Confessions of a School Supply Addict
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” That’s right, it’s time to go back to class after eating ourselves into a food coma...
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Geocaching 101: The Hunt for Tupperware
Geocaching: “An outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a GPS receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called...
Coffee Culture and Why You Should Take Advantage of it
Victoria has one of the best coffee cultures in the country, and we’d be fools not to take advantage of it. I grew up...
A Bibliophile’s Guide to Victoria
Philip Pullman, Sylvia Plath, Rupi Kaur, Mitchell Sturhann, and JRR Tolkein; some of my favorite authors and names you might recognize if you love...
Fall Reading Break in Seattle
Here is a little vid showing my trip to Seattle for Fall Reading Break. Thank you to my friends for hosting me and for...
Galey Farms vs. Vancouver Island Corn Maze
October has come and gone and as we move into November I want to look back at two adventures I went on: Galey Farms...
6 Tips to Make Your Tofino Reading Break Trip the Best One Ever
Tofino. The fabled land of surfing, tacos and adventure. It’s the quintessential reading break destination, the classic UVic roadtrip, and one of the core...
West Coast Warriors: What We Can Learn from Misadventures in the Outdoors
I daydream about my outdoor trips beforehand, like I imagine most things: with rose-colored glasses, pre-setting expectations for shadow-lit sunsets and weather worn rope...
UVic Photo Series: Fall
One of my favorite parts of UVic is how it looks in Fall. I cannot take enough photos, there is just so much color!...
Serene Gardens of UVic
There is a place among the trees that is tranquil, safe, and quiet. A place you can hide from your flatmate, neighbours, homework and...
Breaking Up With Netflix
I believe many students can relate when I say “my relationship with Netflix has gotten a little too serious”. From “Friends” to “The Office”, the...
My University Playlist
They say there’s music in movement. Swift, easy, loud, angry, happy, worried, desolate, perfect notes sounding their way out of laughter and tears and quirky...
From Cali to Canada
Hey there and welcome to My UVic Life. I never had a clue about where I wanted to go to university. Being from the...
7 Things to do in Victoria Before Summer Ends
The beginning of the school year is almost upon us, but that doesn’t mean fun summer activities have to stop! In Victoria, we are...
Adventuring – A How To Guide
Guest post by Ali Funk When I moved to Victoria, I became enthralled by a new hobby: adventuring. Adventuring is best described as “being...
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’...
Making the Most of Our Backyard
Being a Calgary boy, I am used to dry, pastoral landscapes and no noteworthy bodies of water. Your escape to the outdoors requires an...
Things to Do in Victoria: Hike Mount Douglas
The other day, my friends and decided to go hiking. Mt. Doug is a fantastic place to go for a nice walk, lovely fresh...
Adventures Near UVic
Back in class and the lab. Feeling thankful for a great break, and great friends. This break made it really clear how many friends...
A Weekend in Tofino with UVic Law
A couple weeks ago I wrote my first law school exam. It was my Law, Legislation & Policy midterm and while I was a...