Shall we backtrack? The last days in Beijing were spent sight seeing on a tight budget (I spent all my money and was unable to get my hands on more -eek!) BUT - that did not prevent me from hitting sanlitun one last time and somehow loosing my cellphone on my last night in Beijing - honestly - I was able to last two months without that happening! Good news is someone found it - bad news is the pricetag associated with mailing that baby back to Canada.
So begins my Montreal trip. Yes, I flew straight from Beijing to Montreal - I landed on the night of Sunday July 8 and started classes the following morning (I am learning french through the Je Explore program). The week was filled with jet-leg and shock as I met a pinch of the 400 other Canadians who were participating in the program. By July 12 however, I was fed up with my jetleg and googled Indie concerts to catch - amazingly I found one by Built to Spill (said to have influenced Death Cab for Cutie and Modest mouse)- and so I set forth with a new found newfie friend. 
The arrival of the weekend: Sigh - three simple words - I LOVE MONTREAL. The weekend was amazing! Friday: FREE Reggae fest featuring Kymoni Marley (son of Bob Marley).
Saturday: St. Catherine Street's big street sale that happens once a year - people from the states and ontario drive up for this event... I buy lots including winter boots (I realize I will not be able to use them this season but winter will creep up soon enough), but only spend $170; I also caught David Usher performing for free at this street sale :) The street sale is followed by a Creole festival and the International Fireworks festival - US was presenting that night and did an excellent montage of Elvis songs and fireworks.
Sunday Tam Tam - Every sunday people get together to play drums and dance in the park - enough said. Oh - while this is happening, grownups dress up in mid-evil clothes and battle each other in another side of the park... this event is for those who never want to grow up or who enjoy fighting... And pray tell how is my week shaping up compared to my weekend? I have visited the Just for laugh festival, had the best yoga class I ever had - for free, had a visit from my parents, aunt, cousin, and uncle, visited the complimentary hot tub and sauna on campus, saw the Canadian fireworks, went cyclo-ballade...yes, je suis contente.
This weekend? African festival, probably fireworks once more, electronic picnic "festival," a visit to the beach, maybe a visit to Laronde - the amusement park, and possibly a visit to Just for Laughs once more.
Until next time, a bientot!
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