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Factors to consider when finding a student taxi at Halifax Airport

Choosing the right Halifax airport student taxi is a good decision for airport transfers. After all, reliable taxi service companies ensure timely delivery and collection from anywhere in a city. They even offer a luxury car with modern amenities and features. Using such a professional taxi service ensures that you travel comfortably and without stress.

But when choosing an airport taxi to travel to the airport, you need to consider a few factors. First of all, never randomly choose a taxi service provider. You just need to hire the services of a professional and reliable taxi provider.

Now the question arises how to choose such a reliable taxi provider. Don't worry, in this blog we'll help you choose the best airport taxi for students. So make sure you go through all the points indicated before looking for a Halifax airport taxi.

Factors to consider when booking a reliable taxi service at Halifax Airport:

1. Reputation

First of all, you need to know if your chosen airport taxi provider is reputable. It is a crucial thing to consider. We recommend that you look for a company that has been in business for a long time to offer airport taxi services. Only a reputable company will probably offer you the best services to ensure maximum comfort without any stress.

So how do you find out about its good reputation? For that, you need to check the customer testimonials and reviews. You should read the reviews to get an idea whether your selected service provider is reliable or not.

2. Customer Service

Before booking a Halifax airport taxi check how easy and fast their customer service team is. You can find out by checking how quickly they respond to your requests and questions. After all, professional companies offer fast customer support.

3. Prices

Price or fares are another important factor to consider when choosing an airport taxi. In many cases, you can find their rates on their official app or website. You can compare the rates of different companies to find a service with reasonable rates for real installations.

Never choose a company just because it offers you taxi bookings in Halifax airport at lower prices. Also consider other things mentioned here before making your decision.

4. Driver

Consult a driver's experience to find a reliable airport taxi. See how many years they drive for a taxi service. You should also check that they have knowledge and training to drive on local city routes and areas.

5. Reservation system 24/7

Choose an airport taxi service that offers a seamless online booking system and is available 24/7. This will help you to pre-book your airport taxi to your liking and convenience.

Conclusion

Here are some helpful tips to help you select the best student taxi at Halifax airport. Please contact us if you need assistance with your reservation or if you have any other questions.

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What is the best way to start your smooth-sailing vacation or a trip on business or other numerous reasons? Take an airport taxi, of course!

We are sure that you are looking for a safe and comfortable ride as well as reliable transportation choices to come out of an airport without any sort of waiting in the long queue and spending too much money or ending up not finding any taxis. Well, it is better to look for airport taxi services online before your journey. There are different travel companies available specialized in offering affordable and cost-beneficial services to the clients.

Airport Taxi Service Halifax is available for the passengers at the Halifax airport & from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) by qualified drivers. No matter what, we aim to provide flawless services dropping to the airport for you, family, corporate clients and even out of station employees or even tourists. The support is offered 24*7 for everyone.

With our modern fleet of faultlessly preserved amenity airport taxis with expert drive, you are expected to have the most comforting experience possible. The passengers can easily have access to our gainful airport taxis to travel to close hotels, points of attraction and even business centres. Airport Taxi Service Halifax allows you to ride to the local end conveniently and safely.

For students, families and business affiliates, it can be reserved quickly through the online system. The conveyance in the spacious taxis will not just be satisfying but also safe and insured with highly skilled drivers having considerable information about routes, directions, parking and even traffic in and around the area. In order to have a personalized experience, you can book a halifax cab that can be utilized to or from the airport.

A loyal choice for airport travellers is to select rides on airport shuttles as well as the private airport which includes town cars. Our airport limousine service may price a little more as compared to the other rides but eventually relies on the budget of the passengers as well as choice for a journey to the airport.

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Duxbury High School is a top rated, public school located in Duxbury, MA. It has 1,004 students in grades 9-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 13 to 1. According to state test scores, 94% of students are at least proficient in math and 98% in reading.

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The Halifax company primarily provides airport taxi transportation to and from Halifax International Airport. Our employees have extensive experience. Their first priority has always been to exceed our customers' expectations. Our company was founded to provide airport transportation to University of Halifax students, but we now serve all clients within our coverage area. Any reservations made outside of our service area will incur an additional fee. We have you covered whether you are in best taxi Halifax for a few days and want a full day guided tour or just a few hours. Just sit back and let us show you around. Please contact us to discuss further, and we will make arrangements based on your needs.

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Proceed to the Ground Transportation Booth in the Arrivals section, which is located in the far-right corner facing the exit doors. To have your car called up to the prearranged area, you must tell the Ground Transportation representative your name. The person in charge of ground transportation can direct you to the pre-arranged location. Wait for your driver by the pre-arranged sign. Outside of the revolving doors is the prearranged pickup area. The vehicles that have been pre-arranged will arrive at this sign.

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New Brunswick reports 16 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, implements mandatory hotel isolation

In what New Brunswick’s top doctor describes as a "troubling trend," the province is reporting 16 new COVID-19 cases Friday – most of them related to travel.

In turn, the province has announced new mandatory measures, including setting up isolation hotels.

"During a pandemic, all travel is inherently risky," said Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health, in Friday’s briefing. "Travel for leisure is a risk nobody should be taking, and yet, it’s still happening."

Eight of Friday’s new cases are in the Bathurst region (Zone 6), all related to travel outside the province.

Four are in the Moncton region (Zone 1), with three of those related to travel and one under investigation.

Two are in the Saint John region (Zone 2), both related to travel.

Two are in the Edmundston region (Zone 4), which are contacts of a previously identified case.

Russell says 11 of Friday’s travel-related cases are New Brunswick workers who are self-isolating outside of the province.

NEW TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

In Friday’s media conference, New Brunswick premier Blaine Higgs announced new mandatory isolation measures.

Effective at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, the following groups of people will be required to isolate for the first seven days of their mandatory 14 days in a hotel at their own expense:

All leisure and non-essential travellers

Every person approved to move to New Brunswick

All business travellers who are not rotational workers, truckers, or commuters

"This rule applies regardless of whether or not the traveller has been vaccinated," said Higgs. "Isolation hotels will be located in Fredericton, Saint John, Moncton, Miramichi, Bathurst, Campbellton, and Woodstock."

The mandatory hotel isolations will be coordinated by the Canadian Red Cross. Premier Higgs says they will also provide meals, attend to medical needs, and provide 24/7 security.

Higgs says the cost to each traveller is expected to land at around $200 per day.

"For direction on which hotel you should go to upon arrival, call the travel registration number: 1-833-948-2800," added Higgs.

On day five of the mandatory hotel isolation, the traveller will be subject to a COVID-19 test. If it comes back negative, they can finish their 14-day isolation at home – as long as nobody else is there, and on the condition that they take another test on day ten.

Higgs added that travellers must travel alone or by taxi between airports, hotels, and home during this period. He said no carpooling or family pickups will be allowed.

The new requirement is expected to stay in place until late May, but will be revisited weekly.

The same requirement will apply to students travelling home from “hot spots” including Halifax – the only difference is that the province will pay their hotel expense.

Anyone who travelled with, or helped the student move, will be required to do the same mandatory isolation.

Also effective Saturday at 11:59 p.m.: every New Brunswick resident who leaves on a regular basis, including truck drivers and commuters, will do a mandatory isolation at home. This excludes rotational workers.

During their mandatory 14 days at home, Higgs says they can only leave to “meet medical needs” or obtain necessities of life – provided they don’t come into contact with anyone.

This also applies to people who are vaccinated against COVID-19.

Higgs adds that all will be required to register with the province before entering. This can be done at the border, "but it will slow you down" he said. He encouraged travellers to register online before entering.

He added that police presence will also be increased at the Nova Scotia/New Brunswick border.

“I appreciate, that in most areas we have a high rate of compliance,” said Higgs. “95 per cent, sometimes higher."

Higgs also said the fines for non-compliance would be raised: from $292.50 to $580.50.

"We must ensure that we are following health rules like never before, because a single miss can have such a dramatic effect on our province," added Higgs.

There are currently 148 active cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick.

This is a developing story. It will be updated throughout the day.

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DalhousieDiaries Season 1: A Review

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I’ve been waiting for so long to write a post like this, I’m so excited to write this you guys have no idea.

My first year has been a phenomenal experience, and I’m sure so many of my peers in their first year of university can say the same.  Living in residence (#ResLife) has been an amazing opportunity, I was able to meet so many new people, to build deep and meaningful bonds and construct connections with a diverse group of people from all different walks of life, continuing their walk through post secondary education.

Let me tell you all about it.

I may be repeating some parts of my journey on the far east coast of Canada, bear with me, I’m going to be going into a bit more detail and reveal things that I didn’t in my update posts prior. 

I was terrified of coming to the East.  No lie.

I had heard all the racism-horror stories, saw the slow development of the city of Halifax and the surrounding cities, and of course when you’re flying from one end of the country, especially a country as big as Canada, to the other side - you’re going to be at least a little intimidated.  But at the same time, I was so excited to begin my journey - this would mark the first time I live by myself, the first time my decisions would affect me and only me, where my parents would be unable to help me out physically.  Maybe that was what attracted me to the cold shores of the East Coast? I’ve never really had the sense of thrill and adventure from relocating and this was the first time I had that opportunity.  The first time I’d truly be able to show that I could fend for myself and prove to my parents that I could take care of myself.

Though my mind was muddled with worry, doubt and excitement, the skies were clear.

I landed in Halifax on September 1st, 2016 around 2 am or so.  I can’t remember as clearly as before since it’s been so long and so many things have happened since then.  Our first night was what my friends would call a “clown fiesta”.  My mother and I, both exhausted, landed at the Halifax Stanford International airport, and we grabbed a cab right away.  The driver, I remember, was a very talkative fellow but at the same time he had this air of what I can only best describe it as superiority? He talked very surely of himself and assumed that my mom would need a “good cab driver” back and handed her his card, to that my mother politely accepted the taxi driver’s business card, while swearing at him under her breath.  I guess the first city in Nova Scotia I’ve been in is Dartmouth, where our hotel was.  The hotel, or should I say motel, my mom booked was a 2 star at best.  She had gone online prior to our trip to the Eastern province to search for a bargain deal on accommodations.  This is important to keep in mind. Anyway, we arrive at our destination and I have no idea what the total of the ride came out to be as both my mom and the taxi driver shooed me out to retrieve our luggage from the trunk.  Assuming she paid, my mom followed shortly after, heaving the heavy pieces of luggage to the front entrance to check in. While we were checking in to our luxurious 2 star room, the cab driver burst through the front door, grinning ear to ear, exposing his yellowing and chipped teeth, excitedly asking my mom if she “meant to write that down”.  I think my mom had enough of this greasy chauffeur and hastily reaffirmed, what would be later discovered as her blunder. 

So turns out that she gave this cab driver a $90 tip.

To anyone who knows even a fiber of my mother, they’d know that Isabel Choi does not fuck around with money.  For an immigrant, coming from Korea with little to no money, someone who had to work harder than others, who had to juggle jobs to earn even a little more money than not, for someone who suffered role strain everywhere, this shocked, upset, and saddened her all at once. And in true Isabel fashion, she took her anger out on me.  Of course I wasn’t the only one she was mad at; she was angry at herself as well but the receiving end of all her fury was me.

“Why didn’t you stop me from tipping him fucking $90?!” ‘Well Mum, you made me go get the luggage.’ “You could’ve stopped all this if you just asked me to check!” ‘And that’s my responsibility how?’

The very first night we arrived in Halifax, we got into an argument.  But for those who know the females of the Choi household, this won’t come as a surprise.  However, from there, everything escalated to an argument.

“Why are we in this kind of hotel? It’s stupidly far from Dalhousie and there’s nothing around here!” ‘You wanted a good deal.  As always, prioritizing value over comfort.’ I retorted.

But the nights went on. 

I forgot to mention, that prior to even boarding the plane, even before everything remotely related to my move to the East Coast, I had been talking to a friend that I met through the Dalhousie Class of 2020 Facebook group, some of my readers may recognize the name from a few of my other posts, Mikayla Fisher.  At the time, I had no idea what this girl was like, but we had each other on Facebook and Snapchat - and talking to her, just knowing that there’s someone I know in this unfamiliar territory brought me so much comfort.  So I’ll actually take the time right now to thank her for that, thanks. 

I remember spending the three days I was in that sad excuse of a motel, just snapping my new found friend, crying a lot (I missed people back in BC dearly), and reading up on Dalhousie.   On the second day, we decided to go “dorm room stuff shopping” as my mother excitedly exclaimed.  The closest Wal-Mart was still quite a ways away, and I can’t really give a reliable source of distance or anything since I didn’t drive, nor did I ever drive in Nova Scotia.  For the mode of transportation, we had rented a cute car (one that my mother had always yearned to drive), I believe we crossed a few bridges and was on a highway the entire time. 

The morning of the second day however, was my first time experiencing and really feeling how the locals thought of Asians and/or immigrants/POC in general.  We decided to hit up the local Swiss Chalet, and of course since we’’ve never been in that Swiss Chalet, we didn’t really know how things worked.  After holding the door for a few elderly folks, mum and I walked in, and were told that there was actually a separate part of the building for take-outs and she courteously lead us there.  So far so good.  Once we ordered our meals however, that’s where things turned sour - and I don’t mean the food.  The cashier, I noticed, continuously rolled her eyes at my mother’s (still) broken English.  Once our food was packed up and ready to be picked up, she called us over (we were sitting on some benches on the opposite side), and before we could even take a step toward the counter, she flung our bag across the counter.  No thank yous, no “have a good day”, nothing. 

Let’s skip ahead, there’s nothing interesting after this.

September 3rd is when I finally moved into Risley Hall, the residence of my choice.  Dalhousie gave me the room 2123, which I thought was an easy number to remember but I sooner or later realized I would have remembered my room number anyway since I’d be living there for the next 8 or so months.  My room was on the second floor, on the first “tower”, which was one of the wings of the E-shaped building.

My room itself was pretty nice, a bit small but I liked that, it was cozy.  Also, I reminded myself that no matter how small this room was, it was still better than living at home (which I later recognized was a debatable statement).  It peered out the front side of the building, opposing the other, newer Residence Hall, LeMarchant Place.  I quickly realized, compared to the other students in Risley, my room was pretty bare.  I only packed the bare necessities and didn’t really bring much “comfort” items - which I now realize, and advise first years leaving their home town, to do.  Bring comfort items. 

Residence Life (stylized as #ResLife) was pretty interesting actually.  The first week or two was filled with activities, and I was able to take part in it because other than the fact I was a freshman, life in residence just made things like that more accessible and more open - if that makes any sense at all. The way Risley Hall was set up was that each wing/tower had it’s own RA (Residence Assistant), since there were three wings per floor, there were three RA’s per floor (excluding the first floor since the first tower for that was occupied by the lobby and the meal hall).  There were six floors that comprised Risley Hall, so quite a number of RAs.  The Residence Assistants are the ones you would usually go to for help, complaints (if on duty or whatever), just to talk to, to get advice or whatnot.  They mainly comprised of older students, ranging from 2nd year to 4th, all from different faculties and areas of interests.  They were the ones that would decorate their respective tower’s bulletin board, make the name tags for residents, patrol the building at night and plan floor and resident events.

My door-tag in first year, first semester - Harry Potter motif.

Speaking of floor presidents, this year I was the Rock’s (1st and 2nd floor) Vice President.  Alongside President and certified-good-guy, Matt Cheverie.  Treasurer Michael Cormier, Secretary Kamryn Robichaud, Environmental Rep Carly Mayhew-Gallant, and 2nd floor rep Adrienne Evans.  Unfortunately we weren’t able to do as many events as we would have liked to due to unforeseen circumstances but my time with the council was a blast and it even helped me to become closer to Matt and Michael  (two grrrreat guys).

My floor and tower, and I guess Risley in general was, (according to the RAs) “uncharacteristically noisy/rowdy”.  But what did they really expect when you put a bunch of first years in the same building?  Especially with my tower, they put all the boys that could be friends in the same hallway.  To no one’s surprise, they all became friends and things like this were a frequent occurrence, though it wasn’t exclusive to our floor:

I don’t know what’s with people and punching walls, but this happened more often than you’d think!

This past year, my RA was  Andrea, who I didn’t end up being too close with but other than her, I found myself making friendships with the RA’s from other floors, most notably from first floor, a second year bio major, Meghan, and from sixth, a psychology major, Ben.  Of course the RA’s and I got along as well, but I find myself looking back, wondering what to write for this segment and realized how much positive influence Meghan and Ben made in my first year, not only just as an University student but as a new student in residence.  However, when I had arrived in Risley, I was so homesick.  

You wouldn’t be able to tell by just looking at me now, but I was so homesick.  So homesick that I had cried almost everyday and anywhere.  I remember David Kerr, one of the two head front desk staff, asked me if I was okay because, well, I guess he noticed I was down.  I started crying on the spot.  But then again, David is a really good friend now, so maybe that wasn’t a terrible thing that happened! But as good as that new forged friendship is, I felt as if I had made the wrong decision by moving so far, so suddenly.  It was, after all, my first time living alone, living away from the sheltered roof of my parents.  Looking back, I can confirm that I was still just as excited, but my sorrow overpowered my excitement and fear lingered in my every decision.  I can recall my peers and some of my teachers asking me if it was an “impulsive decision”, perhaps it was, I can’t even remember anymore - but impulsive or not, it was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my short 18-almost-19 year old life.  In Halifax, I didn’t have any of my elementary or highschool friends; I had no one that I really knew or felt comfortable around, and I guess that made me come off as passive (which I kind of admit, I kind of am), and made me seem more reserved than I actually am.

Basically, making friends was hard.

There was one thing that soothed me that Vancouver and Halifax had in common, and that was it’s coast - the sea.  Luckily for me, Halifax was right by the ocean.  Exiting the building, if I went right - the sea was there and if I went to the left, through downtown Halifax, I’d end up at the Waterfront.  I gotta admit that the Waterfront and beaches in British Columbia are far superior.

If I left Risley Hall and took a right, this is where I’d end up.  The rowing teams for both Dalhousie and the neighbouring (rival?) school, Saint Mary’s, would practice here.

Though I say that BC’s ocean is superior, I have to admit that the East’s sea and rivers are beautiful as well.   I found myself coming to this location quite often, though against my Mother’s wishes of “don’t wander around at night!”, “don’t come here by yourself!” - the first two months at the very least, I found myself wandering here, sitting on the rocks if the tide was low or sitting on the makeshift bench if the tide was higher.  Every time something bothered me, I was scared, stressed, sad, I’d come here.  Like I said earlier, for the first two months, that was pretty often.

As for friends, I had mentioned earlier of a new found friend, Mikayla.  That friend ended up introducing me to a few of her other friends, (and before you ask, yes Mikayla is quite the social butterfly).  She introduced me to Caitlin Singleton and Kylee Smith.  I’m not sure where along the way we met Jessica Perry and Kirsten Clarke but we ended up all being friends.  Because of a fire alarm (for some reason, they were quite frequent in the beginning of the year), we ended up meeting Victoria Byrka; who, when I look back now, was just as scared and alone as I was (if not, and if you’re reading this Vic, forgive me, haha).

A more detailed post about them and how our little group formed is in this blog post.  

Pictured from left to right: Caitlin, me, Mikayla, Victoria. We had gone on a Ghost Tour as it was one of the available activities during Orientation Week (Halifax is apparently a very haunted city).  You can tell how uncomfortable I was at the time. (Circa, September 2016).

I had written about these girls before, but it was so nice to have actual friends that I could talk to and in a way, ease myself into the Haligonian (as they say) lifestyle.  We were there for each other no matter what, no matter who it involved.  I remember the time Mikayla and her long-time (now ex-) boyfriend broke up, it surprised me how involved the girls were in helping her out of her difficult transition from a long term and serious relationship.  It surprised myself that I was that involved with someone.  The night of the Ghost Tour was only one of the many nights we would spend together; from drunken nights gone awry, to casual nights eating SnappyTomatoes we had ordered earlier in the night, nights where we’d chat away in the hallway (quietly of course), into the late hours until the sun began to poke it’s head out.  Another thing about Residence Life that I loved was the constant companionship - I could literally walk down from my second floor room to their first floor hallway and they’d all be there. 

I’m more comfortable in this picture.  We had gone to a Clay Cafe as part of a “Girls’ Bonding Night”.

I had initially chosen to colour in a mug of a shark, but I guess halfway through I thought ‘I know how to make this lamer’ - and drew inspiration from League of Legends champion,Tahm Kench (albeit, done badly!) - Pre-Glazed cup.

So unlike schools in British Columbia, Dalhousie gets two reading breaks (which is basically a one week break in the semester), and for my first reading break I decided to head west (not too west though) to visit my friend’s family.  She wasn’t there as she attends a university in Ontario, but her family is pretty much my family.  We had been in contact, and her mother had invited me up when I had time.  I booked a bus ticket with MaritimeBus or whatever it’s called and left the first day of Reading Break, headed for Moncton, New Brunswick. 

Along the way, we stopped by a few places...

Both are still in Nova Scotia.  I believe after Truro, we headed into New Brunswick.  By then, my phone had been depleted of it’s life juices and I couldn’t take pictures (or Snapchat geotags).

As you can probably tell with the picture of Amherst, I arrived in New Brunswick late at night, where Janet’s (previously known as Helen) parents greeted me at the terminal. One thing I noticed right off the bat is how flat Moncton was.  I mean, to be completely fair, Halifax is pretty flat too.  But at least Halifax had a few highrises and corporate office buildings popping up once in a while, but Moncton was super, super, flat.

Another thing you notice about the small city is that all the signs are bilingual.  Stop signs have both “stop” and “arrête”.  Which I thought was pretty interesting and half of me wished all of Canada did that.

The next morning, I got a better look at Moncton.  I have to say, in the fall, the west coast’s maple leaves just do not compare to the east’s.  I have never seen so many maple trees in one place at once, and the colours were so vibrant.  So many fire reds, stunning oranges, glistening golds and so on;  even the leaves transitioning from green to red or orange were stunning.  As we drove down to the Bay of Fundy, leaves rained down on us in a shower of golds, reds and oranges.  If I only had the time to snap a picture ...

The Bay of Fundy was quite an interesting place, first of all the Bay itself was a colour of chocolate milk or light coffee.  Perhaps it’s because of the dirt or mud? I have no idea and I should really go Google it but that’d take away from the wonder I captivated and was about to write about so I won’t for now.

Tay Zonday would go crazy writing a song for this one.

The Bay of Fundy also had another interesting environmental quirk (I guess I can call it that?). The Hopewell Rocks, also called the Flowerpot rocks.

Moncton was also where I did my first escape room! I had done the puzzle with my friend’s sister, Michelle, and her friends - who had invited me initially to hear about my experiences at Dalhousie.

The escape room was in your typical Prison escape-esque format.  We honestly could’ve escaped, as we were so close but alas, we failed.

Despite what our signs say, we failed.  New Brunswick is the only province that is actually bilingual - that’s why we also had French signs.

Thus ended my trip in New Brunswick.

Sometime in between Reading Break I think, I ended up taking care of fish.

Like, betta fish.  Three of them actually.  One, that was owned by my good friend Mikayla (his name was Gilbert!) and the others, Fluffy and Brute, owned by another friend, Leslie.

Anyone who had me on Snapchat was basically spammed with fish snaps.

It’s me and Gilbert.

Leslie’s fish, both dead now (RIP), Brute on the left and Fluffy on the right.

Again I think I told a lot of people that I’d be attending Dalhousie in hope of getting into their dental hygiene program - and this will serve as an update and more like a final decision on that.   As I was preparing for it, studying to get good grades for it, I got so burnt out.  Perhaps it’s because I didn’t have an outlet for my constantly rising stress and anxiety, perhaps it’s because I actually never really had an interest in such subject.  Like I said in another blog post, I always had an interest in news, politics, then later writing.  People like Peter Mansbridge and Sukhi Ghuman inspired me, drove my desire to go into either broadcasting or politics, or maybe both.  I could never really go against my science-minded parents’ wishes and for some reason, I decided to follow what they wanted instead of what I wanted, instead of believing I could go into something I wanted and actually succeed, I believed that I would fail in life, be poor or miserable if I hadn’t gone into a discipline my parents had mapped out for me. Attending Dalhousie while taking classes like Political Science, Gender and Women’s studies, and European History made me realize how well I actually did in those classes and how much, (and more importantly) how much I actually enjoyed those type of classes.  More writing, more reading up on cases, past experiences and accounts of others, and I guess in general, more reading.

Of course that doesn’t mean that I did terrible in my science classes - I did well actually, but I felt more joy and satisfaction getting back an A- or + paper from Political Science rather than stressing over identifying sutures and types of synovial joints in both my anatomy/physiology classes.

So, many of you probably already know that I had switched majors to political science and sociology (double major), hoping to get into law, or to focus really into politics.

This change, brought a new friend.

In my political science classes, both semesters, there was this guy I didn’t really notice at first but as first semester wrapped up and second semester took place, and the political science class dropped from 300-something people to a measly 70 (and less probably) people, you begin to notice more people.  

Yes, this is how I met Joshua Collins.

I think I can say that Josh is my best friend in Halifax.

Josh, is this guy:

A good looking guy, eh? This was taken during our end of year dinner (just the two of us because we’re super cute) at Your Father’s Moustache.

I get a lot of “how did you and Josh meet?” and “are you two dating?”. To answer those questions, I’ll first tackle the second question and then dive into how Josh and I became friends and how we ended up becoming best friends -

No, Josh and I are not dating.  Next question:

Well again, Josh was in both my political science classes, both in first and second semester but we ended up actually talking in Professor L. Carbert’s political science class in second semester.  We had worked and studied together, and we ended up pooling our answers together along with Ryan Kaulbach, resulting in 98-99%’s on our take home quizzes.  From there we started talking, walking to class together and ordering late night food together.  Months and months of this resulted in the beautiful friendship that Josh and I have now.

One of the many nights Josh and I ordered food.

We talk about everything.  Go everywhere.  I’m fairly certain Josh knows more about my weird quirks than anyone else, especially my pet peeves when it comes to the breakfast/lunch/dinner table.

We went on a little adventure out on the city and got Goji’s (Froyo).  Marking the first time Josh ever had froyo! We’re so cute.

Speaking of dating, during my first semester at Dalhousie, I had broken up with my (ex)boyfriend, (we’re still really good friends so things are fine! Broke up on a good note).  Like in my previous post about my experience dating on the east coast as an ethnic minority, I’ll probably repeating myself when I say this but - I got a lot of backhanded compliments and desire/lust because of my ethnic background.  On the other hand, I also received a lot of rejection, again, because of my ethnic background.  I had met up with a Chinese-Canadian student who was raised in Halifax, he had expressed his struggles growing up in the traditionally conservative city.  That had really broadened my mind in a way I got to experience something without even really feeling it.  What he said was so relatable, even though I didn’t actually live through what he had, but just experiencing the racial divide at 18, as someone who’s been around so much racial tolerance and acceptance, it was as if I moved almost backwards in progress in terms of racial equality - the change had shook me up.

The change actually scared me to go outside, and perhaps this is also fueled by the fact I was unfamiliar with the city.

Let me just say, the weather was dynamic as heck.  The winds, unlike the wind in British Columbia, were like knives.   You British Columbians thought the snow was bad this year? I’m fairly certain, you guys haven’t experienced what a real blizzard is.  Apparently, even according to my Nova Scotia native friends, this past winter was the worst they’ve seen in a long while.  Classes were canceled days at a time, or occasionally if the school deemed things to be clear enough to hold afternoon classes, the morning classes would still be canceled, and since I ended my school-day at around 11:25am -  there were days where I had no class at all. 

The snow piled up super high too.  It came up to my waist in during the peak of the snowfall.  However, unlike Vancouver again, Halifax does a really good job cleaning up the snow.  The main roads and the busier sidewalks were clear of snow the next morning usually - which, I heard, didn’t really happen back west.

A view peering out from Risley Hall’s Meal Hall featuring, Dalhousie’s Snap GeoTag.

Again, peering out from Risley’s Meal Hall.

This one’s from the window from second floor, first tower.  Giving you the view of a snow topped Student Union Building to the right, the Marion McCain building straight ahead and a bit of the Killam Library on the left.

The campus itself is sprawled across the historic city.  Making Halifax a city that really caters to the young academic minds that inhabit the coast-side metro.  With that, comes to lively night-life.  If you’re not 19 yet, then it wouldn’t be a very fun town to live in (which was my personal experience).  There was a board game cafe that actually required you to be 19+, I have no idea why mainly because I never asked.   The city itself is beautiful though - you could really feel the history ooze out of every nook and cranny.  So many old government buildings, memorials, plaques, and more.  The architecture was so old fashioned and European with it’s tall structure and brick exteriors, yet there were signs of budding modern changes in the city, like tall corporate buildings, graffiti that sprawled across, what it seemed like, unreachable heights. 

Halifax, where contemporary clashes with history.

A shopping district in downtown Halifax; wasn’t on the main road but a friend and I took a little detour to get here.

Downtown Halifax.

A view on a rainy day, straight ahead is the Student Union Building.  Photo snapped in front of LeMarchant Place.

Overall I gotta say, Dalhousie was fun.  My first year was fun.  Sure, I had trouble adjusting at first but once I really got into it and found my place, things weren’t so bad.  I made a bunch of good friends and a few really, really, good ones, experienced a ton, and learned a lot about myself.

Like what kind of drunk I am.

Reading Break pt. 2.  I believe this was the only time I agreed to go out, and drink.  Needless to say, I got very drunk and I couldn’t touch vodka for months.  I’m not a good drunk either.  How do I know? Let’s just say there’s a few videos of me out there...

Studying was fun, wait - I’m sorry, studying what I was interested in was fun, and working toward a goal I was actually committed to kept me occupied.

Rare (actually very common) images of my study spread.

Initially, this blog (dalhousiediaries) started up as a joke between me and a group of my friends in BC (4am).  It also started as a way to prove myself that I can stay committed to a project or a long-term goal.  I’m happy and proud to say that I’ve proven myself that I can.  Thank you to everyone who made my year at Dalhousie, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, so memorable. 

What’s next for me? Well I got the position of front desk staff this coming semesters, so I’ll actually be going back to Halifax a little earlier than other returning students and even new first years.  Since I got bumped to floor president as well, I have a bigger room for the next two semesters and things are looking cozier.  It’s always hard when you first start out, no matter what it is or where you are.  That, I can say, is the best way I can summarize my first year.

Until next season.

“With man this is impossible, but with GOD all things are possible” “For I can do everything through CHRIST, who gives me strength” Matthew 19:26 and Philippians 4:18

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