So, this is techincally my first blog from Quebec. Not many of you know it but I'm actually in Quebec right now doing a program called "Student summer work exchange". It's through YMCA. We left Winnipeg on June 30 at 11:30pm despite all our seating problems before hand.
And now I'm in the land of poutine. Or well, I haven't even tasted poutine yet. Lots of cheese though but not poutine. Ha hopefully soon! Well, I'm staying with a host family. I live in Repentigny it's like a little suburban town away from Montreal. It's only really like .. 20minutes away driving. Very close to the city. Surprisingly I am staying at my host family's home with Valeria, our coordinator didn't even know that we knew each other!!
So lets get down to the meat. We left on June 30 @ 11:30 as stated before, and it was a "3 day" train ride. Which I'd like to say was more like a .. a day and a half. Technically, it just spanned over 3 days. We had a bbq on Sunday and we had an egg activity and well .. my family's egg was the first one to break. HA HA. Then we went swimming! it seems like tout la monde dans Quebec has a pool! Mine doesn't though, we live in a newer area. Which, I don't know how that makes sense ....
Today was my first day of work. It was fun! I work at a daycare along with one other person from my original city et one from Alberta. The kids were better than I though. I am scared of kids but perhaps this experience may just change my mind. The best part about today was that a little boy, just before he left came up to me (he's only known me for a couple of hours) and he kisses my head and hugs me goodbye. Ugh, my heart was going to melt. He was ADORABLE!!
Then after work we quickly ate dinner (I finish work at 4:30) and we all went to Mount Royal, it's not really a mountain .. but it's the closest thing they have here. The view was amazing! We saw all of Montreal, it was just beautiful. We even walked to see le croix de Mount Royal. C'est tres beau! Needless to say Valeria and I took plenty of pictures. I know for one .. the theme of my pictures from this trip is going to be "pinching everything I see" .. you'll understand if I post pictures. Next time! haha
Au revoir!
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