New life in Canada

Hi there,

I am studying in McMaster University in Canada now!

I left home to Canada one week ago and it's a quite long journey.I chose the United Airline and i flied 12.5 hours from Beijing to Chicago firstly, then transferred flight at Chicago O'Hare Airport and flied another 2 hours to Toronto.The seat size of economic class in the flight is a little bit small and i couldn't sleep,actually, i was watching the same movie <The Kongfu Kid> the whole time.Basically,it's a nice journey because i was so eager to see Canada and this could make everything much better.By the way,the Chicago O'Hare Airport is nice!



I rent a room in a house near the University by myself, and i have already settled in. I am living with my landlord Maja and 4 Canadian girls. The house is quiet,clear and it's really safe and beautiful around here.My housemates are so nice and make me feel that i am really one of them!!I always talk with Maja during the coffee time after dinner, she is so smart, and she run her own company and developed an memorizing system named 'brain burn' which can help people memorize a whole book in a very short time.The bad thing is that,due to my bad direction, i am keeping getting lost all the time....i hope i can figure it out shortly.Anyway,it's happy to live with them.



I walked around last weekend and i think i really like the city.The city is not big but quite convenience, and people are really nice here.I have already opened a student bank account in TD bank and it allows me to swipe my bank card 25 times/month for free, and i also selected a mobile phone plan which cost me 35$/month with 50min calls+50min texts and blackberry service(just email and instant msg).After that, i went to grab some food and buy some daily necessities,basically,the things are cheaper than in Tilburg.



I choose five courses in finance this semester, some of them are really tough but i will try my best to do it.The professors are wise and knowledgeable,they acquire students to innovate and think more.If getting a good grade is important to you, hard-working is not enough,you have to learn how to come up with innovative ideas, and try to think more and ask more.But there are not many team works to do if comparing with Tilburg.

The campus is quite big, but there are some buses pass through the campus,and for students,we can take buses within Hamilton for free.Normally,i go to school by walk since it's not far away from my home.The studying conditions and environments are quite good. DeGroote School of Business has its own library just near the faculty building, and the student center is connected with the faculty building which contains a lot of shops and one food plaza(We have all kinds of food here,Chinese food,Japanese food,fast food,pizza and so on),so it's convenience for students who are in the faulty.The only one problem is that the classrooms are always in the basement here,so it's better to wear more clothes when having the class.I don't have many classes a day, so i signed up a yoga course with my friend.It's better to keep healthy and fit,right?

Anyway, I am really enjoying my new life in Canada!!

Hope everything is going on well for everyone!

Take care and all the best!

P.S:Nice weather here and i hope it can keep nice much longer.