T and I decided to make the big move back to the west coast, where we both definitely belong. Toronto is a great city for what it is, and I’ve made some really awesome friends there, but… I can’t handle another 8 month long stint below zero. That’s just too cold. I remember when I first announced that I wanted to go to Toronto to my dad:
“I’ve decided that Toronto would be a good place to finish my studies.”
“That’s great! But… you do know, it gets cold there.”
” …right. Snow, cold, yada yada.”
He paused and looked me straight in the eye as I passed him the salad bowl. “No.. It gets cold there.”
“I know! I know! I’ll have to buy a better coat.”
He stopped everything, took a long pause and burned a hole through my head with the seriousness in his stare and said, “You don’t know. It gets COLD.”
“…um.”
Well, he was right. A San Franciscan has no business living in Toronto. View full article »