It's hot here, eh?

After staying up all of my last night in New York – to pack and clean up my apartment for my summer subletter, I finally made my way to Toronto! Tomorrow I start my internship!

Here are some highlights so far...

• While waiting for my flight, I noticed that Jill Hennessey, star of Crossing Jordan, was on the same flight! Not sure how I recognized her, because I don't think I've ever watched a full episode of her show.


• This was also the tiniest international flight I've been on. There were probably at most, 50 seats on the plane? I think I've been on buses bigger than this plane. Well, it was less than a two-hour flight, so I guess it was like jetting from SFO to LAX.


• The nice Canadians kept offering to help me to carry my enormous suitcases.


• The cable guy who came in to fix my Internets, asked me if I was over 18 years old. I said "yes," and laughed. He said, "Are you sure?" (He was Asian, too.)


• The temps are in the 80s with a lovely breeze, and the sun doesn't go down until like 9pm!


• My condo rental (expensed by my summer employer) is clean and hotel-like, with in-unit washer-dryer, a bay window in the bedroom and weekly housekeeping!?


• I like how everything is presented in English and French here. Maybe I'll brush up on my Francais.


• There's a grocery store with nice produce, right next to my place, and a drugstore on the other side. I went grocery shopping and amused myself by buying things like "Kraft Dinner" instead of "Mac 'n' Cheese."


• With my open new kitchen, I actually cooked myself a meal (vegetarian Pad Thai), which I hadn't done in ages! And it was actually tasty.



• Toronto is very, very clean. I don't think I've seen any graffiti anywhere. Even the hot dog stands seem significantly tidier than in New York.


• There are a lot of athletic people around here. Like 90 percent of the people I see passing through the doors are wearing athletic gear or coming back from a bike ride. But that may be because there's a gym below my condo. This makes me feel a little like a lazy slob. So I'm actually pondering joining the gym.
  
  But I suspect that thought will pass after this week is over.

Okay, I should probably start my homework that was due last Thursday. Hopefully by next week, I'll have more to report on Toronto!