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A few days since I last updated and I'm not quite sure where to start.

Wednesday I went to Abs, Strength and Stretch with Jackie. Our instructor- Mario is AMAZING. Not only is he good looking- he's very centered around the client. It's group excercise but he really cares about each of us. I love it. I can't wait to go to his Butts and Guts class on Monday.
Had my first class today: Psychological perspectives of Human Sexuality...should be interesting. I'm really hoping to get in to the Critical Studies in Sexuality class that is on Mondays.
In the evening I attempted to go to The Pit Pub which is a bar on campus that turns into a club on Wednesday nights. While standing in line with Jackie I met two boys from the states: Riley and Brian. They were there visiting Riley's sister and Jackie and I got them into the "Party room" *pre-party to The Pit you got a wristband and they called your number) and lined up for some beer. I didn't expect them to stick around, although Brian was rather interesting. I slipped him my e-mail address...which is not something I ever do and I doubt he'll look me up but he seemed pretty cool (homeboy knew ASL- that's pretty rad in my book). I drank some, danced A LOT and sang "Don't Stop Believin'" at the top of my lungs. I ran into Joseph and K from my GALA group. Which was fun and danced with them and I taught this really tall guy from Montreal some basic salsa steps. It was a LOT of fun. Stumbled home around 11 without getting into the Pit because I had class the next morning...drunk dialed someone...and then went to bed.

Thursday- woke up after a night of tossing and turning from a fever with a super sore throat, cough, runny nose, congestion and low grade fever. My voice was pretty close to gone. I went to my classes because it is the first day and...well...you HAVE to go. I am excited about my Feminist Qualitative Methods of Research class as well as my Roles of Canadian Aboriginal Women class....but not excited about my Theories of Representation and Difference class....it reminds me A LOT of my Textual Analysis class I took in Winter 2009. But maybe it can be my "easy" class. And I'm certain I have a lot more to learn from the prof as well as my fellow students. I slept a lot today and ran into Joseph again when I went to get some Canadian Thera-Flu from the Vanier convenience store. He told me to take lots of rest and invited me to get lunch or dinner with him next week. Sounds lovely. I also FINALLY met a lot of people in my major- who are taking the same classes as me. I'm so happy. They seem like such great people.

Friday- Went to the doctor just to make sure it isn't swine flu (all clear) and went grocery shopping at the Safeway on MacDonald and Broadway because they charge less than the Safeway that is closer to campus. I studied and stayed in. Jackie cooked chicken and spaghetti squash for dinner. Yum!

Saturday (today): Had a lazy and slow going morning. Made myself breakfast and coffee and the weather is so lovely I HAD to get outside so I went to the Rose Garden to do the reading for my Feminist Qualitative Research Methods class. It was a little confusing and I am definately going to do an outline of the concepts presented. After I went to one of the libraries on campus. I have to take my camera to each of the different libraries and photograph them because they are beautiful. I think tonight I am going to go see a free screening of X-Men Origins: Wolverine which apparently had bits filmed here on campus last year.

I have been feeling quite restless- perhaps it's the sickiness or it's that I'm spending a lot of time in my room and not enough time out exploring my new city...so I looked up things to do in Vancouver and there is a lot of free public art. There are also lots of places/gardens to go to here on campus so I am making it a goal to visit one on-campus garden/building a week and one OFF campus attraction each week. Even if it's just walking up and down Broadway- they have loads of cool shops. This is my home now and I need to stop being inside so much- I'm really cheating myself by doing so.

Tomorrow I meet my international peer advisor. I'm hoping that will be a good time.