The Canadians have been nothing but welcoming since I arrived and to top it all off, last week all the international students were given passes which make it possible to visit some of Montreal's top attractions for free.On Tuesday night I ventured out to the Botanical Gardens to see the International Mosaiculture event and the garden of lights- both were absolutely fantastic! The mosaiculture is unbelievable- sculptures made only of plants and foliage on such an incredible scale and each with their own story.
The garden of lights was equally impressive. The Japanese gardens have been taken over by a plethora of sculptures and illuminated by thousands of fairylights. The whole experience is made even more spectacular by the perfect reflection made in the water all across the gardens. Unfortunately, the whole place was seriously crowded but hey, if it's free, who am I to complain!Later in the week, I also headed to the biodome, home to 5 different environments of the Americas. We made our way through Maple forests, the Gulf of St Lawrence, the Labrador Coast and much more. A personal highlight was definitely the beaver: a complete comedian of an animal without even realising!
It was a lovely day out made even better by the people I went with- through the McGill International Student Network I've met some awesome people, all on exchange like me. It seems a bit counterintuitive not to be hanging out with more Canadians, but when you want to travel and explore at every available moment, you tend to attract other people in the same position- everyone else just seems to take their university work too seriously!I find myself hanging out with French, German, Belgian, South African, Dutch and Australians on a daily basis- definitely one way to open your eyes to the world!
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