Alexis Tennent

Relief

Because of ongoing needs of my family and the persistent housing crisis, I find myself in the same studio apartment I landed in when I came to Victoria in the summer of 2020. The old apartment building hasn’t been upgraded much in terms of ventilation, and I still don’t have air conditioning because electricity rates have become unaffordable. When it gets really hot, my only escape is a few minutes inside the fridge. When it gets really hot, I lose my appetite. I often eat my meals like this so that I feel cool enough to want to eat.