In Edmonton

Hi Friends and Family,
Yes I have arrived safely in Alberta. I found my way to the hostel in the rain, and have decided to spend the rest of the day here. I was going to force myself to go out and explore, but it's just too depressing when it's cold and wet... no way to introduce yourself to a city. Being in Edmonton is quite surreal, but I knew everything would be fine when the whole stretch of highway from the airport to the city was strung with big box stores (just like Thornhill :) And the first one was IKEA: my happy place. Did you all read about Zoom? I feel very upset that they're gone, and very concerned that I had been looking at buying a flight on their website yesterday!! Very dramatic. Anyway, more to come after orientation tomorrow!