In my first year at McGill I created the blog "Emily in Montreal" which seemed fitting at the time and was a way for me to keep my friends and family up to date. Now though, "Emily in Montreal" seems much too broad a blog title. After my two years blogging "Life on Tupper" I have now officially moved into a new section of the city, the plateau, and I think my blog name should reflect the change. And so, for the next school year I will blog about "The Plateau Life".
I've actually already been in the plateau for almost three weeks now. When our Tupper lease ended, friends of mine from church (Initiative 22) were kind enough to invite me to stay with them for a month before my next lease starts in August. So far, it has been a joy living with Sam and Morgan. They are two of the most loving, generous and honest people I know. I have already learned so much from them and I am so grateful that they would have me in their home. (PS. Check out Morgan's blog "me and my house").
In the past actually, my boyfriend Jared has stayed at Sam and Morgan's apartment when he has visited me, so Jared and I are no strangers to their hospitality and we are so thankful for their encouragement and friendship as Jared and I grow in our relationship.
Back to being in the plateau though. As sad as it is to leave Tupper and all its perks (30 second walk to the cheapest grocery store in the city, close to where I tutored, to my missional community, to the speech pathology clinic, to the YMCA, to all the shops and restaurants downtown) the plateau has it's own perks and I am still discovering them. I'm currently living right across from Jeanne-Mance park which is a dream. There are baseball diamonds, tennis courts, soccer fields, beach volleyball courts, open spaces...I love it. I also live basically at the base of the mountain which is a prime running spot so that's definitely a point for the plateau. There's also Parc La Fontaine and LaBanquise (the famous poutine place) so I can't complain about that! And as much as I miss the shopping on St. Catherines street I'm really quite close to St. Laurent, St. Denis and I'm on Avenue Mont Royal which are all great for shopping! Also, it's a super quick bus ride away from Place-Des-Arts which is the event hub in the summer time where I attended The Jazz Festival and Just for Laughs.
Now, speaking of bus rides, I am certainly learning the bus and metro systems better which I don't always love (for example when the metro is shut down on the hottest day of the year or when the bus is just plain late) but they do, for the most part make travelling easier and I hear the monthly fares are much cheaper in Montreal than in other big cities so I'm thankful for that!
And with that, here are a few pictures I've taken of the plateau with more to come I'm sure. I've got lots more exploring to do and I'm sure it won't take long for me to find my favourite spots!
Parc La Fontaine
volleyball courts in Jeanne-Mance Park
baseball diamond/my front yard
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