Welcome to Hamilton

What better way to discover downtown Hamilton than through a photo scavenger hunt. 

 

When I was in the plane I couldn't believe that I was traveling to Canada for one month. When I arrived it was very strange because in Spain we are six hours ahead. My host parents were in the cottage because every weekend they go to the cottage near the beach so I only met the grandmother the two daughters the son and his girlfriend. Everyone was very very friendly and kind. The things here are very different for example the houses here are very different for example the houses are bigger than in Spain, everyone has a garden and in my family they have a swimming pool which is excellent! When I went to the supermarket I was very surprised because everything here is bigger, the size is like XXL, the cereal boxes, the bottles, the ice cream boxes...People here are usually very kind.The first day I was waiting at the bus stop and a woman came and started speaking with me, another I was lost and I asked a group of workers in the street and they were very kind and they helped me. 

I know that I'm going to have a good experience here. -Bea G.

What most surprised me about Canada were the timetables. They have lunch at 12:00 am and in Spain we have it at 2:00pm or 3:00pm. What I also find impressive is that they eat a lot for dinner and they have dinner at 6:00pm. But for example in Spain for dinner we don't eat so much and we have dinner usually at 9:00pm or 10:00pm. What also surprised me is that they are very proud of their country. You can find the Canadian flag everywhere and at matches or schools you can hear the: O Canada! Another thing was that here in Canada there are a lot of people from all part of the world not like in Spain. In addition when you walk through the streets, you can also see a lot of obese people. In Spain we also have obese people but it is more common here. One last thing is that here the people are usually very friendly. If you are lost or need help, you can ask someone in the street and he/she will surely help you. -Ana V.