French fry brings up an interesting little "problem". You'll find that many in the sometimes overwhelmingly huge asian population don't actually bother to deal with anyone who isn't asian. What you'll find weird is how someone who can barely speak english gets a better mark than you in English class. I still haven't solved that one.
As for UBC/the area, it's rather cool. UBC itself is on its own little peninsula. The outside of it is littered with beaches, and if you play golf, UBC has its own golf course. You never have to leave campus, because pretty much everything you could ever need, other than skiing and related things, is on campus. It is a rather big, spread out campus, so get used to walking really fast between classes, or just skate to get around. Skating is legal on vancouver city streets, just like biking, so it's actually a lot more convenient than in most places. The area just outside of UBC is really nice, with Kitsilano being my favourite. Lots of cool little stores, nice restaurants, a few cool small bars, more coffee shops than you could ever imagine, and yuppies everywhere, which means hot moms, or hot dads for you I guess.
Problem with UBC is that it's a little isolated. Downtown Vancouver is a 15-20 minute drive usually, and the bus takes longer. However, it's not all that bad, and yes, Whistler isn't that far, so you're good. Plus you get a dirt cheap Whistler if you feel like it (last year's cost UBC/SFU students $380 canadian with taxes...HA!), so you really have no excuse to go riding.
What else...uh, ya go to UBC so josh and JD aren't so lonely...hahaha the SUB option is still open for you.
Bahahaha... or, you could call it the 'elitist snob' cult. Anyways, my family already owns a country club, so no thanks.
J.D. May
