Vancouver: Week 7

After the mammoth Rockies weekend, we had a fairly quiet week. Tuesday was my first in-class test (for POLI365) and it went fairly well. Actually, scrap that, it went really well given I had to combine studying with being in a bus! I’m still not entirely sure why I let myself get into that situation again (after Cambodia’s fantastic food poisoning  missing the midterm  writing a 3000 word paper), but it went really well this time. See Mum – I’ve grown up!

Wednesday was a particularly sad night for us exchangies as it was Emily’s farewell. Emily is a friend from Alaska who’s decided to go home to pursue her studies there. So we decided to do the ultimate UBC night – the Gallery and the Pit for Em’s first Pit Night. As always, trashy but fun!

Thursday we had our first soccer training. Although most of us haven’t played before, the afternoon was awesome fun and I’m really looking forward to Saturday morning’s game! (Betcha never thought you’d hear that from me, eh?)

Friday evening meant one thing – hockey! About three weeks ago we decided to get tickets to tonight’s game and it was awesome! We had front row seats for the Vancouver Giants (Vancity’s ‘B’ team) against Spokane Chiefs and it kicked arse! The game itself was so fast-paced and although the team wasn’t the greatest ever (most of them are under-20!), I had so much fun. And we won too - 3-0! Light years ahead of CFL! Our outing at Café Crepe afterwards was wicked too – they didn’t have a seat for us straight away, so they gave us a free jug of beer! That would never happen in Sydney!!

Our big soccer game was on Saturday, and even though we lost, I had so much fun. I realised how unfit I was on Thursday, but I was so happy that I actually went through with this and joined the team. It’s something I’d never do back home, and that to me is what going on exchange is all about, right? Saturday afternoon I met up with Natasha and we got our fix of prata at the Singapore Raffles Club afternoon tea. Mmmm… prata! Made me a bit homesick for Singapore though, but what’s new!?

On Sunday I had a day shopping by myself in Metrotown. Metrotown is the second biggest shopping mall in Canada (second only to West Edmonton) and it’s a bit of a labyrinth. I managed to get two pairs of shoes and an awesome winter jacket though – Old Navy is officially my favourite shop in the world! And I finished an awesome week with Pirates of The Caribbean 2 at the SUB.