Posted in Campus Life, Wellness on May 20th, 2012 1 Comment »
So, you’re thinking of leaving home to go to UBC next year, or maybe you aren’t leaving home, but you won’t be going to the same school or classes as your BFFs anymore. What does this mean? Can you still be friends? Do you even want to be? Can you live without them? Or will [...]
Posted in Campus Life on Apr 22nd, 2012 2 Comments »
Vancouver is a stunning place in the spring time, and nowhere is that clearer than in the UBC Botanical Gardens. My parents were here this weekend to help me pack up my dorm room (which I’ll make a post on later), so for fun we went to the Botanical Gardens. Rhododendron in all the colours [...]
Posted in Campus Life, Wellness on Apr 13th, 2012 3 Comments »
I’m no foodie, but as a first year living in residence, you can’t eat in the cafeteria EVERY night. I mean, it’s good as far as cafeterias go, but there are definitely nights when you walk in and you’re not in the mood for anything they’re serving. So as a non-food-expert, here are my top [...]
Posted in Campus Life on Apr 10th, 2012 No Comments »
Only a few moments ago, I was peacefully lying on my dorm room bed doing a word search with a crayon when from outside in the Totem courtyard I heard shouts of “Olay, olay olay olay…” Yep, if you’re on campus you know tonight is the third annual Undie Run, when students stressed from exams [...]
Posted in Campus Life on Apr 2nd, 2012 1 Comment »
Today as I was hurrying from the music building to my next class in the chemistry building (it’s actually a philosophy course; I don’t know why it’s in there), I sort of had a little magic moment. As I walked past Koerner Library onto that big lovely square looking out at Irving, I was struck [...]
Posted in Campus Life, Wellness on Mar 26th, 2012 No Comments »
Apparently, next week on April 4th, pet and owner teams will be coming to UBC as part of a pilot project aimed at reducing stress for students. Students will be able to spend 30 minutes with a cat or dog and their owner to reduce stress and anxiety. Did I mention it’s free? I really [...]
Posted in Campus Life, Residence on Feb 10th, 2012 1 Comment »
Around campus, in the dorms, on the buses – all people are talking about are the results of the residence lottery. It is well known that here at UBC, first year students are guaranteed a place in residence – it’s a nice, secure feeling, as a freshman coming in. However, once first year is over, [...]
Posted in Campus Life on Jan 24th, 2012 2 Comments »
As a UBC student, you have a ton of opportunities available to you – many of them for free, on your own campus! Here is a list of some things you can do on the Vancouver campus for free with your UBC student card. Vist the Museum of Anthropology. Seriously, if you haven’t been to [...]
Posted in Academics, Campus Life, Residence, Wellness on Dec 30th, 2011 No Comments »
Now that the year is coming to a close, I sit on my bed in my bedroom in Winnipeg, thinking about how I have finished my first term at UBC. It seems like just yesterday I was walking in to my new Junior High, scared and worried about getting lost and not knowing anyone in [...]
Posted in Campus Life, Residence on Nov 28th, 2011 6 Comments »
Those of you who follow my blog know that I have a tendency to get homesick – I still do, and I’ll admit it. Don’t get me wrong; I love UBC. I love the atmosphere, my professors, what I’m learning, all the opportunities that are opening up to me. But up til now, I was [...]
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