Places in Victoria to get last minute holiday gifts!
There is still some time to pick out some gifts for your friends, family or yourself, and these places listed will help you get...
There is still some time to pick out some gifts for your friends, family or yourself, and these places listed will help you get...
I spend the majority of my free time outdoors visiting my favourite places to relax in nature and exploring the island to discover new...
I have a confession to make. I didn’t even know that the University of Victoria existed until two months before I applied here. (I...
My friends recently surprised me with a belated birthday visit to Victoria! I had been feeling a bit homesick and was missing them so...
If you give your mom a plane ticket she will nag you about all of the house things you don’t do but should have...
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Here are some of my favourite eating experiences this past term as a foodie UVIC student (not in any specific order). Spoons Diner Spoons...
As you might already know from my previous posts, I am currently on exchange in The Netherlands, in a city called Utrecht. Reachable by...
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...
For many students, right after first year (if not sooner), there is a rude awakening regarding housing in Victoria. Unless you have a specific...
I look forward to the holiday break between Fall and Spring semester all year. While having a four-month break in the summer is fantastic,...
This past summer I completed my first Co-Op with the Canadian Red Cross working as an Emergency Care Worker in the Langford Covid vaccine...
“Oh, you’re going to love it out there, island life is awesome!” Those were some of the parting words my Law 12 teacher gave...
Guest post by Ana Paula Bertho After spending my first year of university at home in Brazil, this summer I’m moving to beautiful Victoria....
I did it! After experiencing the COVID-19 restrictions, stress, and anxieties while attending my first year of university fresh out of high school, I...
As a university student, you face a lot of big decisions, challenges, and a roller coaster ride of emotions. It can feel pretty isolating...
While online school can be taxing, boring, and isolating at times, I’ve found there’s a little beauty in the mundane everyday tasks of working...
I interviewed Allie da Silva, who is a VP of the Commerce Students’ Societies’ Community Outreach Portfolio. Her team is putting on a month-long...
This reading break was my first full week of living in Victoria without schoolwork as my number one focus. My break from academics began...
Every day after we’re finished classes, my roommates and I slowly migrate to the kitchen to begin making our individual dinners. One of us...