*Post actually written on August 30*
Who would have ever thought that Canada has a beach where people actually go and swim??? Introducing Parlee Beach! One of the nicest beaches around (and claiming to have the warmest Atlantic water north of Virginia!). Parlee Beach is located about 25 minutes away from Moncton in an area called Shidiac, NB. Another claim to fame for Shidiac is having the largest lobster stature ever (pictures posted). Very good food in this area of Canada and a nice place to visit. I'm hoping that the group will want to go on lots of trips so we can all learn about the area!
I met the rest of the TMBA group yesterday: four Mexican students and four Canadian students. Yeah, I'm the only one from the States, and I have to admit, at times its lonely because everyone has their own culture and way of doing things. The program would be very exciting if there was an equal balance for all three countries. All the students seem very nice and eager to get started in classes. But first, we went out on the town last night to have a little fun! Downtown Moncton is a very nice place that has several restaurants that turn into little hangout spots at night. Its a really cool area; reminds me a lot of downtown Denver. We went to several places, all within walking distance from each other. It was a great way for us to kick off the program and start to know each other. Pictures of this are also posted in the slideshow.
Tomorrow is Labor Day (yep, they have Labor Day), and its a little bit different than our Labor Day. EVERYTHING in Moncton is closed on Labor Day, including the malls and the grocery stores (when they say Labor Day, they mean it!). Such a different concept because Americans usually go to the malls and grocery stores on that day for the awesome sales!
Who would have ever thought that Canada has a beach where people actually go and swim??? Introducing Parlee Beach! One of the nicest beaches around (and claiming to have the warmest Atlantic water north of Virginia!). Parlee Beach is located about 25 minutes away from Moncton in an area called Shidiac, NB. Another claim to fame for Shidiac is having the largest lobster stature ever (pictures posted). Very good food in this area of Canada and a nice place to visit. I'm hoping that the group will want to go on lots of trips so we can all learn about the area!
I met the rest of the TMBA group yesterday: four Mexican students and four Canadian students. Yeah, I'm the only one from the States, and I have to admit, at times its lonely because everyone has their own culture and way of doing things. The program would be very exciting if there was an equal balance for all three countries. All the students seem very nice and eager to get started in classes. But first, we went out on the town last night to have a little fun! Downtown Moncton is a very nice place that has several restaurants that turn into little hangout spots at night. Its a really cool area; reminds me a lot of downtown Denver. We went to several places, all within walking distance from each other. It was a great way for us to kick off the program and start to know each other. Pictures of this are also posted in the slideshow.
Tomorrow is Labor Day (yep, they have Labor Day), and its a little bit different than our Labor Day. EVERYTHING in Moncton is closed on Labor Day, including the malls and the grocery stores (when they say Labor Day, they mean it!). Such a different concept because Americans usually go to the malls and grocery stores on that day for the awesome sales!
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