Grocery Store

I found a grocery store today!  But it's labour day, so it was closed.  Kind of bad organization to have the move be on a Sunday, when everything closes early, followed by labour day, when everything is closed.  Since I wasn't using a vehicle during my move, I only brought what I could carry on my back, which included enough food to survive for a bit, but my kitchen is still not very diverse.  My roommate brought in a lot more stuff than I did, so I'm feeling a little humbled.

Now I need to find a Zellers or a Wal Mart or something.  Dan said he'd bring the shower curtain, but this new guy didn't bring one.  Well, maybe I'll do a Mali-style bucket shower tonight,

My roommate is older than I am!  I was worried that I would be the oldest in residence (and I must still be up there) but they matched me with someone of a comparable age.  He's actually only two weeks older than me.

They had that celebration today, which I thought was supposed to be yesterday.  The bouncy castle was underwhelming, and the staff had difficulty drumming up enthusiasm.  I scored some free food, though.

There are a lot of really nice nature trails in the area, and some scenery that will look amazing this coming Fall, when the colour changes really become prominent..

The building is pink.  Did you know that sometimes prisons will be painted pink to calm down the inmates?  Yeah, little nervous that this place might feel a similar need for such measures.

Also, turns out I lucked out with the room.  Lots of people have the room they advertised... mini fridge and one room with two beds.  This Residence building used to be a hotel, apparently, but they transformed it.  I must have gotten one of the better rooms, at no extra cost.  Maybe it's an age thing?  My roommate got the same type of room last year, too.  Nah, that wouldn't make any sense.

It's cold in my room, though.  No idea why.  Outside it's really hot, and the kitchen area isn't bad.  But my room is frigid.

I'm catching phone signals in Mali now.  Not good ones, but they're still there!  Usually it stops ringing after two or three goes, but one time it reached nine rings.  Nobody answered, but it's still a full signal.