T.O.

I spent a couple of weeks at my friend's apartment in Toronto over the Christmas break. The apartment was 10 minutes North-East of downtown Toronto so location was great. I go to Toronto a lot for all sorts of reasons - conferences, visiting friends, enjoying, shopping, etc., and this last visit made me realize that the more I visit Toronto the more I find it unglamorous. Sad to day but it's true. Maybe, I'm used to small cities. Anyway, but even with that I always appreciate the diversity of people and the liberalism. This is a city that breaks barriers: swinger bars, lesbian Muslims, big flashy strip bars, 50 gourmet donut shops and best of all a store that sells Ninja Turtle sweaters. I tend to forget that the best part about travelling is that you're out of your comfort zone. This means that you expose yourself a little more because, hey, you're a stranger in a foreign part of the globe (at least you think so until you bump into someone you know aka Muna and you have that magical moment)! In exposing myself, I found myself making snow angels on a Church property with my Egyptian friend who froze her fingers off, eeek. We quickly entered a Tim Horton's to warm her up (it took over 15 minutes) - snow angels, frostbite and Tim Horton's - talk about a real Canadian experience! To add to this wonderful experience I had in Toronto, I met a beautiful soul that touched my heart in a delightful way. Thanks for everyone who shared a slice of their life with me in Toronto.