by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP @ Inside Awareness
1. University & College Lectures – living in a university town you can attend a variety of lectures and information series events usually for free! Hook up to your university’s calendar today!
University of Victoria – Free Lecture Series
Camosun Calendar of Events
2. City, Local Library and Bookstore Public Events – go to a book reading and signing together or attend a special presentation presented in your community!
Greater Victoria Public Library
City Event Listings
3. Community Gardens – source out local gardens that are open to the public. In Victoria, we are lucky enough to have many stunning gardens within the City and free to explore. For example – Finnerty Gardens at the University of Victoria, Beacon Hill Park in James Bay.
Finnerty Gardens – University of Victoria
4. Local Markets, Food kiosks and trucks – meet up to enjoy different foods at markets or around your town. Enjoy the scenic downtown areas and be a tourist in your own town!
5. Local Wineries – take an afternoon to check out your local wineries and sample their free tastings!
6. Natural History Society – find yours and check out their schedule for bird-watching, nature and historical lectures.
7. Explore your local Tours and Walking Maps – Locate interesting walking maps in your town and meet up to investigate. In Victoria, we enjoy tours of historical architecture, Chinatown, Artist Stroll events, Fisherman’s Wharf, Ross Bay or Chinese Cemeteries (Historical Sites) with Emily Carr and Billy Barker (Barkerville, B.C.) and more!
Chinese Cemetery
8. Volunteer in the local park, forest trails and beach clean up – Get outdoors and meet up to do an activity together that is invigorating and giving back. Forest trails and parks are looking for volunteers to clean out invasive plant species and our local Surf-riders are looking for beach clean-up help at their events.
9. Tour your local museums, old churches and interesting historical buildings in your city. Take time to walk through some of these local gems and stop for a treat along the way.
10. Inner City Walks or walk outside your doorstep – In Victoria, we are lucky enough to have scenic walks along our waterfront with downtown parks that have walking trails! Many of these can be reached during lunch breaks!
11. Volunteer at local festivals & events! – Victoria hosts many festivals and events that are in need of volunteers from concerts, walks, and runs to Ted Talks!
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Tip of the Day: Hang out first. No pressure. Just enjoy each other’s company. Everyone could use new friendships. This can be a time that is the honeymoon of friendships.
Tip of the day: Within 10 minutes you will know if it will be rewarding to put time and energy into pursuing a relationship. Notice it their eyes remain in contact with yours. This indicates they are into you. Notice if the words they use are the same or similar to yours. For example: Do you both use, Great as an expression or a statement such as I am interested in….. Pay attention to words they use that disturb you. This will never change it will only become more annoying!
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Tip of the day: Organize yourself to meet a handful of potential dates. Keep it light and easy. Enjoy meeting and connecting to find out more about yourself and them. Meeting someone is not a commitment to date. Meeting someone is not a commitment to sex. Stand out! Give them an experience where they want to find out more!
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