If I Were at a Canadian Spelling Bee...

I would spell things the British way. Seriously. Lots of extra "u"s and "e"s. Words that I find spelled like the Brits are:

• chequing
• centre
• theatre
• harbourfront
• programme

And so on. That ought to excite all my anglofile friends out there. Everything is also in French and English. So sometimes, I confuse myself for trying to read the French side as English. This is not advised as it won't help very much.

I'm standing in line at Financial Aid today and someone asked me if the line was for OSAP. I said I didn't know. OSAP is Ontario aid and scholarships of sorts. I am clearly not eligible, but I explained I had forms to hand in for international loans. So the guy asked where I was from. And I said the US and blushed. It feels strange to say international, but yet I'm a three hour drive from Toronto. Yet, he smiled and nodded.

Another confusing aspect of Canadian culture everyone in the States calls "Native Americans" Canadians call "Aboriginals" or "Natives." Well, every time I hear or read Aboriginal, I think of Australia. And it's taken me a while to be able to differentiate the two. I still think boomerangs and kangaroos when I hear it.

And that's about that. I had Research Methods today, a class that promises to be intimidating. I'm headed to the harbourfront this Friday and to a Jays game. I promise to have my camera fully functional by then--after all, all words and no pictures are rather boring.

With my life coming together up North and the rain still coming down, it's time for some Canadian programmes and reading. I'm taking things slow here, eh.