After a long day (getting up at 3 am) of travelling - plane, bus, and taxi, I've finally settled into my place. It feels really strange to be setting up my own life, planning what I want to do, which groceries to buy and being on my own to make friends.
I was really lucky to have a fairly seamless transition into my new apartment! After a few shortfalls (...I may have almost left my laptop and all my electronics in my charter bus...) I was dropped off by a Whistler Taxi on the doorstep of my new digs. I was going to have to wait for awhile as it was 2:30 and check in wasn't supposed to be until 4:30 so I set my MEGA LOAD of luggage down outside the office, and was surprised to be greeted by the housing guys (one of which who is from Oshawa!) who got me my keys and helped me settle in. I was going to have to wait a friggin' long time, so I really lucked out!
My apartment has a kitchen, bathroom, living room and two bedrooms (each containing a bunk bed). I share with one of my roomies...although I'm not sure which one yet LOL I have two roommates (Tiffany and Meghan) and they left me a welcome message on our postboard by the front door saying that they both wouldn't be home for the night... So basically I really have no idea anything about them other than their names and the fact that they work for Fairmont. Fairmont rents two buildings from the big Whistler Blackcomb mountain company who have probably five other buildings to house their staff and there are about 200 of us (in Fairmont Housing). One of the housing guys told me that they're expecting 40 new Australians and 40 Philipinos within the next couple of weeks, so I won't be the only newby around for long!
I haven't really met too many people because even though I've gone for walks around the Village and such I don't want to go to bars all by myself...that would just be stupid. I make a point of saying HIIIIII to everyone around here though so I don't think it'll be too long. I think my roommates will be able to introduce me to people, and when I start work on Tuesday that'll help sooo much.
I've been making a point of trying to get lost, because thats when you find yourself either really fucked or see something you might not have known. I've found out theres a library so once I get my employee card/local card (to say that I'm not a tourist) I'm going to get a library card! Staff Housing is at the top of this GIGANTIC hill and I pretty much almost die everytime I go down it...so going up is absolutely brutal... took me 20 minutes last time and I was heaving so hard! I've found the grocery store (after getting lost!), the TD bank, post office and most of the important stores like the Liquor Store! Carrying my groceries (I only got 1/2 the stuff I needed b/c I could hardly carry it) up that hill was brutal, so this morning I took a cab back up it (cost about $7.50). I'm going to check on the internet and see where the Staff Housing bus goes b/c it is only .50 but it only runs at certain times and like every half hour.
The bane of my existence!Thanks Mom and Noor for taking my incessant calls! I'm really glad that I have the internet as it is making finding places and things I need a lot easier. More pictures and news to come in the next few days! Please start making signs for my campaign as Mayor of Whistler HAHAHA
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