i made it to vancouver! i landed in my beautiful new city first thing sunday morning with a checklist of important things to do. of course, i accomplished exactly zero of them (jet lag hit me harder than expected).
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| early morning coffee refuel at commune cafe next door. |
my new accommodations are super awesome! i have my own little patio (that's where i'm writing you from right now)!! i'm now staying in yaletown, a trendy little neighborhood surrounded by restaurants, bars, and great shopping...as if i really needed an excuse to go shopping.
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| my new digs |
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| please pardon the mess...i'm still getting settled. |
this week was jam packed with tons of activities. i started work monday morning, and suffice it to say that i am absolutely lovin' it. in addition to making a living, i also had to take care of all the little details necessary to call yourself a canadian. on tuesday morning i secured my SIN#, which is like a SS# for canadians. on thursday i opened up a canadian bank account. this week i'll go get my canadian driver's license; as it turns out all of the above are necessary to get a canadian phone plan! sigh. i should have all of those details worked out by the time i leave for chicago at the end of this week. it'll be quite a relief to be able to communicate outside of wi-fi zones...especially because i'll be able to skype via iphone on my way to work in the morning! this means real(ish) phone calls!!
speaking of no phone, i'm also still lagging in getting my work phone squared away. there's all these fancy little cords that i need to get, etc... anyway, i walked in to work on friday to find this little buddy in place of my phone:
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| i think i'm going to like it here. |
wednesday was my bday! although i tried my very best to ignore the day, i was overwhelmed by the amount of love i received from all of north america. not only did i get flowers from mom & momma at work (which was mortifying), and the best skype birthday party of all times with dan & addie; i also had dinner with my amazing new work friends after the best hot yoga class ever. sounds like the good life, eh?
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| these'll brighten pretty much anyone's day |
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| great friends, great dinner. |
oh! and i also took an awesome yoga class at work on thursday which left me barely able to lift my arms & incapable of laughing without my abs aching all day friday.
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| life is like a bowl of fresh BC cherries...sweet. |
xo,
caroline
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