A week and a half in...

So I finally made it to Toronto and I've been here for just over a week now. It's so strange to be back here where I spent an amazing summer 5 years ago and to see all the changes, both good and bad. I can honestly say though that being back feels incredible. The air smells the same, the subway and streetcar smell the exact same. Every so often I stumble upon a certain shop or area that I have vague memories of and its quite a nice feeling. When we were leaving La Paz, I did start to feel really uneasy about coming here and whether I had made the right choice. Our flight flew to Miami where we had a four hour stopover and my fear only worsened here. Coming from Bolivia which is such a rural country with little in the way of food outlets or shops in it's bus stations and airports, Miami was quite the shock. Starbucks sat beside Pizza Express and all around us were over sized people drinking over sized drinks and eating over sized portions of food. I really began to fear that Toronto would be just like this and that I had romanticised it too much in my head. It was quite the culture shock being in a such a buzzing airport after the simplicity of Bolivia which I suddenly began to miss. However, when we flew into Toronto, my fears began to abate and when we got to the hostel, the same one I'd stayed in five years ago, I felt like I had made the right choice. Just the smell of the air brought so many memories back. Typically, two guys from my class in school were standing at reception but it worked out well and it was nice to have some familiar faces around for the first few days. We've already found a place to live although we can't move in until July 1st which means life in a hostel until then, something that gets annoying very quickly! The job hunt is well under way, although is as yet unsuccessful. I can't wait to get one as doing nothing all day is starting to drive me nuts! However, I am very happy to be back here and already dreading having to leave next June!