Sunday and the week after…

I was busy writing an assignment for a marketing course. I do not know that much about marketing, but anyway it was more about the big five Canadian banks and their strategies in the U.S. market.
Interesting to know, that the Canadian see the sub-prime crisis also as mostly happening in the U.S., so do not get tempted to put them in the same category as their southern neighbours.

The Parade

Last Saturday Bekka, Troy and myself went to watch the St. Catharines Wine Festival Parade. It was really funny, although you can not really compare it with the Vaihinger Maientag. I really liked the little Go karts, but the cheerleaders have been nice as well.

this is the Brock Badger, our University "Maskottchen"

Algonquin 2nd

my very first patch in Canada, after I survived an awesome canoe trip in Algonquin park


and that is our canoeing group while crossing a beaver dam


it was an amazing time, but it is to late for more text now...

Holiday again!

Stop studying! Start holidays!
Tomorrow I will go to the Algonquin Park again.
So I will be able to post some nice pictures in future...

I bought some equipment in the 2nd hand store, so be excited about the pics!

start of my studies

I spent now over $370 on books, still missing another one worth: $100.
Compared to about three books I bought before in my entire studies it is quite some money!
Food is also expensive. I think buying two burger every day would be the best deal. However, some people did not recommend to do so.

By bus it takes me about twenty minutes to get to school (that's how thy name University). With my white/purple bike it takes about the same, because the gears do not shift and there is a little hill on my way...

my sister-in-law and my brother on a short visit:




The Niagara Fireworks sponsored by pizza-pizza:


well, did you see the falls? at least we had a firework...

Holidays in Algonquin

After the orientation I quickly found a room to stay. So we could go on a interesting Ontario trip up to the Alqonquin National Park.

Orientation Week in York, Toronto

Right in the beginning I had an orientation seminary with the Ontario-Baden-Württemberg Program at York University.
It was very nice, the students came from Germany, France and India.
We stayed in a residence which was flooded - so we had action, and fortunately my stuff wasn't kaputt.

thats all my belongings in Canada right now: