Snow, Pot and Homeless people
Hi everyone,
It snowed in Vancouver today!! I got home at 3am from a night out with a whole bunch of exchange students (mostly Australian, Mexican and Dutch) and slept through to around midday today, and when I opened my blinds the uni was covered in a layer of white. It was so cool especially since Vancouver hardly ever gets snow. Apparently last time it snowed they cancelled all classes and the uni shut down, but this was a light fall so no such luck!
There are so many homeless people in this city. I think because its the only part of Canada that isn't minus temperatures most days, they all congregate here. And they aren't like the ones in Sydney who just sleep in alleys, these guys follow you and harass you and swear at you if you don't give them anything. It's kinda scary. It's also strange because the rest of the city is so clean and organised.
There is a lot of pot here. The police don't seem to care at all - they have a beach on campus called Wreck beach (its a nude beach in the summer), and you just walk down to it and there's guys everywhere selling weed. I thought I was unlucky with my roomates, but now I realise its normal. And plus my roommates are pretty cool - 2 of them are from Bangladesh but have been here for 3 years, and the other 3 are Canadian. Only one of them is a non smoker. Also the guys from Bangladesh ordered 4 huge bottles of 60% European absinth off the net for $210. I haven't tried it yet but apparently the stuff causes severe hallucinations. Awesome.
The classes here are pretty cool. The profs are all really good so far, and the material looks good also. I'm taking corporate finance, institutional portfolio management, international law and corporate transactions. The assessments are similar to home - CP, exams and essays. Aside from my 2 comm and 2 laws subjects I'm also taking beginners German which will be interesting.
I got a phone today - the rates are pretty cheap, just called home for 1.4c per minute which was awesome. I'm hoping to go to Whistler for the first time this weekend but need to organise the bus, gear and accommodation. Really pumped though to start using the season pass! And there's been some great snow falling there so should be really soft and powdery.
Anyway, that will do for now. Email me if you wanna know more. Hope the Sydney weather isn't too hot!
Cyas
Nick
It snowed in Vancouver today!! I got home at 3am from a night out with a whole bunch of exchange students (mostly Australian, Mexican and Dutch) and slept through to around midday today, and when I opened my blinds the uni was covered in a layer of white. It was so cool especially since Vancouver hardly ever gets snow. Apparently last time it snowed they cancelled all classes and the uni shut down, but this was a light fall so no such luck!
There are so many homeless people in this city. I think because its the only part of Canada that isn't minus temperatures most days, they all congregate here. And they aren't like the ones in Sydney who just sleep in alleys, these guys follow you and harass you and swear at you if you don't give them anything. It's kinda scary. It's also strange because the rest of the city is so clean and organised.
There is a lot of pot here. The police don't seem to care at all - they have a beach on campus called Wreck beach (its a nude beach in the summer), and you just walk down to it and there's guys everywhere selling weed. I thought I was unlucky with my roomates, but now I realise its normal. And plus my roommates are pretty cool - 2 of them are from Bangladesh but have been here for 3 years, and the other 3 are Canadian. Only one of them is a non smoker. Also the guys from Bangladesh ordered 4 huge bottles of 60% European absinth off the net for $210. I haven't tried it yet but apparently the stuff causes severe hallucinations. Awesome.
The classes here are pretty cool. The profs are all really good so far, and the material looks good also. I'm taking corporate finance, institutional portfolio management, international law and corporate transactions. The assessments are similar to home - CP, exams and essays. Aside from my 2 comm and 2 laws subjects I'm also taking beginners German which will be interesting.
I got a phone today - the rates are pretty cheap, just called home for 1.4c per minute which was awesome. I'm hoping to go to Whistler for the first time this weekend but need to organise the bus, gear and accommodation. Really pumped though to start using the season pass! And there's been some great snow falling there so should be really soft and powdery.
Anyway, that will do for now. Email me if you wanna know more. Hope the Sydney weather isn't too hot!
Cyas
Nick
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