Mon français est merde

Beautiful Montreal, one of my fav cities but let me repeat - bilingual my ass!

I’m a Francophile all the way, and have been trying not to butcher the language too much (My knowledge of French equates to naught) but I think they should ditch the split personality image and just promote the “its French or nothing baby”.

But i've moved up in the world regarding my accommodation situation!! Staying at the very suave RVC - which is on par with the pre renovated stanns, but is like a palace compared to the backpackers accomm! Its sooo nice to have my own sterile space! Actually it’s a little surreal - I was to commence my student exchange from Adelaide right about now and would have been based here at McGill and RVC.

One for the techies – I’ve tapped into the ‘digital composition studios’ wireless! Ahhh, its so heartwarming!!! Feels like home!

au revoir!

' later NY, Bonjour to Montreal.

Thought i'd quickly post now while i can easily hack into someone else's wireless (my bad!) - not sure if i can get up to mischeif in montreal.

Catching the amtrak Adirondack to montreal early sun morning. Really looking forward to the trip as I will be travelling through the catskills - near towns i adopted as home in 2001 when I was a camp counsellor at Band Camp! Really lovely countryside with weird looking beasties - btw - chased my first squirrel yesterday at battery park! Chipmonks are my fav nutty critter tho so hopefully will see a few along the way.

Will also be happy to be out of backpackers! Am staying at the Royal Vic college at McGill uni so will have my own space. I must be getting soft! The chelsea hostel is only a little skanky (!!!) and 2 gals in my room are from adelaide (nice to hear the SA accent btw! always much appreciated in stomping out the victorian!).

Gotham City

First day in NY and really enjoying it!

Flight over wasnt too bad. Although - I was stuck in the middle of a plane full of American Summer Camp Students, and the flight staff thought I was one of them so it was a little difficult convincing them to give me alcohol!.

And I wasnt hasseled when gaining entry in L.A. - I was a little worried i'd be refused entry and be sent back to Aus as on my last visit in '01 I had my working visa confiscated! But no problemo so far!

When I first got here last night, I headed for the village to chill out, then spent today in the met and getting quite lost in Central Park, before heading downtown to times square - which is a lot more blingy than on my last visit.

But no jet lag or climitisation effects - although I think this has more to do with my Aus. noctoural lifestyle with the heater set to 30. So i guess when all you folks thought I was bananas really I was just in the wrong timezone!

Postcard From Uncle Travelling Matt

Dear Fraggles!

Commencing my Journey into Outer Space in the morning.

Way too excited and hyper - I feel sorry for the poor bunny whos going to be sitting next to me in the plane for .... too many hrs. Not stopping in LA so the first place of party is NY, arr wed night heading for the village.

And now to divulge my appalling taste in TV! Can someone fill me in on wins Biggest Bogan (Oops, i mean Big Brother) Who dies in neighbours, and what happens in the final Dr Who ep!

Hanging with my housemate Farzana, Packed and ready for my Journey into Outter Space.

OS Plans

Hey folks,

So this is the blog I've set up to put some OS info letting you know approx where I am or where I should be, but more importantly - it will let me know where I am..... or where I should be.

Its a quick trip and i wont have much time to write proper emails, so I will try to post on here somewhat regularly.

Ok so heres how my itinerary is currently looking

Sydney

New York
Montreal
Bouncing Around the UK
Copenhagen

Or in textual terms:

07.07.25 Syd > LA > NY

07.07.29 NY > Mtrl

07.08.08 Mtrl > NY

07.08.09 NY > Ldn
?. ? . ? Ldn / B'ham / Cov ? ? ? ? ? ?

07.08.25 Ldn > Cphn
07.09.02 Cphn > Ldn

07.09.10 Ldn > Sgp >>>
07.09.11 Sgp > Syd