Start and End

Wednesday was sad and interesting as well. Sad because our journey ended at Edmonton airport. Interesting because a new life in Hamilton at McMaster University and in Toronto at the ILSC was going to start. We didn’t have any problems giving back our car - no wonder, we even repaired it ;-) – and went on to check in for our very cheap Westjet flight. On the one hand we didn’t pay any fees for our bags, which were all marked as "too heavy". On the other hand we also got the information that we are free to bring our own food on board, because there was no food provided. But this was no problem for us, we are already extreme campers and brought a lunch bag with us.

Three hours later the stewardess said: “Welcome to Steel City, Hamilton!” Our first impression was that of a chaotic city, no bus at the airport, a taxi driver who nearly crashed because of typing our address into the GPS and Julia screaming because she already saw us crashing into a tree. However, when we arrived at 21 Glenmount Avenue, Andis roommates were very nice and helped us to carry our luggage.

Later that evening, Andi met the landlord and the room and all facilities turned out to be very nice. Although Andi is living together with six other people, it’s not a problem to share two bedrooms and one living room. Still not tired, we decided to join one of Andi’s roommates, Ernest, going to the McMaster Comedy and Outdoor Night and getting a first impression of the campus. See some pictures of the campus and Andi's room in the Hamilton Photo Album.