Chapter 9: Victoria

Risk - "A ship in a harbor is safe but that's not what ships were made for"

The trip on the ferry from Vancouver to Victoria was the first time that the reality of going to a totally unfamiliar place started to sink in. It is definitely a challenge to start from scratch and figure everything out but its one of those things that only gets better with time.

I will probably say this more than once in this blog but I just feel so blessed, it feels like I have the best housemates, classmates, UVic supervisor & Rotary counselor and a big bonus is that there are a lot of South Africans in Victoria. Its the first place where people actually know where the accent comes from. (",) About 12 of us (South Africans) had a braai/barbeque and watched the rugby until 3am the other morning. We also play touchies and field hockey together every week. So all of these contribute to a very smooth and exciting transition.



Oak Bay Harbor



Bunnies and UVic go hand in hand. There are so many of them just running around on campus. Would have been nice if we could pet or feed them, but not everyone is that happy to have them around, they cause a lot of damage to the sport fields ect. so an intervention program is underway to get them down to more manageable numbers. Don't worry it doesn't involve any 'bunny'- handling, but rather to encourage the public to adopt one and take care of it.



Having fun with my new friends - Lindsay and Jill. We are a fun group studieng together and its been great getting to know everyone. I was secretly glad to find out that most of the Kinesiology Grad students were new, so we were all in the same boat, and equally desperate to make friends.



My new home, I have been really blessed with 3 great Canadian house mates. I love my new home and honestly couldn't be happier. The house is about a 10min drive from UVic, and I have been having fun trying to figure out the bus system, I'm eather just in time or just too late, but it's going a little better everyday - the upside is, that running after the bus everyday, does wonders for my fitness (",)

This week I also went to my first Rotary meeting at my host club, and it was perfect timing because the District Governor and his wife came to visit.