Alternate Vision

After close to five years of living in North America, I hopped over the border to step foot in Canada for the first time. Toronto, mainly. Mindblowing is the only word that comes to mind. It seemed like an odd cross between NYC, Boston and Paris. Five days was barely enough to get a feel for this incredibly global city. Apparently, 41% of the city's residents were born outside Canada. The weather wasn't entirely supportive all weekend, but that didn't stop us ofcourse. Late night dance distractions with Mark Oliver, lunch with old high school friends from Lagos, beer tasting at the bier market ( fruit flavored beers to imported european ales on draft), stroll around chinatown while munching on vietnamese-french subs, Tsotsi, chilling at Egglington with the best hosts ever. Seeing Shruti after six years. Always heart warming to pick up where you left off, except she is all ready to get married:)

The visit was mostly a tease, a taste of what the city has to offer and how much more there is to experience. Come summer time, I definitely plan on returning and hitting up Montreal as well. Its but a 5 hour drive from me. Next stop: DC for St. Paddy's Day.