I have arrived safe and sound at Bob and Irene's aka my Vancouver contacts. And by that I mean they are friends with a guy my mum works with. They're lovely people and don't mind carting me around Vancouver to do touristy things. Bob waffles a lot though. I mean, he starts a story and by the end of it I can remember what the original point was. For ( Read more... )

Things I like about hockey:

• It's really cool to watch guys somehow act graceful and macho at the same time
• They have little isolation cubes they must sit in and feel ashamed when they do something naughty
• Fist-fights are condoned by everyone but the refs
• They tell you to take care and watch out for flying pucks. Hee.
• Players are quite attractive

I am currently sitting in the common room of a hostel in Vancouver and feeling more than a little sleepy ( Read more... )