Blogs from Canary Wharf, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 4

Updates about the past few weeks Work Work is going okay, I was definitely spoiled by my last job, having people I absolutely adore around me every single day. Great friendships, laughs and chemistry. This time around, has an adjusting period - I am the new girl at school again, and while that's been okay, about 80% of the people I see on a daily basis are in their 40s or above. I am used to being around people in their 20s. It's been a ride. I can't complain though. Locally// I went to the Thames Festival last weekend. Those are the pictures below. The first set are of a performance we caught by the River Thames, right beside the Tower of London Bridge, the second set are of a guy playing this thing called the ... read more

BUNAC organized a trip to Amsterdam So I seized the moment, and this past bank holiday weekend, I added two new countries to my list of visited countries: The Netherlands & Belgium We had to meet at the International Student House @ 6:00am on Saturday morning. I live about 20 minutes by tube away. So, what's the next option - get on the FIRST tube of the day from Canary Wharf tube station - which was @ 5:25am. I woke up at 4am, to get ready and out of the flat by 5am. Walk to the tube with time to spare, OTHERWISE, I will miss it. Luckily the area I live in, is a SAFE area -- so there are NO problems walking out and about at 5am on a Saturday morning - trust me. There ... read more

Reflection What makes England so much more exciting than Toronto? I mean Toronto has a lot of things to offer as well, but why is it that I've been to London for two weeks now, and I feel like I've done more in two weeks here than I ever would in a month in Toronto. It's the choices you make really; I would have to think twice about going to a pub on a random Wednesday night in Toronto. London, not even a second thought. I've taken a lot of things for granted in Toronto - it's sights, sounds, people, places - everything. Because I've lived there for 20 years, everything was always at my disposal, always there, I can go whenever. London, I have two years to do everything I want. So it's limited. But ... read more

Definitely hitting the ground running... It's been 9 days since I've moved to London - and I've already settled the essentials, friends, flat and funds. I am starting my new job on Monday (Thank God!!!). Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers as I made the transition over, they definitely helped alot. I can't help but feel like I'm channelling my mother on these things. I remembered when we moved back to Toronto from California, she had everything taken care of in a matter of days if not hours. =P One of the best things I could ever inherit from my mother (other than my cuteness, of course) is her ability to get the job done in no time flat. She has a knack for being organized and I definitely inherited the "ACTION AGAD" gene ... read more

After what seems an age of reasearch, visiting shops, online comparing and deliberating, a variety of rucksacks, approach shoes, sleeping bags and waterproof liners should all now be winging their way to us from various internet companies across the land. We won't list everything out as we don't want to give any of you techy types the satisfaction of telling us "... Ohhh, I wouldn't have bought that one" or "Why on earth didn't you get the...." (Waitey, Danny and Ric insert favourite brands here). Suffice to say that North Face, Salomon, Lowe Alpine and Exped are involved, with only limited reliance on Quecha technology..... Anyway, only five weeks to go before we leave... the party venue is now booked for Saturday August 22nd @ my favourite pub in London, The Three Kings in Clerkenwell, so ... read more