First full day in Montreal

I'm doing a Fulbright in Montreal for the year. After day one, I'm thinking that I really, really want to get permanent residency here. The pace is slower, the society more advanced than the U.S. - from recycling to health care to interactions to government organization, the Canadians are light years ahead of the U.S.

Today I did lots of practical things: parking permit, first class (Post-war Montreal culture), library card, returned the U-Haul, moved things into storage, unpacked about 4 more boxes, washed the floor.

I feel so at home here. I love the many people look and sound like my family. I love the more communal feel of the culture. I love that I don't have to fear being raped and murdered every time I step outside my apartment - beautiful, in the best neighborhood, the Plateau.

I want this to be a turning point in my life. The moment when everything came together.

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