jetlagged
2:54 a.m.
so i am home. well, back in toronto. which i will only consider home for 2ish more months. irregardless... i'm back from vancouver. and, well, i will admit it's nice to be in toronto again.
when i booked my ticket to vancouver, i had it in mind as an option number 3 (after l.a., and sydney). so when i went there to check it out for my first time, i wanted to see what it was like being a local there, and as such i limited my touristy activities and focused more on daily life. staying with hannah was interesting insight, as she is not working currently. life seemed pretty cruisy.
i did get a chance to stay at the zazz house before my mom came. also insightful. less so about living in van, more about couchsurfing with a group.
rad group of people. but it prob woulda been easier to bond with them had they been less insular, or had i had another friend with me to make me feel less left out. they were really cool though, if i was staying an extra day, it prob woulda felt more bondingly.
they were also there as travellers, rather than as people settling in the city. im not sure if van was particularly homey for any of them, it mostly felt like a stop along the way. so it was not so easy for me to feel like van had any more home potential. especiallly when i look at people i know who have moved there from toronto after school. they eventually boomerang back. so... i'm kind of finding this new appreication for toronto. i knew i always loved it and was fortunate to grow up here. and while i am more than set to leave, it will always be a place i will hold close to my heart.
alright. less mushy city sentiment, more vancouver stories.
so when i got to the zazz house, i dropped my stuff off, had quick intros before heading down the drive.
the drive is a charming place, probably where i felt the most at home in all of vancouver. much moreso than kits. even though kits was also beautiful. got to catch up on some reading, good people watching, and sampling the sushi deals there. there are plenty of cheap sushi places there, for which i am grateful. but nothing is up to sushi on bloor standards. with only one exception - toyo sushi at cambie and fourth. their spicy tuny and spicy salmon salads are amazing, and less than $5!!!! if i could, i would sub those salads in instead of bloor's seafood salad. however, there were no decent cheap maki selections. everything was pretty average.
after some wandering, vintage window shopping, and park reading, i headed back to the zazz house and hung out. listen to them jam on the geetar. had an interesting encounter with their landlord, whom they affectionately call sri leahy, and then we got to partying. very chill.
i guess i am a party tourist. i travel to find new places and people to drink with.
oh man. jetlag is kicking my ass HARD. i dont think i can effectively add anything more to this post.
ok. next time
when i booked my ticket to vancouver, i had it in mind as an option number 3 (after l.a., and sydney). so when i went there to check it out for my first time, i wanted to see what it was like being a local there, and as such i limited my touristy activities and focused more on daily life. staying with hannah was interesting insight, as she is not working currently. life seemed pretty cruisy.
i did get a chance to stay at the zazz house before my mom came. also insightful. less so about living in van, more about couchsurfing with a group.
rad group of people. but it prob woulda been easier to bond with them had they been less insular, or had i had another friend with me to make me feel less left out. they were really cool though, if i was staying an extra day, it prob woulda felt more bondingly.
they were also there as travellers, rather than as people settling in the city. im not sure if van was particularly homey for any of them, it mostly felt like a stop along the way. so it was not so easy for me to feel like van had any more home potential. especiallly when i look at people i know who have moved there from toronto after school. they eventually boomerang back. so... i'm kind of finding this new appreication for toronto. i knew i always loved it and was fortunate to grow up here. and while i am more than set to leave, it will always be a place i will hold close to my heart.
alright. less mushy city sentiment, more vancouver stories.
so when i got to the zazz house, i dropped my stuff off, had quick intros before heading down the drive.
the drive is a charming place, probably where i felt the most at home in all of vancouver. much moreso than kits. even though kits was also beautiful. got to catch up on some reading, good people watching, and sampling the sushi deals there. there are plenty of cheap sushi places there, for which i am grateful. but nothing is up to sushi on bloor standards. with only one exception - toyo sushi at cambie and fourth. their spicy tuny and spicy salmon salads are amazing, and less than $5!!!! if i could, i would sub those salads in instead of bloor's seafood salad. however, there were no decent cheap maki selections. everything was pretty average.
after some wandering, vintage window shopping, and park reading, i headed back to the zazz house and hung out. listen to them jam on the geetar. had an interesting encounter with their landlord, whom they affectionately call sri leahy, and then we got to partying. very chill.
i guess i am a party tourist. i travel to find new places and people to drink with.
oh man. jetlag is kicking my ass HARD. i dont think i can effectively add anything more to this post.
ok. next time
