I walked the Seawall everyday for 1.5 years.

Rosaline Oh
4 min readSep 24, 2021

Each time I walked along the Seawall, I would think to myself ‘this is what they must put in the brochures to convince everyone that Vancouver is the most livable city in the world’.

After all, this picture would certainly have me convinced.

Photo Credit: Rosaline Oh

Tomorrow, I leave this city for another adventure. I will be living with my family in South Korea, in the suburbs surrounding Seoul. After 1.5 years in the downtown core of Vancouver, this new stage of my life will be accompanied by a deep regret and sadness to leave the life-giving institution that is the Vancouver Seawall.

The Seawall is the world’s longest uninterrupted waterfront path. I am beyond thankful for the privilege of having this seaside promenade to guide me during this tumultuous time.

No, the buildings rarely change. Yet I have yet to see the same view twice. The Seawall takes on every hue of the rainbow and then some within a 24 hour cycle. The colours are especially vivid here, as if the sky felt especially artsy in this corner of the city.

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Rosaline Oh

An unlikely adventurer and slow travelling nomad. Discovering self in the great outdoors.