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Seasons

One of my points for choosing Canada as my new home, was the fact that they have all the seasons. A tough winter as well as a hot summer. Nevertheless, I didn't expect to have all seasons in less than a week.
Yesterday in Montreal, I walked the streets in a T-shirt. Today however, (Quelle surprise!) I woke up to a snow storm. For most parts, the snow melted before hitting the ground. So it wasn't too much of a problem driving. Nonetheless, I haven't seen snow density like this for years. And it only turned into snow/rain when finally arriving in Ottawa.

Anyway, apart from snowfall at the end of April, there was a lot of fun to be had. I've been meeting friends/colleagues from my internship in Trois-Rivieres in 2005 (see previous) entry. A whole bunch of them now work in Montreal. So I had the chance to visit their workplace, which was very interesting. Only one of them had time for a few pints after work, which was extremely enjoyable still.
Today, due to the weather I had a bit of a different day. No sightseeing in Ottawa; instead exploring a shopping mall of unbelievable dimensions, watching a movie and a nice workout in the hotel's gym made my day.

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  1. Tobi F.May 3, 2010 at 6:44 AM

    Hey Jan,

    schön zu hören, dass Du es bisher gut angetroffen hast in Kanada! Drücke Dir die Daumen, dass es so weiter geht und noch viele schöne Momente hast!

    Also schreib fleißig weiter - werde gespannt auf Neuigkeiten warten. Hast Du schon eine mobile Telefonnummer?

    Viele Grüße und alles Gute aus der Heimat,

    Tobi

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  2. Jan-F. SchorrMay 4, 2010 at 6:12 PM

    Vielen Dank Tobi.
    Ich habe zwar schon eine Handynummer, allerdings ist die noch aus Montreal. Da ich die also bald aendern muss, gebe ich die natuerlich nicht gross rum. Ich melde mich aber auf jeden Fall nochmal, wenn sich da etwas Neues ergeben hat.

    Viele Gruesse vom sonnigen Toronto,
    Jan

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