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After my time reflecting on different nature experiences, I am so glad I chose to do this project. I definitely am an anxious person, and I greatly feel it when I am inside my house not doing anything for an extended period of the day. Cadboro Bay in the sun I really enjoyed using time in nature as a source of stress release. Since moving…
Haro Woods Park is located on the traditional land of the Lekwungen, Songhees, Esquimalt, and WSÁNEĆ peoples. Deer spotting down Finnerty Rd Park sign We spent our Saturday morning attending an Indigenous event at University of Victoria. Since we had to be on campus for 9am, I decided to treat myself by driving, and ended up paying for all day…
Cadboro Bay is located on the lands of the lək̓ʷəŋən, Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. We spent our last sunny Sunday in and out of Cadboro Bay throughout the day. After we both had a great sleep after our big hike on Saturday, we woke up to pure sunshine, and a lot of homework to do. To start off our day,…
East Sooke Regional Park is on the traditional lands of the SC’IȺNEW Nation, T’Souke First Nations and Pacheedaht First Nations. For this walk, I finally overcame my fear of Sooke. We drove out to East Sooke Regional Park in the early afternoon, and decided to hike the Creyke Point and Beechey Head Loop. We were expecting to do a short walk, so we were definitely underprepared for how the trail…
Mount Tolmie Park is located on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen speaking people of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations and W̱SÁNEĆ people. What a day. We had just found out our practicum placements after waiting months to receive them. I was in shock with our placement, as we had requested middle school and convinced, we were getting grade 7, but we ended…
Dallas Road is located on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen speaking people of the Songhees Nation and Xʷsepsəm Nation and W̱SÁNEĆ people. One of my favourite activities in Victoria is walking Dallas Road. This weekend was such a nice weekend out, so we decided to enjoy the sunshine and the warm weather. My roommate Megan and I drove down to Dallas Road. When we got there, it was very…
The City of Vancouver is located on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). I spent the first half of my break in Vancouver staying in my aunt’s condo! She lives right on the seawall downtown, so one of the days I was there, we walked it. Most of our walk went past Sunset Beach and English Bay,…
Gowlland Tod Provincial Park is located on the land of the W̱SÁNEĆ people, and is one of the last remaining natural areas in the Greater Victoria region. My roommate Ava and I decided we really needed to step into nature, for both exploring purposes and out mental health. We spent a total time of around 1 hour there. When we were driving there,…
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