NZ 2, Canada 8

No, it's not a rugby score, it's the rankings in the world as the most peaceful place to live.
http://www.visionofhumanity.com/rankings/
Good 'ol US is down at number 96 and Iraq is last at 121.

So, the rugby. The internet is our only source of news aboot that little competition. I see the All Blacks trounced Italy last weekend. As the community we're living in at the moment is very Italian, I can't imagine our neighbours are very happy =)


So how's life in Toronto you might ask?
Well we're really enjoying the place. It's a very happening city, with shows, exhibitions, concerts and lots of things to do.
We've been shopping at most of the malls here, went to the Canadian National Exhibition which was a giant fairground and I got to climb inside a tank and army helicopter!

The days are definitely getting shorter though. When we first arrived the sun was still high in the sky at 5pm. Now it's just dipping below the horizon at 7:30. We get to watch the most georgeous sunsets from the bus window as we travel home.

Speaking of which, as with all problems we have now found multiple solutions to our transit problem.
A few weeks ago we started catching the express bus. For an extra 50 cents the bus took us from the nearby mall, down the highway and straight to the subway station. It cut aboot 30 min off our morning commute and we could get up later! This was great until school went back. Now the students are in session and all people are back from their vacations, traffic in the mornings is worse than in Auckland and the trip down the highway takes longer than using the side roads and stopping on every corner. So we're back to plan A.

However the ride home is much better. We catch the Viva bus, which is the same price, but much nicer. It's one of those 'bendy' buses and it only has aboot 6 stops between the end of the subway line, and our connection bus. Much better, more reliable. We feel so much nicer when we arrive home.

Home, where is home? Yesterday we signed the leases to our apartments! I can move in on Saturday September 29th, Aimee still has people living in her place so will be stuck to October 1st.
It's in the affluent area Yonge and St Clair, has an outdoor swimming pool and a fountain, both of which i'm sure will freeze over in the winter.
Living here will ensure that we can be home by 6pm most days =)

So check out our photos - link is at the top - we'll post them of the apartment as they are taken, and as we do other exciting things.

One more thing:
I'm sure Eastbay could use some more NZ talent, so if you have experience with windows servers and a desire to migrate to Canada, check out the WHP (400 places left) and let me know.

Booyacasha!