Now, this is the story all about how
My life got flipped-turned upside down
And I’d like to take a minute
Just sit right there
I’ll tell you how I got to a town called Vancouverrr!

haha ending didn’t rhyme oh well.

What a week! Well almost a week..its been 6 days since I arrived at UBC but it honestly feels like I’ve been here for months! So many names to learn, so many activities, so much stuff to do. It can be overwhelming, but I’m so glad I’m finally here. Seems like I’ve been on a journey to just get here, first being admissions, then registration, its been a HOT MESS. Thats a term I use for all things you have to deal with, that you wish someone else would deal with for you. Actually I use that phrase for multiple things, so expect different definitions in the future. ANYWAYS, fact is, within the last 6 days, I’ve met like 500000 people, and remembered like maybe 20. Which sucks, but I’ve got 4 years to learn everyone’s name so that should be enough. I haven’t posted in a while, so I’ll give a rundown.

09/04

I finished packing all my stuff and the stuff my parents are bringing when they join me 2 weeks later. It was definitely a hassle, the whole time I was thinking..what happened to packing a week in advance? But it got done, and as we made our way to the airport all I could think was, I’m finally going to Vancouver, by this time tomorrow I’ll be chilling in my dorm room. I know many people had the really sad goodbye’s, but I’m an incredibly stoic person sometimes so I wasn’t emotional. Is that weird??? I think it is, but I pretty much declared the whole month of August as the goodbye month, but I am definitely excited for skype sessions with friends and Christmas so we can all catch up! It’s just that I’ve been in that town for too long and that I’m ready to leave and LEARN. Hell yeah I’m ready to learn, haha I feel like such a nerd, but I really can’t wait to learn, not study, LEARN. Haha.

But when I landed in Vancouver, all by myself I was definitely feeling a little overwhelmed. I came by myself with 2 massive bags a purse filled with my documents, a tennis racket, and a pretty bomb umbrella. And when I say bomb, I mean epic! I love Vancouver, but not rain haha, so my umbrella is like a clear bubble pretty much cut in half, can’t wait to see the looks I get when I use it. Anyways, I decided to use the sky train instead of a taxi because I’m the best daughter ever so I wanted to be frugal aha. BIG MISTAKE. I was stressed, I’ve never been to Vancouver, so the bus system was completely new. I made it through the skytrain well but went on the wrong bus. Well right bus, but wrong direction. Quite frankly, the whole situation was a hot mess. But I learned something through the whole thing, and it was that Vancouver people are the NICEST people ever. Old ladies where trying to help me lift my bag. A random stranger walked me to the correct bus stop helping me with my bags the whole way. And this stranger was a mix between Shia Labeouf and Zac Efron, you do the math :), but it definitely made things more calm. I arrived in Vancouver, took the bus that goes around campus and got to my dorm! Wheew! I’m sweating just thinking about that day!

Well now, I’m all moved in, met a couple awesome people I talked to from facebook, met some cool floor and building mates. Sometimes I walk to class and I can see the mountains, and I’m like what is this? I am so lucky to be here. The first time I saw the “famous” buildings, it was an almost euphoric moment. If your like me, you stared at brochures and had all these landmark buildings on campus memorized so it was amazing to see in life. Wreck Beach was beautiful, the nudity is definitely strange haha, and I was shocked I didn’t end up in heaven at the end of walking up those stairs because there THAT FAR. I was literally seeing stars after walking up.

It took me a few days to adjust to this new weather and my new surroundings, but I feel like I can call myself a “honorary Vancouverite” now. 🙂

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