So it's been almost 30 degrees celcius here in Windsor Ontario the past 3 days and I've quickly been reminded about how much I loathe the weather here. I hate the heat and I loathe the humidity which seem to go hand in hand here. I don't believe we've ever hit 30 without having a humidex of 100% cranking the temperature to 35 or higher. It's unbelievably uncomfortable in every aspect especially considering I walk almost 45 minutes to work every morning. I can't think of anything I hate more about walking to work than literally dripping in condensation the second I exit my house.

I feel like I was especially spoiled last year being in Dublin because the temperature may have hit 27 celcius once and otherwise peaked around 24 or 25 which IMO is pretty perfect. I was actually able to comfortably walk around every day in a t-shirt and jeans without dripping in sweat like a gross pig unlike living here. Also, the winter there was considerably less cold than what we experience here which isn't my biggest issue but it was also quite nice. I didn't wear a winter jacket at all last year. It was honestly the best weather I have ever lived through even considering the amount of rain I endured there.

It's only been 3 days of this extreme heat and I'm already contemplating how the hell I'm going to get out of this in the future. My original plan was to take the Working Holiday experience in New Zealand because the opportunity is gone after I hit 35 next year but unfortunately, covid19 has pretty much nullified any opportunity I had to fly to New Zealand. Even if everything opens up prior to my birthday, I can't say that I'm entirely comfortable with the idea of cramming myself on to a congested plane. In my experience, planes are pretty much cesspools of sick people and germs. Every time I flew while in Dublin I swear I could hear the echos of coughing and sniffling ringing through the entire plane. It's just not a comfortable experience without considering this stupid virus.

So, with all of this taken into consideration, I'm thinking about making a move to the east coast of Canada. Newfoundland, PEI, and Nova Scotia are all pretty enticing to me. The summers there are shorter and considerably less warm than here in Ontario. The downside would obviously be the horrific winters but I can take a bad winter anyday over a brutally hot summer. It would be such a lovely experience getting to do some travelling around the east coast of Canada. The east coast seems so peaceful and picturesque, I think I would absolutely love living there for a while.

Will I actually go through with it? It's a little too soon to tell but I can tell you that I won't be living here for much longer. I just can't physically handle the summers here anymore. What do you think? Should I move to the east coast y'all?

HAPPY VEG

I haven't written in here for over a month so it's a pretty good time to catch up on everything that's going on. In this past month, I've returned to work at the restaurant under the stipulations of coronavirus which have made things interesting to say the least. We've had to relearn how to operate the restaurant under an entirely new system that accommodates the staff safely and also provides services to people. It's been such a strange experience having people come to pick up food and being unable to really engage with them because they're being kept at a reasonable distance away from me.

I must admit, this virus has really put things in to perspective in terms of not taking anything for granted. Going to the grocery store used to be my favourite weekly thing to do and now it propels me in to nervousness because half of all people don't respect the rules of social distancing. In fact, this past weekend I did my shopping and recognized that they had taken away all of the social distancing markers in the store leading people to just walk all over you without regard. It was nerve wracking tio say the least because it seemed I really couldn't avoid getting too close to anyone. Is it too soon to be loosening restrictions I wondered, but that's not within my control.

I haven't seen my best friends in months, I haven't seen my brother and his family in months, and there's no real indication when I will be able to safely do so. This situation is naturally anxiety inducing but all of the unknowns haven't done much to really quell my nervousness. I'm hearing about things slowly starting to reopen and at the same time hearing about how the cases of the virus in my city continue to rise. Will it be safe to go and visit friends / family even though they're reopening everything? I'm kind of at a loss in terms of how I feel about this whole thing. I don't know for sure that I'm extremely trusting of people enough to go and start mingling with them again without worrying that they have the virus and will pass it to me to give to my dad, sister, and nephews. It's such a scary time to be alive.

I also can't believe the amount of people who have completely disregarded the virus and are demanding things to be reopened. I'm flabbergasted at the lack of concern for each other when I see protests demanding things reopen.  Why isn't everyone as nervous about this virus as I am? Why are people putting themselves at risk? Their families at risk? It's incredibly scary to me that there are so many people who would rather see everything go back to normal without regard for what's going to happen to people's health. Don't they all care that they could make their own families sick? 

I must admit, it's definitely an interesting time to be alive. Watching a virus cripple the entire planet has been eye-opening to say the least. It's certainly proved that we are not indestructible, that something as small as a virus can change the course of the entire planet. Makes you feel a little small in the scheme of things you know? I guess all we can do is continue to do what we're told will keep us safe until we have no choice but to engage with the world and hope for the best. I'm not worried about getting the virus necessarily, I'm more so worried about who I'll give it to. That's my biggest fear at this point.

Stay safe everyone <3 

HAPPY VEG