Hi! My name is Sophie Wilson. I’ve grown up in Victoria in the same house in Metchosin for the entirety of my life. My family generally originates from European countries such as England and Ukraine, however, migrated to Winnipeg Manitoba several generations ago, which was the birthplace of both my parents. I’ve attended Brookes for 5 years now which really sounds like a large portion of my life when you put it into perspective. Although my family aren’t avid travelers, only traveling to Winnipeg and Hawaii, it has always been a passion of mine to pursue in the future. I also love just about any sport, except maybe rock climbing, finding myself to always be active, at the beach, or exploring in my free time.
Since I was younger I’ve had a developing passion for reading. I was always encouraged as a young kid to engage and pursue my interests by relating them to both fiction and non-fiction books. Specifically, over the past few years, I have dedicated hours engrossed in fictional novels, simulating my imagination to create my own storylines, become transported to fictional worlds, and develop new knowledge of a variety of perspectives, themes, and cultures. I gravitate towards fantastical mystery, dystopian, and romance series, some of my favourites include Throne of Glass, The Inheritance Games, and From Blood and Ash. I also find it beneficial to share this passion with my sister and friends which allows us to exchange books and recommend titles, demonstrating how reading can impact personal connections as well. This year I would like to expand my reading genres toward a variety of non-fictional topics such as autobiographies and historical accounts.
Writing for me has been somewhat of a complicated passion. I used to love writing creative stories individually and collaboratively. However, although I still love the organization of translating my thoughts and imagination onto a page, occasionally it becomes more difficult to specifically concentrate on each aspect of a story (e.g. individual sentences), my mind tending to wander to the overall outcome of the story. However, my mind does become engulfed with a writing piece if I’m invested in it, always finding myself continuously refining the words. When it comes to academic writing, such as essays or documents, I feel the writing process comes more naturally to me because I have access to evidence to support my explanations and theories giving structure to my writing. However, my mind always tries to throw various words and unneeded sentences into my writing. This challenge has encouraged me to continue working on condensing my ideas to clarify the message to the reader.