So here are some of the details you don't all need to know, but if anyone is thinking of ever moving this way, these are the things no one told me.
1. The air is really cold. Now before I left people kept telling me it was a dry cold and you wouldn't feel the cold as much, to which I say, ahem, !@#$%. Sorry, but it had to be said. It is currently -24, and black outside, and trust me, I feel the cold.
2. The air is really dry. People mentioned the "dry cold" but they never mentioned the dry "air" so much. The problem is that if you come from an area that is not this dry you will have a wonderful time acclimatizing to it, if at all. Something you need to bring is Moisturizer!! My skin feels so dry it is sometimes painful.
Also, with dry air comes nosebleeds. Yup, gross I know, but it is something no one told me, and I wish I had known before hand!
3. Don't drink the water. Or do. I have been told by many people not to, but all the locals or people that have been here for a long time do. When I first got here, not one told me not to so I just did. Apparently a lot of people get sick, but so far, knock on wood, I haven't been. I feel like I would have already gotten sick as I have been drinking it for a week and a half now.
4. Cab fares are $5. Ok, so I knew that a head of time. But what I didn't know is you are going from point A to point C, and you stop at point B (which you had to pass anyway) it is still considered 2 rides and it will cost you $10. Needless to say, you should walk to a central location for a cab to avoid the hidden extra rides!
5. !@#$%!@#$%.
6. Well.ca This website is the best thing ever if you are living in a remote area, or if you just can't get out easily to get regular Drug Store items. Pretty much anything you can find in a Shoppers Drug Mart/Boots/Walgreens you can find on Well.ca. And they deliver free to anywhere in Canada.
Ok, that's it for now, but I am sure that I will think of something later to add to the list.
Oh yeah, T and J and I are going to go dogsledding! We are going to wait until March when it is nicer outside, but I can't wait!
1. The air is really cold. Now before I left people kept telling me it was a dry cold and you wouldn't feel the cold as much, to which I say, ahem, !@#$%. Sorry, but it had to be said. It is currently -24, and black outside, and trust me, I feel the cold.
2. The air is really dry. People mentioned the "dry cold" but they never mentioned the dry "air" so much. The problem is that if you come from an area that is not this dry you will have a wonderful time acclimatizing to it, if at all. Something you need to bring is Moisturizer!! My skin feels so dry it is sometimes painful.
Also, with dry air comes nosebleeds. Yup, gross I know, but it is something no one told me, and I wish I had known before hand!
3. Don't drink the water. Or do. I have been told by many people not to, but all the locals or people that have been here for a long time do. When I first got here, not one told me not to so I just did. Apparently a lot of people get sick, but so far, knock on wood, I haven't been. I feel like I would have already gotten sick as I have been drinking it for a week and a half now.
4. Cab fares are $5. Ok, so I knew that a head of time. But what I didn't know is you are going from point A to point C, and you stop at point B (which you had to pass anyway) it is still considered 2 rides and it will cost you $10. Needless to say, you should walk to a central location for a cab to avoid the hidden extra rides!
5. !@#$%!@#$%.
6. Well.ca This website is the best thing ever if you are living in a remote area, or if you just can't get out easily to get regular Drug Store items. Pretty much anything you can find in a Shoppers Drug Mart/Boots/Walgreens you can find on Well.ca. And they deliver free to anywhere in Canada.
Ok, that's it for now, but I am sure that I will think of something later to add to the list.
Oh yeah, T and J and I are going to go dogsledding! We are going to wait until March when it is nicer outside, but I can't wait!
It's like when you have a baby - there's so much no one tells you! [although in this, you may find out, living with a newborn!]
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