Its not all doom and gloom

In Stanley Park, the third largest City park in North America.

If you read my last blog, you may think I'm feeling pretty depressed here in Vancouver, but I assure you its not the case at all. I'm having a great time, and really loving my new life. I wanted to keep the last blog seperate from this one because the truth is I've been having a lot of fun and didn't want it to get over shadowed by all my negative thoughts about the direction our societys heading.

My new flat, and street

So where did I leave off last time? Hmm well on Friday night Susannah, one of my new roommates took me for a big walk around the surrounding suburbs and up to Queen Elizabeth park. You could see all of Downtown Vancouver, and right over to Vancouver Island, and I'm sure it will become a regular on my walking route. Saturday morning I went for another big walk up and down Main street (I live one block away from it mwahaha) where they were having a street festival in all the little side streets coming off it. It was so nice just sitting on the curb listening to different bands, trying samples of summery mango drinks, trying sundried tomato and cream cheese bagels and watching all the locals doing their Saturday morning thing.

Main Street Festival

That night I joined some fellow couch surfers (mostly Germans oddly ebough) for Kiwi movie night, where we watched 'Whale Rider', which as luck would have it, was filmed about 30 minutes drive out of my home town. I meet up with Heike, who had emailed me previously to welcome me to the city as she has a love for all things New Zealand, and although shes actually German I swear she has more of a Kiwi accent than I do! So it was a great night, with a few twangs of homesickness, and hopefully a few new friends made. Sundays events are in my last blog 'Bridge over troubled water', which I wont dwell on again.

Coal Harbour, and Downtown; Brockton Point Lighthouse, Stanley Park

On Tuesday I had my first job interview here, but I won't jinx it by telling you about it yet. I will say though that I had a second interview for it today - so fingers, toes and eye lashes crossed. And last night I joined the Couch Surfing gang for a night of Indian. I have been craving Butter Chicken for months, and finally I got to indulge in the heavenly dish. I met some fantastic new people, and I have no doubt they'll be sick of the sight of me by the end of the year.

Vancouver Couchsurfers

Although the weather was shocking, and I felt like it was winter again, the suns come back and I've been out and about exploring, getting well and truly used to the transport system. My room mates are really easy going, and always up for a chat. They're a pretty healthy lot, so they're keeping me on the straight and narrow. And if you sit around too long, the giant hula hoops come out and into the front yard we go!

Seagull warning sticker on Granville Island

I'll write up a blog concerning all things Canadian once I've been here a bit longer.