Hello from Toronto!

[blue_lotus13]

So I arrived last night at about 6. My day started pretty early because I had to drop Fergus off at Mari's. This was a bit like dropping a child off at daycare, and she pretty much had to assure me that he would be fine. Then I did a few more things before going to catch my sky shuttle. My sky shuttle journey was probably the most eventful part of the trip. I was seated behind this incredibly racist woman who kept on spouting her views to the bus driver, trying to get him to engage with her and agree with her racist ideas. The bus driver, who was a 33-year-old man originally from Egypt (he told her this when she asked), politely deflected and refuted all her racist claims. I didn't say anything, just watched the interaction. After she left, the bus driver was shaking his head with frustration and I just told him that he had done an incredible job by keeping his calm and deflecting her crusade with polite facts. It was pretty amazing, but crazy to witness.

The plane ride was fine and my arrival in TO was fine. I realized that I needed to eat something when I was staring at the list of connecting flights, wondering where I could find my luggage. Once I got everything, I was able to take the bus and subway and meet [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] at the subway station. I'm now in the apartment belonging to [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] and [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]. It's incredibly cute.

Today I have to get ready for my reading, but don't have anything else planned. It will take me about an hour to get there, so I'll probably head down early and explore the waterfront a little.

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[starfishchick]

Welcome! Glad to have you here, and looking forward to seeing you tomorrow! (I will bring my copy of your book for you to sign - three years late!)