The things I forgot

There are definitely something’s I forgot about living in London. There are some great things and some annoying things. So here are my top 5 treasure and troubles of living in London which escaped my memory.

Treasures

5. When the sun is out, the parks are flooded with happy people. They really know how to enjoy the sunshine.
4. There is chocolate everywhere, so hard to resist.
3. Public transport is pretty darn good.
2. So many free museums
1. Cell phone bills are like 20$ a month and have unlimited data.

Troubles

5. It’s insanely expensive, twice as much as the rest of the country
4. Crowds, people everywhere… Can’t breath, so many people
3. Many places oddly have two taps in the bathroom, one for hot and one for cold on opposite sides of the sink, so you have to turn them both on and sort of go back and forth between scalding and freezing your hands
2. The prevalent paranoia surrounding friendly people and their possible motives (I gotta stop thinking this way, so uncanadian)
1. Tourists, if the crowds weren’t annoying enough, the hordes of tourists will drive you mad.

My Last Night in Canada

So, tonight is my last night in Canada. I had a lovely dinner with my family and got the bulk of my packing done. Tomorrow I have some errands to run, some cleaning to do and last minute checks… Do I have this, do I even need that etc.

As the immensity of what I’m doing weighs on me I thought I’d do a little post about what I am going to miss the most about Canada and what I am looking forward to the most.

I’ll start with the negative so I can end on the positive.

1. Ontario fall- gorge colours and crisp mornings.
2. Count down to Christmas- which even includes working at Starbucks during the holidays (this would have been my 5th season)
3. Being in the same time zone as my friends and family and my safety net (dad).
4. Toronto… I love that city and London is very different.. I hope I grow to love it too.
5. Snow… Yep, I think I’ll miss even that.

Ok, what am I looking forward to…
1. A sense of accomplishment from working in my field, regularly, for the first time.
2. Weekends off and a regular schedule. (I’ve never ever had that).
3. New sights and sounds. Lots of places to travel close at hand. (And the food!!! Oh yay)
4. More opportunities to grow as a person by being challenged (especially to try and be more outgoing).
5. Finally, some of my favorite bands are British and I hope I can see some of them live. That would just be so great.

Tonight I will be sleeping in my childhood room at my parents house, tomorrow I will be “sleeping” on a plane and no one can be sure where I will be sleeping on Sunday. The stress is overwhelming but I know I’m not the first to do it, and in a week I will be able to look back jovially on this moment; knowing how it all worked out.