Day to day

I hate to admit, I feel like I'm still experiencing everything here through a veil of homesickness and culture shock. I know it's normal for some people to have a hard time adjusting, I just wish I wasn't one of them! I've been lucky to have good people around me, here and at home, to talk to. They all say the same thing in one way or another; be positive, this is a good thing. How does that Dolly Parton song go? "One day at a tiiiiime, Sweet Jesus..." I can hear Chris telling me to please stop singing.
The roses are in my neighbour's yard.



View from my kitchen window. I really like the ornamental gates that are quite common in these small neighbourhoods.



Doing a little knitting. This is going to be a stuffed rabbit. If I can find the stuffing.



Did I mention there were some super nice people here? Ashley, a teacher from Vancouver, found this chair outside her building, and actually arranged for someone to come and pick it up and take it to my place. It's actually really comfy, and fits in with my feminine decor quite well.



Ah, my Hello Kitty toaster. It seemed like a score when I saw it at Home Plus-- the cheapest one there, and so cool!



Behold the toast it produces...every morning:
If I'm not there watching for the ribbon of smoke that indicates it's done, and if I don't forcibly slam it and slap it so that the toast comes out, I end up with a kitchen filled with smoke.



The odd thing is that one side always has this bizzare burn formation on it. Like it had an encounter with a landing spaceship.



Been doing a little painting and sketching too. When I get paid I'm planning on getting some stretchers.

Hope everyone is doing well, wherever you all are :)