Moving for the first time from your family is so hard. I'm finally here in Nanaimo, and it's been a bit of a roller coaster. I left on Monday from the cranbrook airport without even having a goodbye hug from my mom... i checked in early, and then later i realized that i coudln't go back to where she was! We were seperated by a wall of glass... the only way i was able to communicate with her was by writing a text message on my phone and then showing it to her through the glass. When it was time for departure, I just waved bye, held back the tears, and got on the plane. I cried so much... I felt sorry for the lady sitting right next to me haha.
I got into Nanaimo at about 2pm and Ryan picked me up. We didn't have much to talk about... so it was a pretty long drive to his house (or it at least felt like it). When we got there, we realized his parents weren't home, so we decided to go grab a bite to eat. I had the best sushi at this place called the Blue Ginger. You can get a pretty decent sized lunch platter for about 10 dollars. I engulfed everything on the plate.
I started to feel pretty low. I guess it's because reality finally hit me and said "you're on your own now". I tried to look for ways to pass the time. Ryan's entire family was home including his uncle Barry, his brother Derek, and Derek's wife Lisa. I felt like I was at home by being around them. They are a very loving family indeed.
I was mainly looking forward to the Radiohead concert the next day... and it was the most amazing concert I have ever been to... hands down. Ryan and I grabbed the ferry to vancouver, and Dan picked me up from the dock. we drove around waiting until 1 pm so we could meet up with Jackie, Gwen, Kyla, Dan, and Dan's wife Andrea at the Bosman hotel. We had nothing better to do so we drove around downtown Van... and let's just say that looking for a parking spot can be quite the adventure. We met up with dan's sister Leah downtown. I thought she was so cool and nice. Didn't talk to her much though. We hung out at HMV for awhile looking through music and movies. it was about 1:30 and we decided to head to the hotel we would be staying at.
To summarize things quickly, let's just say that we met up with the crew, Dan took off, the rest of us took a bus to UBC stadium for the concert, we got in, we were horrified by the 10 dollar beer, we got some Radiohead shirts, it was beginning to rain, the Liars opened for Radiohead, Dan met up with us, and then Radiohead finally came on stage about 3 hours later.
I've never seen a crowd so hyped in my life. Thom came out on stage, said some crazy things, and began to play. Their first song was 15 step. I was literally in heaven. I videotaped most of their performances on my cell phone even though it was raining. But who the fuck cares? I can't even say how amazing it was in words. You just had to be there to get the effect.
When the show ended, it was literally a downpour. Thousands of people began making their way off UBC grounds, and we were soaked. The buses weren't running in full service and it pissed off tons of people. We realized that we were pretty much screwed, so we headed to Gage building and took shelter. There were 6 of us that needed to get home fast so we could get warm and go to sleep. It was a good thing that Dan was there to save us, so he picked us up and got us home. We celebrated with pizza haha. Then it was time for some shut eye.
Since the concert ended I've been pretty bored. I've mainly just hung out with Ryan and his family. I went for a walk with Trina and Jackie, and I think we're going to make curry tonight... I can't wait. I've been waiting for some east indian cuisine. I hope it turns out good... because I'm making it! I'm so nervous... I hope I payed enough attention to my mom's directions on good curry...
I'm going to go and google up some ideas on making curry even more spectacular.
xx.
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