Hi everyone!!!

My name is Jenna and I’m in my 4th year majoring in biology. I’m planning to hopefully graduate the spring of 2027!

In my biology degree, I have learned that I am very interested in the human and animal biology classes, rather than plant biology. In the last few semesters I have enjoyed courses like chordate zoology and animal physiology! The labs for those classes were the best part as they were very hands-on and interesting. For example in my animal physiology lab my group and I got to experiment how blood pressure and heart rate decrease differently whether you are standing vs laying down while recovering from intense exercise! It was so interesting that my partners and I got to participate ourselves then research the outcomes of the experiment and why we got certain results!

I grew up in Abbotsford with my parents, my brother, my grandma and my cat. Before moving to the island for university, I had only been to Victoria once and I loved it so much. When I moved here I didn’t know anyone, and I was so nervous about making friends. I got beyond lucky and met my best friend Holly on my first day on campus! Holly and I have been roommates now for 2 years and I live here in Victoria all year round now. Although, I do visit Abbotsford occasionally to see my hometown friends and family. This is my second summer I have spent here and I’m very excited for the warm and sunny days ahead.

My hobbies include going to the gym, hiking, exploring, painting, and reading.  Unfortunately during the school year I get very busy with studying so I’m very excited to get back into my favourite hobbies this summer. Since living in Victoria, I have discovered that I love going to the beach in my free time as well. I can’t believe that I am in walking distance to the beach now and can go very often. I recently visited Botanical Beach and Sombrio Beach and it was amazing and I can’t wait to explore more this summer! If anyone reading has any fun hiking suggestions, or cool beaches to visit please let me know!!

I do not have any experience with multimedia in education at all, so I’m very excited to learn lots of new things! I’m looking forward to learning how to navigate my blog, and connect with others in this course!