The Salsa Community says "Left, Right, Left, Right, Scream!"

Against all odds and forecasts, I managed to get to the airport in time. Ironically, I was even taking advantage of the fact that my neighbour in the plane missed the flight and enjoyed extra space. The journey was safe and pleasant, thanks to



my car rental with legendary parodies of important German persons.



my airline

The flight went by much faster than expected and at around 12am I arrived in Montreal. I took a Taxi to see my studio for the first time. Luckily, I like everything.

After one night, I took the bus to Quebec City to meet up with my cousin, who I had not seen for more than a year until then. It has been a lucky coincidence that my first week in Canada was her last week. Consequently, we decided to discover the shore of Quebec together.

Quebec City is an amazingly beautiful city. Especially the old town is amazing; there are numerous beautiful ancient buildings and an amazing view over the St. Lawrence River. We did one day of sightseeing and the other day we went into the Parque National de la Jacques Quartier to go Canoeing.
During that day I found out what I love the most about Canada: Its amazing contrast between vibrant cities and pure, silent nature.

On August 15, my cousin, a Canadian friend and I drove to Rimouski by car. Rimouski, is not a very nice place but the riverview was amazing and I tried out typical Canadian barbeque for the first in time. You have to know that it is typical for Canadian to grill in their front yards during summer.

The next day, we went to Ste Anne-des-Monts to stay in an alternative hostel. It consisted of tents and blockhouses, located directly on a beach. It is both an awesome location as well as an awesome hostel. Macaronis were used as straws for the drinks, the shoes had to be taken of everywhere and they offered canyoning, an amazing activity, which I did there.
Canyoning involves climbing up and down creeks, jumping from 4m high ledges into the streaming water, crawling through waterfalls... To keep it short, it is an activity that I will do again for sure. In the evening, everyone was at the bar to drink, chat etc. and we were all waiting for the Salsa community to dance Salsa. However, what was supposed to be Salsa turned into a wild dance orgy with everybody running around in circles and imitating animal moves on the stage. I could not resist that temptation had to participate. If anyone of you ever finds pictures of mine doing that dance and thinks that I look embarrassing, keep it for yourself because I do not regret anything! :))) ...
The next day, I took the bus to Gaspé and back to Montréal and enjoyed seeing the beautiful coast. Enjoy the most beautiful moments down here.

Tik tok tik tok... 24 hours to go

As much as I am looking forward to going to Canada tomorrow, it somehow feels unreal to me at the moment. Too much excitement and too many uncertain issues or "internal conflicts".

How much stuff shall I take with me? My laziness says "If you simply press everything you have in your bag, nothing will be forgotten and everything goes faster!" but my mind says "If you do this, your bag will be either too heavy and/or break on the way!"
What shall I take with me and what does the term necessity mean in this case? My heart says "You love playing tennis so do not forget your racket, there is a great ski resort close to Montreal so do not forget your skiing equipment, you like all your shoes and of course this jacket that has not been worn for more than year..." But will I use them often enough to justify putting them in my bag?
Last but not least, will I be able to arrive at Frankfurt Airport in time. My closest friends say "No"; I have got to admit that it is my fault since I kept them waiting for too long too often. Still, I am optimistic to prove the opposite.

Whether and how I managed to get my flight, pack my bags in a smart way etc. will be made available soon. Also, I will announce the places which I am gonna visit and I want to announce right now how much I am looking forward to family reunion of a special kind.

Until then, Take care :)