Grocery shoping here is easy. There are supermarkets all over the downtown core. I think I have walked through at least 6, but I know there are more. I have figured out what most things are, the words are similar...ie. milk is mijko or something like that; pictures on the packages are a great help. As for cost, I think things are fairly similar to Canada...when I convert to canadian dollars the cost seems reasonable.

For the first few days i was the only one on the campsite but i have met afew more people since then. Ivonne from germany, who is in her second year in the same program, Wanton from China, who is also in his second year and Madjeck from Poland..who was just here for a week writing exams. Now that school has started, I have met alot more people. My class has 11 people in it and about 60% are from africa...nigeria, ghana, zimbabwe...I am in the minority being caucasion (one of two).