate strike that took place all across the globe this past week came to a conclusion on Friday, September 27th; however, the fight...
UVic Students Take a Snow Day!
University of Victoria students enjoyed this snow day to the fullest building snowman “Pepe” and making snow angels. Stay warm out there!
Another Hike?! Mount Tzouhalem
Another hiking post from me! I think I’m going to start grading them out of five! I’d give this one 3.5 stars. Here’s some...
Aaniin = I See Your Light
As I saw the yellow school bus pull up outside the Fraser building, I made the slow realization that I was about to knowingly...
Visiting an Ecovillage
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...
Travelling the BC Coast
I’ve recently realized that the longer I spend living far away from my family, the more of them I begin to see in myself...
For the Love of Summer…
When I moved across the country from my hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia to attend UVic last September, I assured my family that I...