I got to the Airport really early, about 3 hours early. Thanks to my older brother Jordy for the ride. A lot of people didn't show up at the gate till about an hour before boarding. There wasn't a lot to do, but I had my iPod, so a few shows later we were ready to board. As I suspected, the plane was only about a 75 seater. There was only one tiny isle to get to your seat, so it took a while before everyone got settled in for the flight.
the flight was a short one, only about 2 hours long. We got the typical tiny snack and a drink. As we landed, I took a few snapshots of the ground. We got off by the stair-truck method, which I've only done once before, and seeing as it was really cold outside, the last thing I wanted to do was slip down them. Also, after a few steps off the plane, I remembered I left my backpack under the seat! I was able to quickly get back on and grab it, whew.
I got my luggage and headed outside, just slightly to my left were a line of taxis ready to take you anywhere. I grabbed one and headed to the Clearwater Hotel that had the keys to my apartment and other information, and then got to my apartment. The taxi ride cost about 60$ but I was still on the meter when I was picking up my keys. If you're judging how much you might need, I suggest taking more than that since there might be traffic, the weather, and how long it takes you to get your keys from wherever it takes you to pick them up from.
My Apartment is at 106 Cartier Road, but it seems like other coop students are in completely other buildings around the sub-urban area of the town. Some are in my building, some are in the 102 building right next door, and others are at various buildings in the Parsons Creek area.
Here's a couple shots of the place. I have a two bedroom apartment, but it seems like I won't be having a room-mate, I'm not sure why. I've heard from the other coop students that most of them got one bedroom apartments, but I got a fancy shmancy TV. It's a lot better than what I have in my room at home! The view from the balcony is alright too. Interesting, there were 26 messages on the answering machine, while some were automated ads, a few of them were quite hilarious.
I left and took the bus from the bus stop that is right outside the building. The buses run either 30 minutes apart to an hour apart depending on the time, so plan ahead or stand around a stop freezing :P.
There is apparently a grocery store nearby, but I don't know where it is yet as of the time of writing this, so I don't know if it's better to go there or not. I took the bus down to the "Main Terminal" which is a glorified street side, where all of the buses line up. I walked down to the Canadian Superstore which is about 2 blocks away from the bus stop, got some groceries, and walked back.
Now, to get back to my apartment, I need to take Bus 2 to Timberlea. I had been standing around in the cold for a while, and quickly got on the first bus that said "Timberlea" on it. It wasn't until it was too late that I realized I was not on the right but, I was on Bus 3 to Timberlea, which takes a entirely different route around the suburban area before returning to town. It was dark, I couldn't make out the street signs because of the full-bus advertisement that tinted the windows on the side, and it wouldn't have helped me since I don't know where any of the streets are. The only map I had was that of the bus I was supposed to take, which only labelled the roads it drove on. I knew the bus eventually went back to town, so I ended up wasting an hour going all around and then getting on the right bus. I promptly made a quick meal, and went to sleep.
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ReplyDeleteLooks like you have a *huge* place. I take it that the yellow complex is your building?
ReplyDeleteIt's more of a beige colour, the yellow is from the sunrise.
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