Vlogging in Helsinki

Moikka BCIT! This week’s post is a little late because I sorely underestimated the amount of time it would take me to throw together a brief video recap. Holy video rendering, Batman! But don’t fret! because this week’s post is fresh today in the form of a video update from Finland! I had a bunch…

App Review: Periscope

Calling all travellers: Periscope is a trending app that lets you see the world through other peoples’ eyes in the most amazing way possible. If you don’t already have it, I highly suggest downloading it! Let me tell you why.   Since downloading Periscope from my App Store, I toured Central Park, saw a sunrise…

Keeping Busy in Vancouver

It can sometimes be difficult to appreciate all the wonderful things Vancouver has to offer when you’re stuck in the library for what feels like days on end, staring out the window to the grey, rainy, crow-filled skies of BCIT. However, British Columbia was recently voted one of the happiest provinces in the country, while…

Student Life in Finland

Moi BCIT. Today marks our 16th day in Helsinki. This past week we officially started classes at the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. We are taking five full-time courses: Investment and Portfolio Management, European Business Area, Branding, Small and Medium Enterprise Management, and Finnish. We will also be taking an intensive week-long ethics course, but…

Hei from Helsinki

Hei from Helsinki! This January I travelled to Helsinki Finland with another BCIT BBA student to study for a semester abroad. I’ll be here until the end of May and you can follow along here at the Link where I’ll be posting weekly updates about my experience abroad. A lot has already happened in the…

Virtual Reality for Businesses

Virtual reality is my most recent topic of interest. Over the past couple weeks, I have been monitoring virtual reality news & information and learning more about what it means. I would not classify myself as an expert in this topic, but more of an intrigued novice. This post will go over what I have learned about virtual reality…

New Year, No Money

The New Year has officially begun and with that comes the influx of new years resolutions, many of which focus around financial stability and budgeting. However, unless you’re lucky enough to be the winner of the upcoming powerball lottery, being a student at a time when the Canadian dollar is hitting record lows does not…