It's been more than 2 months since I posted this blog last time. I came back to Japan on March 27, 2020, because my visa was expired. My Canada life was amazing. I learned English, of course. I liked the fresh air and nature in Vancouver. …

How are you doing in these Corona days? Restaurants, shops, libraries, everything is closed here in Vancouver. People have no work, anywhere to go, anything to do. Fortunately, we just have great sunshine and beautiful beaches so people wa…

ALOHA~~~ I went to Hawaii on March 3 to 6! I heard it's cheaper to go there from Vancouver than from Japan. Also one of my friends wanted to go there on his way to go back to Japan, so I decided to go there with him. (However, he couldn't …

I've stayed in Vancouver for 1 year and 4 months. I wanted to check how much my English improved, so I took TOEIC. There are some English test, TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, and so on. (IELTS is most common and important in Canada) TOEIC is the mos…

I know it's too late to mention it.However, I'll tell you about my third job in Canada.I've been working for renting ski & snowboard equipment shop since this January. The name of the store is RENTARU VANCOUVER.The owner is Philipino but, …

I went to Whistler Mountain to do snowboard! The 2010 Winter Olympics, vancouver 2010, held in Whistler. The number of courses, run length, difference in elevation, everything is great. That's why, Whistler is very popular as skier and sno…

We had tons of snow this week.Vancouver received a whopping 34 cm of snowfall in 5 days. Most of the schools cancelled their classes a terrible snowy day.On top of that, it was super cold the snowy days(-8 °C). Usually, Vancouver doesn't h…

I went to Yellowknife to see the aurora. Yellowknife is one of the best places to see the aurora. It locates the northwest part of Canada. It takes about 2.5 hours to get there from Vancouver by direct flight. We arrived at an airport in Y…

A HAPPY NEW YEARRRRRRRR!!!!! It’s 2020!!!!!!2020, sounds cool :DHow is your 2020 so far????? I went to FlyOver Canada on New Year’s Eve.FlyOver Canada is an amusement that you can experience flying all over Canada in 15 minutes!!I thought …

How was your Christmas!? Mine was... just hung out with my friends as usual :) We went to Christmas Market on Christmas eve.Christmas Market began in German to celebrate Christmas. Vancouver has one, it's not so big though. There are some …

I entered VIC 15/10/1018 and graduated 13/12/1019. I'd been a student for more than 1 year. (I took 8 months break in the middle though.) Actually, I was not a good student. I was noisy in classes, took breaks and expanded break duration..…

I had wanted to go to Bowen Island for a long time. Finally, I went there. Bowen Island is a small island close to Vancouver. It takes 1.5 hours to get there by bus and ferry from downtown. I do like to take a ferry. I expected it was grea…

I was waiting for this time for a while.Finally, an ice skating season has come back! I immediately skated at a community center! I remembered the smell of an ice rink. My friends took part in me this time.I'm not alone any more XDNow we a…

Juhee was my classmate.We sat next to each other and took classes every day. It was super fun. She goes to another school now. Oh my Juhee, I really miss you ;; She has become 20 on November 14th. We went to Steamworks to celebrate her bir…

Canucks is the name of an ice hockey team whose home arena is in Vancouver.Ice hockey is the Canadian national sport.(Also, lacrosse is the Canadian national sport.) Finally, I watched a hockey game at Rogers Arena, Canucks' home arena. So…

I joined a Halloween dance party on Oct. 30th.Some of my previous coworkers are very good at dance.So am I. hahaha Of course, we need a costume to join the party.Makeup to be beautiful :D We are ready!!! If I were reborn, I would like to b…

I joined a Halloween party which was held by our agency.This party was for international students.So there were students who are from Japan, Korea, China, Brazil, and so on. The place was Shenanigans on Robson, an Irish pub. It's big enoug…

It's been a year since I came to Canada.Time flys!!! Has my English been improving?Have I gotten something? My English is improving little by little, hopefully...I've made a lot of friends and gotten many experiences, working, travelling a…

This is the fourth moving and fifth place since I came to Canada. I'm always looking for something new! I moved to a condominium in downtown this time. It's really expensive to live in downtown. My previous house is 20 minutes away by trai…

Extreme Air Park is Canada's largest trampoline park. There are 3 airparks in Vancouver. We went to one of them in New West. It took 40 minutes by train from downtown. It costs 1 hour: 19 CAD. 2 hours: 23 CAD. We got there! The outside loo…

I went to a night market in Richmond. The night market is like a summer festival in Japan. There are lots of tents, selling food or products, playing games, and so on :) It takes 30 minutes to get there by train from downtown. This time we…

Wreck Beach is an internationally-acclaimed 7.8 km long clothing-optional Beach in Vancouver, making it North America's largest Naturist(naked) beach. The beach place just 15 minutes from downtown. It surrounds UBC, University of British C…

There are many places to play bowling in Vancouver.It's my first time to play bowling here.I'll report about bowling this time :) Before that, we went to Snow Angel Cafe. Apparently, it's popular for Instagrammers hahaha. They look pretty …

Our great friend came back to Vancouver from Korea :) Guess who? Our father got together as well hahaha It's my squad!!! Almost all my friends came back to their country already. However, I'm happy that we are still connected and friends :…

It has been a while guys! I had an amazing experience yesterday :) I went to Joffre Lakes. It took 3 hours by bus from Vancouver downtown. The shuttle bus costs 60 dollars for round trip. There are 3 lakes; lower, middle and upper Joffre L…

Grouse Mountain is a mountain near Vancouver downtown.We can enjoy not only hiking but also some activities, zipline and ropes adventure. Also, we can play ski and snowboard in winter.I haven't played them in Canada... hahaha So I went the…

Do you know Meetup? Meetup is an event that people who have a common purpose get together. You can find new friends who have a common hobby and enjoy some activities. Basically, it's FREE to join the events :) I've joined some Meetup event…

I love anime, so I watch it almost every day. Nowadays, anime is very popular all over the world.I made some foreigner friends because we both love anime. Pokemon, Dragon Ball, One Piece...They are very famous in the world too. Death Note,…

I quit my previous job at the end of May.So I hadn't had anything a whole of June.I travelled to the east coast, watch anime, hang out with my friends...I was like a NEET hahaha I charged energy to work :)It's time to work! I wanted to wor…

This is the third time I've moved in Canada. My new place is like these. This room is clean and the size is good. The problem is it's a basement room. That's why it's dark... and I can't open the window. So I can't get sunlight and fresh a…