Halifax Report

Garrett is officially at Dalhousie University in Halifax now! We just got back last night and have almost recovered from the four hour time difference. Halifax is a really nice city, with lots of things to see and do. The school looks great, with classic stone buildings and terrific facilities. We attended the international student orientation proceedings until Garrett chased us off. They had a lot of international students. Most were exchange students, but there were quite a few degree candidates like Garrett. If they were giving an award, Garrett would have won one for being the U.S. student from the farthest away.

Since hanging out with his parents wasn't helping Garrett's ability to meet other students, we went sightseeing. We drove down to the tiny Nova Scotian fishing village of Peggy's Cove one day and ate dinner while the sun set and the waves crashed on the rocks. The next day we drove down through Mahone Bay and on to Lunenburg. The scenery is quite stunning, with lots of lakes on land and rocky inlets on the ocean. Fortunately we had stunning weather to match. As we soaked up the mid-70's temperatures in calm weather, someone told us they thought this was the most sunny days they'd ever seen in a row. It will certainly be a bit different in a few months, that's for sure.

Pictures on Flickr tell the story.