Going to college is a change of scene for everyone, but those of us studying outside of the U.S. have adjusted to the college lifestyle as well as new food, new languages and new cultures. Though we didn’t travel TOO far from home, those of us studying in Canada can all agree that studying up north has its perks as well as its quirks.
1. Your campus has a bar.
Depending on which province you’re in, the drinking age in Canada is either 18 or 19, which is awesome.
2. You have fallen madly in love with the cheap caffeinated beauty of an Iced Capp, and really everything else from Tim Hortons.
3. You’ve had to (try to) learn Celsius, so you at least semi-understand what your non-American friends mean when they discuss the weather.
4. Your tuition is way less expensive than most of your friends’ American school tuitions are.
5. You have discovered that Canadian chocolate is way better than American chocolate.
America, step up your chocolate game.
6. You bring your passport every time you travel to or from school.
Because in Canada, you’re an international student.
7. You don’t get a Thanksgiving break in November.
Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October.
8. You have a huge appreciation for other cultures, since your friends come from all over the world.
So you’ll definitely have someone’s couch to crash on wherever you choose to travel.
9. You go back to the States for breaks and have a serious issue when you realize all you have are “loonies” and “toonies” in your wallet…
10. …but at least things seem cheaper in America.
You still can’t fully accept that high Canadian sales tax.
11. You get frustrated with your friends who make fun of Canadians saying “a-boot” instead of “about.”
They don’t say “a-boot.” If anything, it’s more like a soft version of “a-boat.”
12. You can actually name more than one Canadian province—like, maybe three or four now!
13. Whether you like it or not, you know more about hockey now than you ever did before.
14. You’ve started going to the “washroom” instead of the “bathroom.”
“Is there a bath in there? No? Right, so it’s a washroom!”
15. You’ve finally learned the proper context for “eh.”
It’s a science.
No, we don’t see moose on a regular basis, and yes, the maple syrup products are amazing. And did we mention the cold? It’s really, really cold. But when you take into account all the awesome things about going to school in Canada… getting to be an hono(u)rary Canadian is pretty great, eh?