in today's news..

happy belated canada day!! i forgot to mention that before.. how strange that i left my country on it's...birthday? well, tomorrow dani and i are hosting a "canadian party" to make up for it, fit with pancakes and maple syrup, poutine, and puffed wheat squares. mom bought a few mini canadian flags for decoration, and gramma bought me a belt buckle with the flag on it. we're going all out!!

today, as i still have a bit of jet lag, i woke up before 7am. i busied myself by reading a french comic that juliette (dani's prior flatmate) had left, and laying on the couch staring into space..cool, huh? when dani left for school, i unpacked my suitcase and organized my clothes into drawers. after that i didn't have much else to do, so i swept and mopped the floors in preparation for tomorrow's party. by then i was ready for a nap, which i took full advantage of.
in the evening, a large group of us went over to a big complex call Xcape -ithink..- which is a bit like west ed - it has a cineplex odeon, shops, and a bunch of arcades and games etc. we spent the night playing lazertag, airhockey, more lazertag, bowling, and mini putting. it was a good outing.

so. now that you know what i did today, perhaps i will explore more of how i am feeling, and what i see, which i hope will be more interesting.

i rode in a car for the first time here, which is so strange as they drive on the "wrong" side of the road. i'm still even getting used to crossing the street! who knew that would have to be learned twice..? there was a group of seagulls outside the flat window scrapping for a piece of garbage and one bully seagull bit another and sent him fleeing. is that interesting? maybe not. but i don't care.

my voice came back the more i spoke today, but my nose has been stuffy all day. i'm sure once i catch up to the time difference then it will get better. i'm very excited to get the photos developed from my diana mini -a camera jasper introduced to me. thanks jasper! i've been experimenting lots with the double exposure, but i think i'll start using my pentax more soon. now i feel like i'm just rambling :c

so i'll wrap it up i suppose. i hope everyone is well on the other end, it's so odd to be away. mom, if you're reading, i hope you are able to busy yourself so that the house doesn't seem so empty. give the kitties love for me!

love you all
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kara