Not everyone takes a direct path through university. It's taken Vanessa Thomas some time to figure out where she's headed 鈥斅燽ut with her sights set on Pharmacy studies after her Arts degree, she's making the most of her journey.

With a suite of fun-filled activities, this year's edition of the DSU-organized Orientation Week presents new opportunities for Dal's newest students.

Hundreds of new international students arrived at 麻豆社 this week from all over the world, many taking in the university's many orientation activities as they look to adjust to a new country and university life far from home.

For master's student Aaron Szeto, architecture is about improving people's lives 鈥斅爓hether that's here in Halifax or around the world in countries like Thailand, Portugal or Cuba.

Oceanography PhD student Allison Chua writes about her experience in the Transatlantic Ocean System Science and Technology (TOSST) joint graduate school, which took her all the way to the African island nation of Cabo Verde to connect with fellow ocean researchers.