Chris Darimont is the instructor for a course in UVic's geography field program called 'Geographies of Surfing.'
Less than a kilometre away lies Gyro Beach, which is lovely, but not exactly conducive to hanging 10.So what's a surf-loving geography professor to do?Darimont is the instructor for a course in UVic's geography field program called "Geographies of Surfing."They do, however, have to be accepted into the UVic Department of Geography's, a collection of courses offered on-location along Vancouver Island's west coast.
" the beaches and the rainforests of the Tofino area," Darimont said. "They'll learn a little something about surfing, but they'll also learn about oceanography and weather and the history and culture of our relationship with the ocean.""We'll dive really deep into surf culture and, in fact, there's a lot of surf culture right here on Vancouver Island," Darimont said.
The professor stresses, though, that the course is hard work. Hollywood surfer stereotypes need not apply. It's also selective. The program received a flood of applicants for the current semester, but only 20 were accepted.
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