Thursday: A Day of Firsts

Given the weather of yesterday, I decided it would be prudent to arrange of some clothing that is climate appropriate. Therefore, bright and early at 8:45, I took the bus down to the city centre to shop again at Primark. I managed the bus system quite well and made all the connections on my own. I know this isn’t all that important in general, but I think being able to navigate the transit system in a strange place for the first time alone deserves some acknowledgement. So this is it.

I got to Primark at 9 and was out by 9:20. Within that time, I purchased a fun hat (it’s like a tiger hear that has flaps hanging down most of my torso that has little pockets to tuck my hands into at the end of the flaps), I also got some gloves, a cowl-neck t-shirt and a vest with hood made for cold weather. All in all, I’m happy with my purchases and it was fairly affordable.

I then navigated the buses back to campus in time for three more Colin Milton lectures.

That evening, I went to the Ab-Fab event which was Ice Skating. I talked Neo and Zax into accompanying me, and it was a lot of fun. Sam, President of Ab-Fab was less than lovely to be around, but the rest of the people I spoke were very nice. I had a lot of fun and – probably due to being a Canadian – was conscripted into helping others learn to skate.

The skates themselves were horrible. They were the kind that reminds you of ski boots: hard plastic with two plastic buckles instead of laces. They ended up giving my legs a beating and I was bruised and bloody by the time we left the arena. In that regard it was a success as far as Canadian Ice Skating is concerned: what with the “there should always be involved in ice skating” mentality.

I did get a chance to wear the shirt the Domanskis gave me; it was super warm and comfy! Loved it.