Well... so it isn't straight out of an episode of Sex and the City, but I thought I'd steal a bit from an episode title! Yes, after years of dreaming of moving international~ I am finally getting my wish! I am moving to Toronto!! How exciting is this! I get to keep working for E&J, the greatest company in the world, and I get to do it on foreign soil! I couldn't be happier! I also get to work partially in French, but this will expand, as my comprehension of the French language expands. First with labels, and when I travel into the provence of Quebec... and hopefully more in the future!! I am motivated and facinated to learn French, and the classes will begin as soon as I am settled in Toronto.
It's funny... at first thought, you might be thinking 'well it's Canada, it really isnt THAT foreign' well, tell that to my bank accounts, and collection of medical records, and cell phone! Everything has to change! I may not be crossing the pond (yet), but I might as well be! I will be getting a new cell phone up there, as well as new everything else! I have already started the process of opening up new bank accounts, credit cards, etc. All the little things we dont think about day to day that have to change. How about getting paid in a different currency!! Taxes, file for taxes, etc!! It makes me want to take a nap just thinking about it!
I cannot begin to convey my excitement! To get this great opportunity to move to a foreign country, learn their culture, and their language energizes me more than I can express! Granted, 85% of Toronto is anglo-phone, in the future my apartment will NOT be! I am focused and driven to speak/read/write le français fluently. Simon's 1st language is french, and so it will be my second! Besides, I could not imagine not speaking french to our kids growing up- as much as I would speak to them in English. It is such a major part of who Simon is... and it is something I want greatly to understand and appreciate.
I look forward to living in a new part of the world. A BEAUTIFUL part at that! Canada is amazing. I thought I saw beautiful countryside before I visited Canada for the first time.. and I was wrong. I look forward to seeing new countryside on rides and runs.. and even from the side of a mountain!! Maybe we can even catch a glimpse of a MOOSE! I tease Simon all the time about seeing a Moose. Maybe one day. Preferrably in a non-hostile situation where I am not fearing for my life...
Donèt worry... Simon is already a step ahead. He bought me a pair of hockey skates to skate the Rideau Canal during winter... and I plan to become proficient at all sports little Canadian children grow up playing :) I already have my 'Canada shoes' now I'll get to use them... eh?! :)
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