Toronto is the choice...
I realized that I hadn't actually told my livejournal friends and community that I had made my decision. So yes, it is made, and I am going to Toronto. No, I don't have the loan money yet, but I will be getting SOME loan money and the school let me defer my fees. So, though I don't have money, they don't want money from me yet either, so I can go, start school and not worry about loans at this immediate moment.
Of course, that DOES mean I have to worry about moving up there within a week, clearing out my stuff from this apartment, and finding a place to live there. I have amazing wonderful friends who are letting me couch surf, but I know I don't want to be a futon dweller for more than a week or two any more than they want me there that long, so I need to really buckle down and find some place to stay. If you guys know of anyone looking for a roommate, please put the shout out my way. Otherwise, Craigslist it is!
Still, this is a very good thing. It seems they have loosened the work permit rules and not ONLY will I be eligible for a work permit, but I might be able to get one for up to three years (since I have a four year degree) AND it doesn't have to be in my field of study. Apparently, they've loosened those rules. So, the very rule that got me kicked out of Canada in the first place no longer exists. I'll admit that there is a small part of me that's sick to my stomach to know that, but if I hadn't left I'd have never had this adventure. Never lived in Hong Kong or Tampa. Never worked professionally as an actress again. Probably never gotten this close with my father or mother. So... in the long run, it was probably worth it.
But now, I'm coming home. I'm finally coming home.
Of course, that DOES mean I have to worry about moving up there within a week, clearing out my stuff from this apartment, and finding a place to live there. I have amazing wonderful friends who are letting me couch surf, but I know I don't want to be a futon dweller for more than a week or two any more than they want me there that long, so I need to really buckle down and find some place to stay. If you guys know of anyone looking for a roommate, please put the shout out my way. Otherwise, Craigslist it is!
Still, this is a very good thing. It seems they have loosened the work permit rules and not ONLY will I be eligible for a work permit, but I might be able to get one for up to three years (since I have a four year degree) AND it doesn't have to be in my field of study. Apparently, they've loosened those rules. So, the very rule that got me kicked out of Canada in the first place no longer exists. I'll admit that there is a small part of me that's sick to my stomach to know that, but if I hadn't left I'd have never had this adventure. Never lived in Hong Kong or Tampa. Never worked professionally as an actress again. Probably never gotten this close with my father or mother. So... in the long run, it was probably worth it.
But now, I'm coming home. I'm finally coming home.