Sentimental Lady

Been quite some time, eh?

This isn't a sentimental blog; I named it for the Fleetwood Mac kick I've been in since I heard the cover done by a pretty legit band (my roommate took me with him to see his twin's girlfriend perform with her band, Key for K).

I've settled more officially now that I have a bed (double sized!!!), a bike, a yellow room (thanks to Jo for helping me), a schedule, and more friends.


The first week of school was a little exhausting because my body was rebelling and got sleepy in all my classes. French if fairly early in the morning and I live a good half hour away so I should probably set up some sort of routine that helps me wake up. Tea will be necessary.

My classes all look like the sort I'm going to really enjoy. I've been in school for two weeks now and I finally feel as if I'm really getting into the swing of things. Studying is hard when you're still figuring things out and makeing friends.

Last Tuesday was my roommate Tim's birthday. I went to a free boxing class with him and I'm still sore from the workout but I'm glad I did it because it reminded me how little physical activity I've done aside from walking all over. That night Cardy and I put together a dinner for him and when Ryan (other roommate) got out of his late night French course he brought a little cake so Tim could blow out a candle. The picture is of Tim and Cardy, wish I had a picture of Ryan to share. Never gave the rundown on the boys because Tim was originally moving out and Ryan was the roommate that Cardy and I chose to fill the last room. Tim was born and raised in Montreal by his mother and grandmother from Italy. He is a linguistics major at Concordia and a fun person to talk to and hang out with because he knows his way around. He wants to move to California and I keep telling him that the state is broke and not as awesome as Montreal. Tim, however, has experiened enough of the winter and prefers the sunshine state. Ryan just finished school and moved to Montreal recently to take an odd job and do a lot of reading before going to grad school. He is from Alberta and studied English Literature in Vancouver. Most of his possessions are books - lucky me! He, Cardy, and I are all reading the works of Milan Kundera right now.

I ate at the People's Potato this week. The People's Potato is a student run organization that is payed for by the student union and is all based off of volunteering. While they have a suggested donation box the - if you will - student soup kitchen is funded by fees that students pay the school. A few of the California kids met up and we talked with a Québécois and a British Colombian about transportation, politics, and homeless issues. The Quebecer has biked along the coast of California and wants to settle there eventually.

I made a group of friends at the Concordia International Students Association (CISA) and recently we've been spending our free time hanging out. We consist of two Aussie girls, one New Hampsire boy, and the Cali kids. Last night I had everyone over and we made a delicious Mexican dinner - the Californians missed it. I don't have a large sitting area so we got some pillows and settled around the coffee table in my room.

Ashleigh and Sarah, Aussies, in the front; Cameron, New Hampsire (in the glasses) in the back. Cali's in the middle (Graham, Lauren, Morris).

Thanks to Graham I have a new old bike! He purchased it (helmet, lock, bell, and bike) a while ago but found he didn't have interest in riding around the downtown area where he lives because there aren't many safe lanes for bikers. I got the package for 20 bucks. Wahoo! I rode my little blue baby to Mont Royal today to hang out with my new Finnish friend Emilia. We read a little and then she took some photos for her class - I got to be her awkward model! (I feel weird posing for stuff but it was still lots of fun). The last picture is a view from the top of the mountain that I took while with my friend Joana.