Arrival.
As I turned out and left to go into immigration, I was pretty nervous. I had some horrific experiences from the Department of Homeland Security in the states, and was wary of much the same. Thankfully, all was fine. Got all my documents processed within 10 minutes and my immigration official spent most of his time making fun of the Quebecois. Even though I was going to Montreal, I decided to fly to Toronto and then make my way up to Montreal. I had always wanted to go to Niagra Falls, and now seemed an apt opportunity. On first impressions, Toronto is an amazing city. It has the skyscraper feel of New York, but the people seem friendlier. Hopefully my detour en route to Montreal will work out, and so far so good!
Montreal
Arrived at McGill, which has an unbelievable campus. Pretty pleased with my location, as well. I have a 7/8 minute walk from my place to lectures. The view is pretty stunning as well (see picture above). First few days were a bit difficult, as I had to buy so much stuff, and it didn’t leave a lot of time for socialising. Going out on Friday night though, which should remedy all of that. Actually, I am quite excited for the start of class and to get back into the routine. Found out the gym here is amazing value, at £30 a year. Even the weather has been absolutely gorgeous, although I doubt that will continue for much longer. The only real problem I have encountered thus far is with mobile phones. Things are very different to Britain. No voicemail or caller ID unless you pay for it (and it costs a lot), and what has really upset me is that you have to pay to receive texts. I am sure later updates will be more interesting, but I’m just settling in at the moment.
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