Hello Canada

So I'm back. After a month or so of being MIA (Daejeon, Whitby, Dorset, Vegas, and Stratford), I am now settled, somewhat. I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do with this blog, it started off as a way to keep in touch while I was travelling, but now we all share the same country code. I, myself, don't really enjoy reading people's blogs about his/her daily life because it seems kind of conceited to think that your own life is interesting enough that people might want to read about it. So I dunno... maybe I'll keep it going for a bit, and if life gets too mundane I'll stop.

Anyhow for those I don't talk to on a regular basis, I've been back in Canada for almost three weeks now, I made it up to the cottage for Thanksgiving, donated a chunk of money to the roulette tables of Vegas, bought a Beetle Convertible, and have moved into a hotel in Stratford to start Chef School.

Today was orientation day, where I got to meet the other first year students. There are 45 other students, which is the biggest class the school has ever had, the age majority seems to be mid-twenties, so I'm not too far over the hill compared to the others, though there are a handful of students just out of highschool, who cannot drink during the oenology classes, which makes me feel ancient. For the most part today was a lot of waiting in lines for uniform fittings, bill paying, book collecting and so on. During the town tour, where we saw where all our classes would be held the guide asked if there were any questions about the course or about the town. I asked where the LCBO was. I think I may be known as "that" girl from now on. But I had had a stressful day yesterday, I took my key down to Volkswagen to get a second copy made and they informed me that I had to bring the car in and have it reprogrammed as a security feature, which is not cheap. I did not have the car with me, as I was out with Mom, so I had to go back to the house and get it. Upon getting to the house dad informed me that my front tire was flat. We (okay more Dad, than me) had to take the tire off the car and take it to a mechanic to have it looked at. Then I had to take the car back to the other dealership to get the car programmed. Then I had to pack the teeny tiny car with ALL my stuff, and drive to Stratford. THEN upon getting here the engine light on the car came on, so I deserved a drink! And I spent twenty minutes driving around looking for the store with no success, so it was a legitimate question!

Anyhow after today's festivities I went out to Zellars and Winners (shopping is limited around here) to find a comforter for my king size(!) bed, but all they had in stock was ugly. So tomorrow after going to Midas for the engine light problem, I'm heading to Kitchener, because I also need kitchen shoes, shoes for working in the dining room (as a door greeter, water pourer, or silverware polisher), and black clothing for the dining room services.

So for now, I'm in Stratford. Apparently the program is grueling and from what I saw today, I have no doubt, but if you want to take a weekend trip to come up/down and see me, I have a pull out couch, a kick-ass coffee maker, and a mini fridge in my room. (I'm not sure whether this is a step up or down from what I had in Korea?) Anyhow you're more than welcome, just give me warning to clean the place up a bit.

As for now, I'm going to enjoy my glass of wine!