Oh, Canada!: There's a First for Everything

Bonjour!

Just over a week ago, I had the opportunity to do something that I have never done in my life. Every time that this simple concept has been brought to my attention, excitement has risen within me, but I just never had the line to go through with it. So, after much anticipation, I finally had the opportunity to hang my clothes outside on a line, using the great power of the wind to dry them!

"This is how it is done, rookie."

People in St. Johns, as well as in many other places, i'm sure, seem to be a lot more conscious of the environment than were I'm from. Whether it is composting tea bags and banana peals, using electric lawnmowers, or sending out the recyclables ever two weeks to be picked up, these people are in touch with how their actions affect the world around them. To use a dryer up here is known as wasteful, so my host family tells me. If it is not raining outside, "why would we expend all of the energy to dry clothes in the dryer when they can be dried outside." Touchè Mr. Ford, Touchè.

Hanging up some the wool socks. Lovin' it!

Anyways, this past week has been a stressful one to say the least. I am currently taking this international marketing class, which is founded on amazing ideas, but the teacher is just so intimidating. I try not to let him get to me, but its a bit hard when everyone in the class is talking about how he makes people cry during presentations. I'm not the biggest fan of presentations. However, with presentations aside, I am enjoying the class. Our groups goal is basically to understand Argentina enough to try and sell a product there, which means loads and loads of research on everything Argentina; this is great preparation for understanding how much work is involved in marketing a product to a different country, which I will hopefully be doing in the future.