Here I am

It feels like forever since I’ve written something here. I checked it and it’s been about two weeks.

Last Sunday I came back from a 7-day student exchange trip in a small town in British Columbia. A small town near Vancouver that screams ‘Hello Suburbia’ with all the picturesque connotations that come with it, including nice people, green green grass, and low density sprawl.

I went downtown, which included Robson Street, Stanley Park, Gastown, 4th Avenue, a beach, the Planetarium for a laser show  and of course a very pretty dock. I dipped my toe into the Pacific Ocean, or more like dipped my toe and then decided to stick my whole foot in and then the other foot as well.

And since Vancouver is hosting the Olympics next year I went to Whistler too. I saw those mountains and wished I could ski on them, which would be an impossibility because I didn’t have money, didn’t have gear, didn’t have time and most importantly didn’t, don’t, and probably will never have any real skiing abilities. But that’s okay. I went up the gondola for forty bucks (’Sightseeing Pass’ - who knew?) and snapped photos like a tourist. I snapped photos of all those pretty mountains, and the view, and the village. I probably looked like an idiot, especially to those hot British skiiers I saw, but that’s okay. The pictures I snapped were worth it. I’ll post them up some time.

Of course I also went to Victoria but if you ask me it was an awful lot like a combination of Ottawa, for the old buildings, and Kingston, for the old buildings plus the water. The ferry was nice. Big.

And now I shall talk about the family I stayed with. They were AMAZING. The whole family consisted of the mom, dad, sister, and younger brother. Their family reminded me of those families in family sitcoms on tv, like 7th Heaven. The mom bakes cookies and brown bag lunches. The sister diligently does her homework on the dining room table after dinner. The brother plays his video games quietly/enthusiastically (?). The parents read the paper at night. I know that since they had a guest over (me) that the normal family drama wouldn’t be there, but I didn’t even know such typical-tv-family-ness could even exist. I am still shocked.

So since I came back last Sunday, I’ve been super busy with catching up on school this week. Essays and tests. Projects. Upcoming debates and other events I won’t be prepared for. So much to do, so little time.

Side note: HELLO SUMMER! i.e. ice cream trucks