Honeymoon is over

And so it seems that I'm slowly passing the first phase on the culture shock curve and the honeymoon phase is surely coming to an end. However, I refuse to believe that this phase is always followed by one filled with anxiety and hostility towards the new culture. I believe it's more like reality smacks you in the face and I am becoming aware of the fact that even though it's still ultra-cool to live in Montreal, Montrealers are still ultra-cool people and the ultra-coolness of the city still makes me smile every morning I get up and every time I walk the Montreal streets, life is still life.

After having spent a week in the USA, visiting New York and Boston, and being torn by thoughts about where I would like to start my professional life, study break is over and now I need to pull myself together. Once again, I underestimated the amount of pages I need to read and the pace with which I would be able to do that. Luckily, history has taught me that I perform better under pressure, and so it happens that the upcoming days will be filled with studying, studying, drinking tea and studying.

But I praise myself lucky with an apartment that still provides me with a view on the city and a humble view on the skyline so that every time I look up, slightly annoyed by the fact that I am forced to stay in and catch up on my readings, I see Montreal and I can feel a smile appearing on my face.