Feb. 28 – Teehee
I’m happy today. I haven’t been in such good spirits since I got here. It was nice and sunny today – usually it’s cloudy or snowing. I actually had a good night’s rest (also the first time since I’ve arrived). Also, both of my flatmates are here now, so it’s more lively at home. Today I dressed a little lighter, because every other time when I’ve worn a sweater I’ve been dying on my way back home. But, figures, it was colder today and I could have worn a sweater and been comfortable. Anyways, did some administrative things…went to school, registered at the town hall…etc.
I actually haven’t been feeling THAT short lately. It’s not like everyone is super-tall. But, when I went to use the bank machine today, I almost had to stand on my tippy-toes to see the screen. So, yea, that made me feel short.
After all my errands, I didn’t have much time left, but I wanted to at least go to one of the two (yes, two) H&Ms that they have here. I can’t believe they have 2 in such a small town. They’re not even a 5 minute walk from each other. I think one is women’s & children and the other is women’s & men’s. I don’t care, as long as both have women’s hahah. The old town area is really nice and it’s all pedestrian – no cars. I went to the bookstore and bought a fun read, since I’m so bored at night. I was hoping for magazines, but no luck. Hopefully I’ll be able to find some at a hotel or something. Then I browsed around H&M for a while. It was so nice to shop there without fighting a million people and waiting 15 minutes for a change room. The change rooms didn’t have doors, though, which I was a little thrown off by. I was really looking for accessories, but they didn’t have any at this one. I want those big Jackie-O sunglasses, a long & bright beaded necklace, and anything else that’s really bright and spring-y – like bangles! I think I crave bright colours every February. Maybe I was listening too much to my cravings because I bought these hot pink cargo pants and a bright turquoise top. The top is a really thin and soft material. It’s also a deep v-neck, with some cinching at the deepest part of the v. It’s nice to know that, despite the prices of everything else, H&M is still cheap! Ummm, I still haven’t decided whether I’m keeping the cargo pants, but they make me smile J. Cargo pants are pretty in here for girls – too bad I didn’t bring my grey ones.
It seems that the trend of the moment here is wearing mid-length pointy-toed boots and tucking your jeans into them – kind of a much nicer variation on the gross UGGS trend we have going on in Toronto. It actually looks pretty nice and I would probably do it too if I had bought those slouchy black suede boots back at Aldo.
Oh and I am going to be SO healthy when I come back because of all the damned stairs I have to climb. It’s so steep on the way back to my house from town that the roads go in zigzags up the hills and the pedestrian shortcuts are stairs. The first time, I made it about 3/5 of the way up on the steep stairs before I almost died. I just start walking on the roads for the rest of the way after I feel like my lungs are going to pop. It doesn’t really take that much longer because at that point I’m going so slowly it’s like 10 seconds per stair. It’s really embarrassing when you see other people having no problem. But hey, at least then they know that I’m not from around here hahah. Today, I took an alternate route which is not so steep but still stairs (ok, more like wide steps) and I made it all the way up!
I also went to the tourist office and I will definitely go snowboarding either this week or next week! I want to go midweek and avoid weekend traffic. It’s really cheap! $70 for round-trip on the railway from my town and 2 days of lift tickets! (Exchange rate is 1 to 1.) Woohoo! Even Blue is more expensive than that! To break it down, round-trip on the railway costs around $30 and lift tickets per day are about $60. Well, I do have a discount card, but still. By the way, I think that $58 for a one-day lift ticket at Blue is absolutely retarded. Don’t get suckered. Go to Quebec instead.
I actually haven’t been feeling THAT short lately. It’s not like everyone is super-tall. But, when I went to use the bank machine today, I almost had to stand on my tippy-toes to see the screen. So, yea, that made me feel short.
After all my errands, I didn’t have much time left, but I wanted to at least go to one of the two (yes, two) H&Ms that they have here. I can’t believe they have 2 in such a small town. They’re not even a 5 minute walk from each other. I think one is women’s & children and the other is women’s & men’s. I don’t care, as long as both have women’s hahah. The old town area is really nice and it’s all pedestrian – no cars. I went to the bookstore and bought a fun read, since I’m so bored at night. I was hoping for magazines, but no luck. Hopefully I’ll be able to find some at a hotel or something. Then I browsed around H&M for a while. It was so nice to shop there without fighting a million people and waiting 15 minutes for a change room. The change rooms didn’t have doors, though, which I was a little thrown off by. I was really looking for accessories, but they didn’t have any at this one. I want those big Jackie-O sunglasses, a long & bright beaded necklace, and anything else that’s really bright and spring-y – like bangles! I think I crave bright colours every February. Maybe I was listening too much to my cravings because I bought these hot pink cargo pants and a bright turquoise top. The top is a really thin and soft material. It’s also a deep v-neck, with some cinching at the deepest part of the v. It’s nice to know that, despite the prices of everything else, H&M is still cheap! Ummm, I still haven’t decided whether I’m keeping the cargo pants, but they make me smile J. Cargo pants are pretty in here for girls – too bad I didn’t bring my grey ones.
It seems that the trend of the moment here is wearing mid-length pointy-toed boots and tucking your jeans into them – kind of a much nicer variation on the gross UGGS trend we have going on in Toronto. It actually looks pretty nice and I would probably do it too if I had bought those slouchy black suede boots back at Aldo.
Oh and I am going to be SO healthy when I come back because of all the damned stairs I have to climb. It’s so steep on the way back to my house from town that the roads go in zigzags up the hills and the pedestrian shortcuts are stairs. The first time, I made it about 3/5 of the way up on the steep stairs before I almost died. I just start walking on the roads for the rest of the way after I feel like my lungs are going to pop. It doesn’t really take that much longer because at that point I’m going so slowly it’s like 10 seconds per stair. It’s really embarrassing when you see other people having no problem. But hey, at least then they know that I’m not from around here hahah. Today, I took an alternate route which is not so steep but still stairs (ok, more like wide steps) and I made it all the way up!
I also went to the tourist office and I will definitely go snowboarding either this week or next week! I want to go midweek and avoid weekend traffic. It’s really cheap! $70 for round-trip on the railway from my town and 2 days of lift tickets! (Exchange rate is 1 to 1.) Woohoo! Even Blue is more expensive than that! To break it down, round-trip on the railway costs around $30 and lift tickets per day are about $60. Well, I do have a discount card, but still. By the way, I think that $58 for a one-day lift ticket at Blue is absolutely retarded. Don’t get suckered. Go to Quebec instead.
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