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Read through experience reports and student stories by VIU students. Find out what it is like to live in one of the most spectacular places in the world – in a dreamlike location close to beaches, forests and mountains. We have compiled student stories on travels in Canada, living in beautiful British Columbia and enjoying leisure time in Nanaimo and Vancouver. Get in the mood for your big adventure in Canada and have fun reading our student stories! Request further information on studying in Canada!
Ice Skating and Ice Hockey in Nanaimo – Semester Abroad Canada
Ice Skating and Ice Hockey in Nanaimo Report by Simone R. Ice Skating in Canada Nanaimo has two ice arenas. The first one, Nanaimo Ice Center, is super close to the university (just a three minute walk) and the second one, Cliff McNabb Arena, is located in Bowenroad....
Grocery Stores in Nanaimo – Semester Abroad Canada
Grocery Stores in Nanaimo Report by Anja H. How and where to go shopping in Nanaimo Shopping in Nanaimo is not so easy if you don´t have a car. So you basically have five options to buy your food: First option: You go to “Quality Foods” at 867 Bruce Ave – it is a...
Port Hardy – Semester Abroad Canada
Port Hardy Report by Viktoria d.K. Port Hardy - Where are the Bears? We went to Port Hardy basically to see bears, but of course regardless of how hard we looked, we just couldn’t find any! The most bear-like thing we saw during our trip was bear-poop and a really...
Caving – Semester Abroad Canada
Caving – A Challenging Sport Report by Simone R. As we registered for the outdoor sport programs in September, we had no idea what ‘Caving’ really is. However because there were free space left, we enrolled. So two months later on November 22nd we started around 9 am...
A Day in Vancouver – Semester Abroad Canada
A Day in Vancouver Report by Anja H. If you´re going to VIU, you have to visit Vancouver for sure. For me it is one of the most beautiful cities I´ve ever seen. The difficult part is finding a “good weather weekend” – luckily I had such nice weather on my trip, that I...
Gabriola Island – Semester Abroad Canada
Gabriola Island Report by Simone R. Gabriola Island is an island located pretty close to Nanaimo. It takes just 20 minutes to go there and it costs 11.50 CAD for round trip. You just have to pay in Nanaimo, so keep your ticket! It was a lovely Sunday, so we decided to...
Rockies – here we come! – Semester Abroad Canada
Rocky Mountains- here we go! Report by Viktoria d.K. Rockies - here we come! My trip to the Rocky Mountains began on a Thursday afternoon at 5.15, when we almost missed the ferry to Vancouver. After a 2-hour ride we finally arrived in Vancouver and could start our...