Celebration - 1 month!

I have now officially been here for one month! Even as course-work piles on and the prospect of needing to write a thesis proposal looms near, there's time to escape to the mountains for a much-needed break. My program (Resource Management and Environmental Studies) put together a trip for new and returning students to go up to the UBC cabin at Whistler. We went on a hike up a lovely mountain, sampled wild blueberries, then came back to the lodge in time for some time in the sauna and an Iranian-Indian meal :) The next day a few of us went on a hike again and I thought to myself- it's like being a "real" person again- enjoying the weekend with no responsibilities! Even if my homework suffered, well worth-it to get to know the people in my program better and be in nature while the sun shines...