The first week is over!

So my first busy week in Canada is over and I figure now is a good time to post my second entry. It has been hectic to say the least with all I needed to organise before classes start on Monday, which is making me both nervous and excited!

 

My first two days in Canada were spent tired, jetlagged, very confused and a little lost. I left Glasgow last Saturday at 2pm and arrived a long boring 7 hours later in Toronto at 4pm.  After standing in a never-ending queue to get through customs I then had to join an impossibly longer one to get through immigration. Finally after having a mild panic that my bag was lost, because it was the very last bag to come off the plane, I got to the arrivals lounge 2 hours after my plane landed. Then the biggest challenge of all, trying to locate my cousin that I have only met once about 10 years ago in the sea of people, of course I walked past her… twice.

 

After what felt like an all too brief sleep that night as I had stayed up quite late meeting more Canadian relatives than I knew existed my alarm clock was screaming and I had to go catch my train to Ottawa. It was an uneventful trip and I arrived at Carleton University late that afternoon, picked up my keys, found my room and fell onto the bed.

 

Since then I spent the rest of the week exploring campus and the local area. I went shopping to buy a few essentials such as bed sheets, towels, plates, pans, cutlery, food and a million other things which you really need in self catered residence. The only problem I encountered with this is that I bought everything I needed but forgot I still have to carry it home! I then directed my attention to other things such as fixing my timetable, job hunting, opening a Canadian bank account and filling our even more paperwork.

 

On Tuesday night I went with a few other students living on my floor too my first ever basketball game. It was enjoyable if not a little confusing. I have no idea what rules of basketball are but they all looked like they were good at it and the atmosphere in the stadium was amazing. There were drums, whistles, people chanting and singing songs as well as three mascots dressed in bird costumes to show there support of our team, The Carleton Ravens.

 

I have also joined the Outdoors Club because it will let me try out lots of different sports which I can do in the local area. Such as caving, white-water rafting and skiing! As well as that I joined the exchange club and my flatmate is trying to convince me to go to yoga with her!

 Well that is the end of my first brilliant week in Ottawa and I hope next week will be just as good!