Departure from Saskatoon

So I officially left Saskatoon this morning, taking nothing but an overweight(70lb) black suitcase, little red suitcase, hiking backpack for my tour, and carry-on backpack with my computer and things. This does sound like a lot, but I assure you, when you are moving and have to pack you entire life up in to these 4 suitcases, it isn't very much at all. However, getting rid of almost all of my possessions and leaving some in storage to rot, was nothing compared to leaving my life in Saskatoon behind. It's just starting to dawn on me now, as I sit on a futon in Paul's living room in Montréal, that I am gone.

It still hasn't fully sunk in yet that I no longer work at the FFS, I don't live on Broadway anymore, and I won't be seeing any of my friends of people from Saskatoon tomorrow or anytime soon. Hopefully I'll have enough to keep me busy the next while to not think about it too much!

The trip to Montréal was pretty good. I ended up running in to this guy from Le Relais, Patrick, in Saskatoon airport that was heading to Montréal as well, so I spent the majority of the trip talking with him. Aside from having to pay 12$ for a juice and a crappy sandwich, the travelling part wasn't exciting. Patrick actually spent a good amount of time discussing the advantages of postsecondary education, which made me remember University and Kent and why I'm doing all this :)


Montréal is as great as it is every time. It's so nice to be able to be served in French and spend your entire day in French if you want. People are ass-holes about it here, but I guess I am going to Europe soon where the language issue (other than in Belgium) isn't such a huge deal. Took a walk down Rue St. Catherine and got some Pad Thai at a random restaurant with super efficient waiters. I love how cheap and awesome asian food is everywhere! Finished the evening off with some beers from the Dépanneur (Convenience Store), Leffe, a belgian beer brewed by monks (so the cashier informed us), on Paul's rooftop terrace. Very chill and awesome. The only plan for tomorrow so far is "Faggity ass Friday".... apparently. lol.