Wet and cold. This past weekend the weather wasn’t really screaming summer, but to be fair, we are in Vancouver. On Saturday we had our bike ride through Stanley Park. When I checked the weather report in the morning I was excited because it said it was just going to be cloudy, but I should’ve known better. Pro-tip: Never trust the weather report in Vancouver and always be prepared for rain.
Once we started riding along the seawall it started raining lightly. Not ideal for a nice bike ride, but we were a tough group and nothing was going to stop us from going. En contraire, Beatrice actually told me she likes the rain. And I have to admit, the weather created a moody atmosphere, that suits Canada. The mountains covered in fog, the pine tree tops disappearing in the clouds. It was very peaceful and another good point was that the seawall wasn’t too crowded. We rode along the water and beaches on our right, and the flowers and trees on our left. After we returned our bikes we wanted to reward ourselves! Tatjana had the great idea to get ice cream and it was delicious.
In the evening I met an old friend. Martin from Denmark, once was a candidate at INTERNeX and decided to visit Vancouver again. Of course I had to see him, so we went out for a few drinks at a brewery in Olympic Village. It was really nice to catch up and to hear all about his life in Denmark. He’s now doing fashion photography and his pictures are awesome! Recently he worked with a big fashion company in Europe. I love that INTERNeX connected us years ago and that I got a chance to meet him again. 🙂
The next morning however, I felt the cold wetness in my bones from the day before and I needed to rest. Thankfully a day was enough to make me feel better, so I’m prepared for all the fun things we’ve planned for this week! Tomorrow we are going to watch ‘Top Gun’ at Second Beach in Stanley Park. Meeting is at 8pm, so we get a good spot, plus we have enough time to watch the sunset. 🙂 Wednesday we’ll meet for our beloved pub night, 7pm at Mango’s.
I hope to see you all tomorrow or Wednesday!
Cheers,
Laura 🙂
On Sunday, we had our trip to Bowen Island. I was a little concerned because it looked grey and rainy. Nevertheless, 13 of you showed up and boarded the ferry at Horseshoe Bay with me! Thanks for showing up and enjoying this day. Once we arrived in Snug Cove, we had a short restroom break but started quickly after with our tour around the island. After 30-45 Minutes, I already heard some of you asking for a lunch-break, so I was happy when we finally arrived at the picnic spot. Being fed and ready to hike some more, we made our way around Killarney Lake, enjoyed the views and nature. 
Shortly after we finished the round trip around the lake we arrived back in Snug Cove and had to wait for the ferry. While waiting, we bought some locally produced ice-cream, which was just tasted amazingly good! Once we arrived back at Horseshoe Bay, we took the bus back home. I arrived at my place around 6.30pm and was dead and done. Even though we didn’t do much, I felt really exhausted. So, I just collapsed in my bed and called it a day.
My name is Miriam. I’m 20 years old and I am from Germany. I’m not studying yet but I plan to start in October.
nice and I had a lot of nice roommates. During the end I got quite tired of toast, rice, fried chicken, fish and any other kind of Asian food haha, but besides that it was great!
What I like most about my current city is the nature and the pretty places. Some difficulties / challenges I dealt with are the big population of Asian people and the really spreaded language (Mandarin I guess), all the rain and the many homeless people.
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