It's just not as exciting

To say that my one month stay here in Canada has been "uneventful" is an understatement. Truth be told, I find Canada life quite slow and boring. Time is slow. Days are long here in the summer. The sun comes up early (I've never actually been up early enough to see it though) and the sun goes down late at 8:30. Not much of a night life here--at least none that I know of yet. The only consolation is that the weather is great. Now if I could just find a couple of friends to share the great weather with.

I haven't made many friends yet. There's so little opportunity to meet new ones. I guess part of it is because school hasn't started (it starts in 3 weeks), I don't have a job, and I haven't found a regular church yet. I hope things will pick up when school starts.

There's also really not much to do here. Like I said, b-o-r-i-n-g. Even the malls don't manage to look cheerful. Malls are small and lifeless! They simply cannot compare to the malls in Manila.

I'm already starting to miss it back home. I miss my church and my friends. Of course I miss my family but my mom and sister (she happens to be studying here too) arrived a few days ago so that makes up for that. I especially miss the excitement of everyday life. Unlike here, there's always something interesting going on in Manila. In my one month of absence, here are some of the things that have passed me by:

1. One or two outings with friends. I see the pictures!
2. I heard that four of my friends have gotten into relationships! It's about time for some of you. ;)
3. A bunch of my friends recently attended a "singles" conference. I heard it was an awesome event.

Stories like these make me miss it back home even more. It's just not as exciting here.