Well I just deleted a paragraph before I hit publish, after I re-read my entry I realised how negative it sounded. Since moving to moncton I've had pretty good luck with the people I've encountered. I mean there was that girl I hung out with for a while who turned out to be the daughter of satan and the other bi-polar wonder I met who really should be in an institution and of course the high strung boy lover who is so full of himself that it makes me want to puke. Other than these three I really have enjoyed the company of everyone else. I have a great group of friends and have a lot of laughs on a daily basis. Moncton remeinds me of the Brampton of my childhood. It's a small city with a lot of suburbs and the far outer rim is dotted with rural homes with rolling hills.
My neighborhood on the otherhand is very different from the one I grew up in. Back home in the GTA subdivisions are pre-planned and the homes are either very similar or identical to the ones next door while here on the east coast you could have a sprawling mansion next door to a crack house. Believe it or not I find Moncton a far better place to live. I like that we all need to learn to live together and there is no seperation between tax brackets.
Life is very colourful here and the people are friendly. I do miss the multi-culturalism of Toronto. I mean there is only one place to get sushi and the only "Greek" restaurant is a very Canadianized version of what greek food should be. Thank goodness I'm a good cook. All in all I love my new home and am very enthusiastic about bringing some culture and western ways of thinking to this little slice of heaven.
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