WOW guys last weekend (Saturday specifically) was probably the most important weekend when it comes to Rez Life, which is why I’m dedicating a whole post to it.
Friday night, my dorm floor planned a trip to Richmond Night Market. I feel like Richmond Night Market is something that everyone at UBC has to experience before they graduate; not only is there an AMAZING variety of ethnic food, but there’s also cute novelty items like Hello Kitty socks, phone cases, and the cutest onesies ever. Unfortunately our night was cut short as it started POURING and since there was a lack of shelter, we all just decided to call it a night. Nevertheless, I was so glad I went because it was my first time meeting most of my amazing floor mates. One of the best things about living on residence is that the RA’s always try to plan events for people to meet other people that live on the same floor/house.
Saturday was an action-packed day. Seriously, I think I only got like 4 hours of rest between 8 am and 12 am the following day… In the morning was VANIER OLYMPICS which was crazy, colorful, and competitive! The dorms in Vanier competed against each other in events like statue tag, tug-of-rope, and water balloon volleyball. Each dorm/dorm team was decked out in a different color. Not to be biased, but my dorm, Korea House, definitely had THE best cheer, THE best energy, and THE best gear – I mean, we won the SPIRIT award!! At the end of the day, my house placed 2nd which is a lot to be proud of!
Saturday night was the infamous Graffiti Dance. All 500 of us were packed in the tennis courts. The dance was a great way to meet fellow residents as everyone clamored to sign each other’s white shirts. It was definitely fun trying (and failing) to decipher who wrote what the next morning. The dance was incredibly…rowdy, for lack of a more appropriate word, haha. But it was loads of fun. I ended up leaving early because the rain was absolutely relentless, but hey, that’s Vancouver for you J.
Sunday was pretty uneventful as I mostly slept and caught up on schoolwork…
But YEAH the weekend was an absolute crazy blast. UBC is definitely not just an academic environment- there’s so many social activities that you can look forward to. Without a doubt, living on rez will leave you with many, many fond memories.