Ive been in Toronto now for over a week now and am almost over my jet lag....tuesday night was the first night I stayed up past 9:30pm! (although those at the bar may disagree that I was actually fully awake...)
So Im back...and homeless and unemployed. Well, not completely unemployed: Nike has taken me back and have definitely put me to work the last week! I am super happy about it too because the new Air Span 6's have come out... (so yeah, Im a total running nerd..the air spans are my fav running shoe of all time). The new spring stuff is all retro fluorescent, which I guess looks cool if you are from Kenya and run a 28min 10K but Im not sure how it will look on me huffing and puffing up Yonge street...I feel like I would look more like a sweaty rocket popsicle. When we set up outside the Bloor St. store one of the Yorkville homeless guys actually said the green suited me! but then he started talking about the devil so im not completely sold...
Seems like I have traded my backpack in for my suitcase. I am couchsurfing friends places until I make my way out west. Exactly HOW Im heading out west is still fuzzy...I was originally planning on making it a bit of a Canada sight seeing trip, but now Im considering cutting through the states instead. Going thru the states means I can: a) drive faster (whohoo!) and b) get cheaper gas [oh! cant forget handy option c) stock up on cheap liquor for the summer]
Now, the only real detail is the buying of a car. My dad asked me the other day what I was looking for in a vehicle. I thought about it really hard and came up with 2 things: I need a car that has a hatchback and has a backseat/trunk large enough that I can sleep in/ store a kayak or snowboard plus gear. Let me say, my dad gave me a bit of a funny look: "A trunk you can sleep in?"
I still havent found a place to live yet in Canmore. Im not too worried about it right now tho...if all else fails I camp for the summer. To be honest, Ill likely be sleeping on an air mattress anyway (unless I find a place to rent that is furnished), so I figure exactly where that mattress is is more of a detail.
So thats about all thats new with me...aside from working, been getting my dad to teach me how to play chess and have been sorting thru all of 2000+ my photos to come up with a short and sweet 15 min slideshow. Next week I will use up the last of my cash (until my Nike cheques come thru) to buy my first ever pair of climbing shoes and a harness! Met a friend of Jo's who says if its warm enough he'll set up a trip out to the escarpment to climb...sweet!
Have a couch that is lonely and could use some attention? Send me an email..Id be happy to keep it company for a night or two :)
