Welcome to the second instalment of my lists that I hope will help me organise my thoughts and decide where to move to next. Back in March 2015, Lewis and I applied for working holiday visas for Canada but were put about 2,000th on the waiting list, so after not hearing anything by September last year, we decided to move here to Barcelona. You’ll never guess what. Two weeks after we arrived in Barcelona we got to the top of the waiting list and so we proceeded to sort out our paperwork for the visa. At the time we were extremely hyped but that has since died down seeing as we stayed in Barcelona. If we go to Canada, it would most likely be to Montreal so with that in mind, I give you my ten reasons to move to Canada right now.
1. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
2. I could have a stopover in Iceland on the way to Montreal, ticking off number one on my TRAVEL BUCKETLIST 2016.
3. I could casually take weekend trips the US of A – I’m imagining regular weekends down to NYC and Boston…
4. I could experience living in a completely different climate – come winter, bring on wool lined Dr Martens and the sassiest of faux fur coats.
5. I could speak French again on a daily basis – although hoping to not pick up a quebecois accent (no offence guys!).
6. I could experience a different culture – a mix of North American and Europe cultures sounds pretty special!
7. I could (hopefully) get a decent job because I speak the languages.
8. Rumour has it that Canadians are some of the friendliest people on Earth.
9. Canada actually welcomes immigrants rather than finding any possible way to close its borders.
10. England, Europe and America seem on a path to being pretty fucked so why not try a country that has an outstanding reputation for quality of life?
Izzie x
May 18, 2016
I am so jealous! I've been to Montreal and it is absolutely amazing. So beautiful, great food and just overall a really fun city! You should also go down to Vermont if you live in Montreal – definitely one of the most beautiful states!
Lee – leethrifts.com
May 18, 2016
Oh yes TOTALLY my dear! When I last visited Montreal, we drove down through Vermont to Boston and then NYC! Abso fave holiday! So beautiful! xx