Hi, MYP5 class of 2024-2025 my name is Polina Ulanova and I’ve been at this school since I was 13 years old. Coming to this school at first was very scary for me especially because having been only in public schools my entire life even going as far as when I still lived in St. Petersburg Russia, I felt very out of place. However, as I have spent more and more time at this school, I have grown to very much love almost everything about it even the parts I hated at first. Knowing this and remembering how I felt myself first stepping foot into this school, I have tried to be as friendly as I possibly can to any new or returning students. If you have any questions at all about any clubs, sports, or anything else including just questions about things you can do on the island I will always be here to help! I myself am a part of the girl’s volleyball team, the girl’s soccer team here at Brookes Westshore as well as I am a part of one of the island’s very small competitive swimming teams. Not only do I love to play different sports, but I also love painting, cooking, and most of all baking. From time to time you might see me bring in different baked goods or special goodies for the people I love most, my friends! I love my friends very much including such friends as Lilly, Eva, and Ely just to name a few.
Something that many people do not know about me nonetheless, is that I live all the way out in Sooke. Living in Sooke has been something I think not many people can relate to at this school because of how far away it is. Usually by car, it can take up to forty minutes each way just to get to school. Having said that, by bus the way that I always take to get to school, it can take up to over an hour on non-traffic packed days! This of course can make me very tired some days, so if ever you see me tired or not my usual self just remember that small fact about me, and that I would never try to be purposely rude to anyone. Finally, to end this off those are just some small facts about me and my daily life!