About ADEOLA
I hold a bachelor's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the Federal University of Technology Akure, and I am currently enrolled in the Master's of Geomatics for Environmental Management program at the University of British Columbia. As part of my undergraduate degree thesis, I examined the role of housing administrations in the proliferation of slums and this sparked my interest in Equity and Environmental Justice as a theme. The theme of my master's degree project is also centred on using geomatics tools to interrogate equity and environmental justice issues in Urban Forestry. As I am due to complete my postgraduate studies in the spring of 2019, I am open to opportunities in Urban Planning, Geomatics, Data Analysis and Data Management generally. I also have a keen interest in policy formulation and discussions around policy implementation. This interest is demonstrated in the extracurricular activities that I undertook in the course of my undergraduate studies. I founded the first ever policy debate club in the Federal University of Technology Akure and it is a field that I look forward to exploring in the course of my career. I have a beautiful record of leadership and team building, and my love for advocacy and volunteerism is unrivaled.
WHY DO I TRAVEL?I naturally love to try out new challenges and seek out new highs even if it sometimes come with its lows. I also love photography, and I have a special affinity for beautiful landscapes. As such, I love to travel and take on new horizons that would give me access to such magnificent views whether they are natural or man made.
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Why Planning and Geomatics?As you would see from looking through this e-portfolio, I have a knack for well taken pictures and everything design. It shouldn't be surprising then that I opted to study courses that allow me to express my creative side.
Urban planning allows me to express myself by way of creative city and town designs, while Geomatics allows me to do this through beautiful, informative maps. |
MY LATEST ADVENTURE
Grouse Mountain
Growing up in the tropical heat of Nigeria, what we're blessed with are beautiful beaches, mountains, dense jungles, mangrove forests and low lying deserts. I have never seen snow or experienced what it feels. The closest I have come to seeing it was in the news or movies. Coming to Canada then, a country where half of it is sometimes covered in snow for 5-6 months of the year, with some places experiencing snow all year round, you'll not be wrong to imagine I'll be covered in snow almost immediately after I arrive.
The reality however is, I had to wait 5 months and 9 days before I get to tick that off my bucket list. For one, I came to the warmest part of Canada, and the coldest temperature I've experienced so far was a -3°c which I practically still biked in it without catching a cold or flu afterwards. Secondly, it literally didn't snow in Vancouver this year, although for the past two years the city has become covered in snow at the peak of winter. Finally, since my program will be ending the next April, I spent my December holiday working and looking for opportunities. As such, I ended up not going up the mountain to see some snow or having any sort of outdoor fun at that. This means seeing the snow capped mountains only from a distance.
Nine days into January, just before academic activities starts taking its toll, I finally heeded a friend's call to head up the mountain for some hiking and snow shoeing, and grouse mountain was our choice. Feed your eyes with the array of pictures, I hope you get a tip of the fun I had from the pictures and when next you're in Vancouver, maybe you can make it up there too.
Growing up in the tropical heat of Nigeria, what we're blessed with are beautiful beaches, mountains, dense jungles, mangrove forests and low lying deserts. I have never seen snow or experienced what it feels. The closest I have come to seeing it was in the news or movies. Coming to Canada then, a country where half of it is sometimes covered in snow for 5-6 months of the year, with some places experiencing snow all year round, you'll not be wrong to imagine I'll be covered in snow almost immediately after I arrive.
The reality however is, I had to wait 5 months and 9 days before I get to tick that off my bucket list. For one, I came to the warmest part of Canada, and the coldest temperature I've experienced so far was a -3°c which I practically still biked in it without catching a cold or flu afterwards. Secondly, it literally didn't snow in Vancouver this year, although for the past two years the city has become covered in snow at the peak of winter. Finally, since my program will be ending the next April, I spent my December holiday working and looking for opportunities. As such, I ended up not going up the mountain to see some snow or having any sort of outdoor fun at that. This means seeing the snow capped mountains only from a distance.
Nine days into January, just before academic activities starts taking its toll, I finally heeded a friend's call to head up the mountain for some hiking and snow shoeing, and grouse mountain was our choice. Feed your eyes with the array of pictures, I hope you get a tip of the fun I had from the pictures and when next you're in Vancouver, maybe you can make it up there too.
