20M Uvic local looking to expand my social circle

20M living close to Uvic

Never made a post like this to a local community before, but basically as the title says, I’m looking to meet more people and get out more

I’ve been living here for about 10 years, but I’ve realized that 99% of my friends are just old highschool buddies who can’t always make time to do something since we’ve all branched out. And I didn’t really go to a lot of social events during my first years of Uvic because I was pretty bogged down with class work… plus I’m a bit shy.

I’m a pretty outdoorsy person, I love tidepooling at the beach, and I’m really into freediving and spearfishing, so I’m always looking to get in the water! I’m a pretty big fish and bug nerd (studying marine bio) so I like picking up things and IDing or sketching them. On top of that, I of course love all the local hikes we have here on the island.

On top of that, I’m pretty into bouldering, and try and get to the BoulderHouse when I have time. I enjoy PC gaming (when I have time 😮‍💨) so I’m always down to do something online too. I like going to the gym, running, boxing, anime, drawing, and honestly just trying new activities, to name a few. If you’d like to know more specifics if what I’m into feel free to ask

I’m really just trying to meet new people before classes start up again, even if it doesn’t mean making a new best friend, having someone or a group of people to do something with so my daily routine isn’t just “going to work”.

Anyway, if any of this sounds interesting, feel free to send me a dm! I’m pretty busy Tuesdays-Saturdays with work, but I’d be more than happy to chat and figure something out of my days off/after work!