Sep 2, 2007

Mont Tremblant and Montreal







I just got home from Canada, where I spent four days camping/coneing in Mont Tremblant and two days in Montreal at a surreal youth hostel. The canoeing was fantastic and I managed to navigate my English counterpart Gulia and myself down some rapids without flipping our canoe, although we came close.

Montreal is a beautiful and progressive city with friendly people. I wish I could have stayed longer. The hostel was very casual, it was difficult to leave because you had to find somebody to pay. It was set up as a regular apartment but with beds stuffed in every corner. At a bar I met two Quebecians who in broken English explained that Montreal, the art and culture haven of Canada, wasn't appreaciated enough by Americans or the rest of Canada. This is true!

Tomorrow I am off to Rome and as most of you could guess, I haven't packed.
Will hopefuly write from my apartment next! ciao
Let me explain the photos:
top left is a deer that asked me for an apple,
to the right is Julia my friend from England at the end of our two day canoe trip,
the view from one of our day hikes, the four of us in Montreal at the top of a park, and me in a canoe in the center of a giant lake.

Aug 25, 2007

pre canada

Hey guys,

Tonight I am going to Elf and Tom's party, and then heading off for Canada after dropping Lil off in Middlebury, VT. I am meeting up with some camp friends at Mont Tremblant where we will be canoeing and then going to Montreal for a few days. I've been having a great time at home in Silver Spring and got to hang out with Lily and Arman at the pirate bar. Then we went to Adams Morgan where I drunk dialed my dad resulting in this funny conversation the next day:

me: hi dere!!
i ran through the fountain in silva sprang tonight!
11:18 PM Tom: wtf u be callin me at 1 Am lasnite?
me: what!
i did NAT!
Tom: a yuh huh
me: omg
i did
Tom: ok, 12:53
me: i dont remember why
maybe to ask a question
OH YEAH
if our cousin owns adams morgan
or something of this kind
Tom: u wants to no who dat cuz in adams morgan?
me: cause I WAS DERE
HAHAHAHAH
11:19 PM I ASKED U THAT>?

did i leave you a messege?
Tom: madam's organ
me: ADAMS MOGAN
Tom: MADAm'S ORGAn
me: n0o dad
Tom: that's the bar owned by cuz billy duggan
me: who owns that joint
so its just a bar
not the town
of adams morgan

me: hahaha
11:20 PM Tom: hahahahahahahahahahaHAHAHAH
me: ahahhhahahahha
that shit is funny
so did i leave you a voicemail last night?
Tom: and a hi dee ho ho HO!
yes
me: hahaha!!
i want to listen to it
what else did i say>
Tom: and a f .....n beep every 30 secs

Tom: 11:21 PM you a sayd . . .
DAD!!!!!!! WHAT'S THAT BAR -- I;M IN ADAMS MORAN -- WUZ DAT BAR (BELCH) OUR CUZ HE BE OWNIN' IT? AND SHIT?
11:22 PM (and in da bakyardground they be goin hehehehehehehehehehehe
me: hahahahah!
11:23 PM Tom: yeah, it's funny NOW!