Journal: Living in Toronto. How sweet is that?

As many people already know, I've begun a new chapter in my life, and moved out to Toronto to live on my own. Of course, I've lived away from home for the majority of the past 6 years, but now I'm really on my own. Thus far, it's been what you expect. Very liberating and very free. The best part of living here is the amount of time I save on my commute. What used to be a 75 minute one-way subway/bus ride, is now an 11 minute walk. I now wake up 30 minutes later, and get to work 30 minutes earlier. How sweet is that?

I worried that I would be bored being on my own, but so far I've always had things to do. For the first week, I was still shopping for furniture and looking for houseware, so that took up a good amount of time. There was also a pub crawl on King Street where for 4 hours, 10 bars in the King Street West area were just giving away free beer. Like ALOT of free beer. For FREE! And then there was the FREE comedy show in Dundas square, headlined by Russell Peters, which was absolutely hilarious. Honestly, how sweet is that?

I've also had alot of friends coming over and visiting me, which really made the transition smooth. Whether it's having dinner or just sitting around to chat, it's been really great to have people over to hang out with. I'm still trying to contemplate whether I should have a housewarming party. A good amount of people have already seen the place, so what's the point?

Anyways, I think that's a good amount of post. If I can remember, I'll write more about the Korean BBQ dinner I had at my place last weekend, and how I got shafted at the Annual "Waterloo" BBQ.

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