Christina Park

Apr 2, 2024 | ubyssey.ca | Christina Park

As I rolled into Bristol with two suitcases, I wondered how this place — with its cafés, Wills Memorial Building, Gothic tower rising against the skyline and a small room with maroon curtains — would become my home for the next four months. I had no idea how much adventure awaited. I soon embarked on my first solo trip to London. It felt like a dream to cruise through the city and see the red double-decker buses and classic telephone booths I had only seen in pictures.

Feb 13, 2024 | ubyssey.ca | Christina Park

On January 25, Environment Canada issued a weather statement warning the Metro Vancouver area, Sunshine Coast, and parts of Vancouver Island for a potential of flooding due to an atmospheric river. Atmospheric rivers are a regular occurrence in BC— but climate change might be impacting their frequency and severity. An atmospheric river is a band of warm moist air spanning hundreds of kilometers long next to a cyclonic low-pressure system, moving inland from the Pacific Ocean.