Arriving

Well, I'm now an official Canadian immigrant, eh? Though I'm still learning the proper placement of "eh" in sentences (it doesn't go after questions...only statements thereby making them questions), I feel as if I'm getting the hang of it fairly quickly.

The voyage from Atlanta to Los Angeles to Vancouver was quite swell on Wednesday. It was my first time in Los Angeles, so I definitely soaked in the five minute walk outside between terminals. Immigration at Vancouver International Airport seemed quite intimidating as I walked off the plane, but Canada's immigration officers couldn't be nicer! With a work permit stapled to my passport, I left the airport ready to jump right in...

The city has already Olympi-cized itself. There's a huge five-ring construction right outside the airport, and their are street banners everywhere! Though not every Vancouveran (as I believe they are called) is fond of the Olympics coming to their hometown, the signage certainly got me excited about it.

I am living in a house that is super convenient getting to downtown where I work. I literally walk four minutes, take an eight minute ride on the Canada Line (a metro/train/monorail), and then I'm a block from where I work. I share this house with nine other people from around the world...it's so cool!

Working as an intern for Coca-Cola has been incredible beyond words. The team is so fun and energetic, and I cannot wait for the Pavilion to be completed...it's going to be incredible! And let me just tell you...thank goodness for technology, eh? (that was a well-utilized "eh"!) Having a cell phone with a Canada Plan has been so nice...I feel like I'm in the States. But I'm not...I'm in Canada...which is super. So now I've begun rambling. Seeing that I have nothing more to offer to the table at this moment, I'm signing off...later!