Life in a Hostel

Life in a hostel is a very interesting microcosm of society. I thought it would be just young people, you know the sort, party all night, etc., but boy was I wrong. Very nice, responsible, respectful young people. And not just young people, people my age and older also. I even saw a few young couples with small children.

The only draw back I think to a hostel is the lack of privacy. However, the lack of privacy out weighs the friendships you make. I met a young girl named Shanna, from Edinburgh, Scotland, who has been here for a month job searching. Unfortunately, no job offers came and she is heading back to Scotland on Thursday. But we had a great conversation last night and to tell you the truth, I just loved listening to her lilt!

The pros of staying in a hostel: kitchen to cook your own food; somebody around all the time to "hang" with; laundry facilities....it's like being at home except you don't have to clean up and you're only responsible for picking up your own stuff! I love it!

Interesting thing about the toilets here....they have two flush buttons....1 and 2....you can guess when you use which. Sorry there's no 3 when you do both so you have to decide..... :0)

The food here is fantastic! You RCers will appreciate the meal I had last night at Moxie's Grill on Davie Street.....Fish tacos! They were great, but as you know I don't like a lot of spice, so had to forego the sauce. Then I had this wonderful dessert (you know I always go for the dessert) of a dense chocolate cake drizzled with toffee and topped with toasted almonds and a scoop of ice cream on the side. OMG! It was the best dessert ever!

It is 7:44 a.m. here in Vancouver on Saturday and I'm off to plan my day. I hope to take a bike tour around Stanley Park and also jump on a sightseeing bus and take a tour of the city. Until tomorrow....toodles!

Vancouver!

I made it! It is very HOT here and no AC.

This certainly was an adventure. My plane from Chicago left an hour later than normal which meant I didn't arrive to Seattle until after midnight (2:00 a.m. CDT). Interesting people at the airport....saw a Russian man who hocked a loogie (sp?) in the garbage (I know, gross). Ugh. The people on the train to Vancouver were even more interesting. A guy played his headphones so loud that I could hear him two rows back and then he sang along! OMG! There's a German following me around....just kidding, we ended up at the same hostel and he seems very nice. (He's at the computer next to me....shhhhh! :0)

The train trip was much more interesting as I could take pictures of the beautiful scenery like the mountains and the lakes. Believe they're having a drought here as the water seems very low. I'll have to show you my pics when I return. Some of the farm land along the way reminds me of Wisconsin.

Canadians are very friendly and I'm getting used to the bus service. I made myself take a bus to the hostel even though it would have been easier to take a taxi (and more expensive). I found the train quite confusing. Will have to look into that. :0)

Vancouver here I come!