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I studied at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg from January to April 2001.

Canada: January (part II)

FlyingDutchman
2006-03-15 17:54:57

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On January 5th (Friday) we were invited by Janine to a basketballgame in the University of Winnipeg, downtown. Afterwards we picked up Marina en Reds and checked out a few bars. Wise Guys' cover was too high, so we decided to go to Scandals, also on Pembina highway. We had our second ID policy experience here, they couldn't read our driver's licenses, they only accepted them in English, not even French, although that's an official language in Canada. How annoying can you be? So we went to Monty's again, at least they didn't give us a hard time.

On Saturday January 6th we met all the other exchange students who arrived in January, mainly Chinese students. We got some information in the morning and a bus tour in the afternoon. In the evening there was a big social in Rez and we went there with this group of students from Canada, Mexico, Australia, Brazil, England etc.
(For intimi: Canadian socials beat LAW parties in the Hollywood...)

I spent the 7th of January working and unpacking all my stuff. I've decided to stay in Speechly, on a floor with only Canadian students, who are pretty cool. At first I wanted to move to the international floor in Tache, but it's too quiet over there and they don't have this lounge with TV on every floor, like in Speechly.

After a few days of just studying, there was a bowling evening organized by AIMS (Association of International Management Students) on Wednesday the 10th of January. It was a really nice opportunity to meet a lot of other international students and Canadians who go or have been abroad. The bowling was kinda weird though, with small balls and only 5 pins. Afterwards we went to Wise Guys on campus to party, one of the best parties so far, mainly because we knew almost everybody and there were a lot of people (from Germany, Canada etc.) for some sort of international marketing competition. We went to Wise Guys on Thursday on Friday as well, it's ...

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