Summer in Toronto....

bad at blogging

2006-05-21T00:40:00.000-07:00

I'm in canada. The lovely cold tundra up north. Heh. its rained a lot. I have conquered the subway. I even found a little tacky gift shop with maple leaf keychains, coffee mugs, mouse pads, patches, etc.

I LOVE the Star -- I had my first graphic run today. And by graphic I mean a nonsense locater map, but its in there, and I can put it in my portfolio I suppose if I am short on maps. :)

I go really back and forth with things right now-- when I am out and about in the city, I decide I could absolutely live here forever! (I mean, I gotta get legalized, but thats a later detail, right?) But the moment I am back in my icky dorm room, I am more homesick than you could possibly imagine.

The homesick eases each day, the more I get to know the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), but its still hard to be away from everything familiar in my life!

T-Minus 6 days...

2006-05-08T16:00:00.000-07:00

I leave Sunday morning EARLY.

I have nothing packed, really have no plans... lol.

But I am excited? My parents are freaking out-- mom went today and got cash converted to Canadian money, because she is afraid the airports will rip me off and then I'll starve while I am there. Eh. I'd probably be alright, but I'm glad she is worrying.

I wish I was more worried about details, but instead I am worried that I'm not gonna be good enough in the newsroom to get anything published. Guess we'll find out this week!!

Here it goes...

2006-04-12T22:26:00.000-07:00

It seems only appropriate that when starting a new adventure, I should chronicle it.... thus, the new blog. I feel as though not many people travel to Canada for 3 months, and so the story should probably be told. Be prepared for my complaints and freak-outs... because so far, its proved to be a challenge to live outside the US... and I'm not even there yet!!

I will be in Toronto from May - August interning in the graphics department at the Toronto Star, the largest newspaper in Canada! I will (hopefully) be living downtown, taking the subway or bus or somethin to work every day, and then try and figure out my way around at night.

But, I don't have a place to live yet. So... if you have any bud's up north who need a subletter for the summer, you know who to contact!

I have already found out that a lot of people don't want to let you live with them until you actually get to meet them in person.... which proves to be an issue seeing as I don't live in Toronto... or Canada.... or even somewhere close. So I guess I will just have to win them over with my wit and charm. Or I'll just live in a box. Whichever works.