Orientation: Day 3 and 4 (in brief)

Day 3: Got singled out for being American again - but this time it was by a prof. I have a long ranty post brewing about this phenomena, but it isn't ready yet. We learned something about immigration law in Canada which was really interesting. Did you know they have a quota for immigrants each year that equals about 1% of their current population? They rarely hit the quota, but still - must make the culture very dynamic. I also learned that as long as I submit forms on time I can pretty much stay in this country and work once i'm done with my studies until early 2016. I also learned how to leave Canada but not enter the US without any penalty so that I could re-enter Canada. This isn't very useful for me in this situation, but it is an interesting concept.


Day 4: I skipped the "Be Well" session to take a bike ride. I biked all the way to the Laural Creek Recreation area and found it has tent camping . . . so I foresee biking with my tent and gear to camp there for the night and being back in time for classes in the morning in my future. yay!