♪People are strange when you're a stranger♪
Wow! My weekend turned out better than I thought it'd be :D Going into it, I had no exact plans, but I had so much fun this weekend.
Friday night, Jess & I had some Pho for dinner, then hit up the Blues, Brews & BBQs festival that's happened in downtown Kitchener. The music was sort of in the background for the most part, while we chatted/caught up, as well as people-watched. But it was a gorgeous night out, so good times.
Saturday, during the day, I went for a bike ride for awhile, and ended up in DT Kitchener again. I wandered around the market, and around some of the stores, and ate a sausage on a bun from a street vendor (with fried onions!) and watched some more of the Blues. I also biked through Victoria Park in Kitchener, as well as Waterloo Park, where I sat for awhile under a tree & read my book. I saw two weddings, and heard bagpipes galore in the park - however, I never did find (or search really carefully for) the source of them! That night, as previously mentioned, I went for coffee with Jocelyn & Sharlah. That was awesome, as I haven't seen either of those girls in a long time - I had a great time catching up with them. I missed them a lot!
Sunday (yesterday), a few of us (Jesse, Jessica, Matt, Margaret, David & myself) went to Grand Bend to the beach. I know Jesse through dance - he taught the ballroom club this term, but I met him through swing in the fall term. I'd also met Jessica this term through dance, and we became friends. I'd met Matt & David once or twice before, but had never met Margaret (Matt's gf) before yesterday. Through beach volleyball, frisbee, swimming, lying in the sun, gorgeous weather and good people, it was definitely an awesome day!! When we got back to Waterloo (around 9pm), Jesse & I ended up staying at Jessica's for dinner, then I ended up hanging out at Jesse's for a little while.
Honestly though, one thing I was able to do A LOT of this weekend was people-watching. People are so fascinating. Old, young, various races, genders, hairstyles, clothing, sizes, shapes. The way they interact with each other. The way they act in general. It's amazing to watch, to wonder why somebody has their hair the way they do, or why they decided to wear that shirt or those pants today. Or how they met the person they're with. The way they act can be the most interesting.
Most of you who know me know I definitely enjoy people - I very rarely actually like to be alone, b/c it's boring. I like to talk, I like to learn about others.
I've doubted myself in engineering before, and while I don't mind the program, I think if I were to change, I would definitely go into something more people-related. Something also that I could travel & see different cultures. That would just be awesome (and now, I'll likely settle for travelling on a regular basis! :P) I've heard the culture in Calgary is a bit different than here, so I look forward to moving there to see what it's like :)
Friday night, Jess & I had some Pho for dinner, then hit up the Blues, Brews & BBQs festival that's happened in downtown Kitchener. The music was sort of in the background for the most part, while we chatted/caught up, as well as people-watched. But it was a gorgeous night out, so good times.
Saturday, during the day, I went for a bike ride for awhile, and ended up in DT Kitchener again. I wandered around the market, and around some of the stores, and ate a sausage on a bun from a street vendor (with fried onions!) and watched some more of the Blues. I also biked through Victoria Park in Kitchener, as well as Waterloo Park, where I sat for awhile under a tree & read my book. I saw two weddings, and heard bagpipes galore in the park - however, I never did find (or search really carefully for) the source of them! That night, as previously mentioned, I went for coffee with Jocelyn & Sharlah. That was awesome, as I haven't seen either of those girls in a long time - I had a great time catching up with them. I missed them a lot!
Sunday (yesterday), a few of us (Jesse, Jessica, Matt, Margaret, David & myself) went to Grand Bend to the beach. I know Jesse through dance - he taught the ballroom club this term, but I met him through swing in the fall term. I'd also met Jessica this term through dance, and we became friends. I'd met Matt & David once or twice before, but had never met Margaret (Matt's gf) before yesterday. Through beach volleyball, frisbee, swimming, lying in the sun, gorgeous weather and good people, it was definitely an awesome day!! When we got back to Waterloo (around 9pm), Jesse & I ended up staying at Jessica's for dinner, then I ended up hanging out at Jesse's for a little while.
Honestly though, one thing I was able to do A LOT of this weekend was people-watching. People are so fascinating. Old, young, various races, genders, hairstyles, clothing, sizes, shapes. The way they interact with each other. The way they act in general. It's amazing to watch, to wonder why somebody has their hair the way they do, or why they decided to wear that shirt or those pants today. Or how they met the person they're with. The way they act can be the most interesting.
Most of you who know me know I definitely enjoy people - I very rarely actually like to be alone, b/c it's boring. I like to talk, I like to learn about others.
I've doubted myself in engineering before, and while I don't mind the program, I think if I were to change, I would definitely go into something more people-related. Something also that I could travel & see different cultures. That would just be awesome (and now, I'll likely settle for travelling on a regular basis! :P) I've heard the culture in Calgary is a bit different than here, so I look forward to moving there to see what it's like :)
posted by Jill at
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Anonymous, at 3:00 p.m.
You should sit in the back with me one time in our class....it is amazing what you learn about people. The minute someone from our class walks in the room and sits down, I can tell how their day is going, what went down last night, and where they were(<-or who they were with ;o)).
People watching is one of my favorities as well.
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C-Dub :o), at 8:35 p.m.
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