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O CANADA, you are such a trip.

literally.

So this weekend, my bro and I embarked on a roadtrip to Toronto for a conference on the Islamic jurisprudence of food and clothing. We set out on the journey friday and drove through the boonies of Missassauga. Gosh it was funny--we had to pray (fact:Muslims pray five times a day and for each prayer there is an alotted time period) So, we had to find a place to do so...too bad all we could see was private fenced farm fields and sparse housing. We both felt kind of nervous, being that we were probably at least a little bit different from the people living there(fact: a lot different) It was funny, thinking about the stereotypes in America, some of the people that have the..ahem...most 'negative' opinion of Muslims can sometimes fit a mold. Looking around, I saw a window decoration of a Bald Eagle riding a motorcycle with some kind of coat of arms in the background. well, I had to chuckle at that. Anyways, we finally found (believe this) a house that was for sale--parked in the driveway--and prayed on the concrete their as time dwindled down to a critical point. Thankfully, we fulfilled our obligation to our best ability, and moved on contentedly. Then, WOW: I highly reccomend that if you plan on heading to Canada, try and time it at dusk--picture this: the moon rising as the sun setting above the wide open spaces of rural canda...the cool palate of blues and purples lying against the faint cloud lines on the horizon..in contrast the warm yellow moon seems to sit still in the peace...some hues of the colors you see fill you with the nostalgia of that box of 128 crayola. I felt like I was driving through a calendar picture for January 2010: Missassauga-- It was phenomenal. After the long, but far from arduous drive, we got to the lively city of Toronto. The beautiful skyline and bubbling city life was fascinating. We stopped by at a coffee shop and just took some time to drink a warm drink and enjoy the scene. It was around 9 pm and it was busy. It's always busy there, that's for sure. I hadn't been to Toronto for a long while and witnessing the city life years later was novel and exciting. We walked around for a bit and then retreated to the hotel.

Currently, I've just come back from a long day of this class and to say the least, I'm dead tired. The class was beneficial, but extremely crowded. They were holding it at a lecture hall @ the University of Toronto (awesome school for sure) I plan on going tomorrow again of course, but that's if I leave this sweet hotel. Park Hyatt--my brother got hooked up because he had a lot of points because he stays here for work a lot. BUT wow, it's nice, I'm having a real tough time leaving it. Come monday....sigh..don't even wanna think about it! Anyways, thank God, this trip has been pretty fun. Tomorrow I'm planning on seeing my cousins and exploring the city a bit more, so :) I'm happy.

I wish I could write more, I will try later for sure--but I'm so sleepy I could melt into this bed and fuse into it forever.

(-_-) zzzzzzzz

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