Well, I'm here! I arrived in Ottawa last week and have been going, going, going like crazy ever since. The house (or should I say mansion) is amazing and my housemates are just lovely! We have already had our fair share of adventures including visiting 24 Sussex (the Prime Minister's house) by bike, playing Bocce Ball on the lawn of Parliament, and just hanging out downtown in the capital city. I am slowly adjusting to the "city life" and have learned a few things: 1) how to cross the street without being hit even with the orange hand flashing at me, 2) how to use the bus system (that was a rather long process of trial and error), 3) walking around town/getting lost in heals is not a great idea, 4) the bus system does not give change, and 5) my life has simply not been complete without the honking of horns in the middle of the night. I'm sure there are many more lessons to come and I will keep you posted on my new findings. Overall I have enjoyed myself and am a fan of everything thus far!
I started my internship yesterday and it looks like its going to be an exciting and interesting semester. For the sake of confidentiality I will avoid saying specifics about where I work but will do my best to let you in on all the fun things that go down! On my first day in the office I mainly did background research on the organization in order to better understand what I was getting into. My supervisor is great and I think we will have a great semester working together - I am so looking forward to it!
Here are some photos from the first week in Ottawa! Enjoy!
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Tour of Parliament - view from the Peace Tower
The Loop goes out to dinner!
Bike ride on the Ottawa River
Bike Ride to 24 Sussex
