I love going home to Grandma and Grandpa's beautiful 10 acre property in small town Ontario. What I love even more, is spending Canadian Thanksgiving with the family. Although I currently live in England, going back to my Canadian roots for University is basically a given. It's home, even if I've only actually lived there for two years (and haven't had to face an East Coast winter!)
The highlight of my October was visiting Canadian universities - so in this post I'll be giving you what I thought, where I applied, and were I'm going next year!
Thanksgiving was fantastic, and besides an ungodly amount of turkey, we also discovered a way to reduce food waste through a family favourite recipe - Potato Peel Chips!
I put my own spin on the recipe and made them tonight for my family, but with sweet potatoes instead- so we have a sweet, spicy and crispy chip (yum!!). Rosemary Sweet Potato Skins
Toronto (UofT, Ryerson University)
The first universities that we visited were the closest to home: University of Toronto and Ryerson University. I ended up applying to only UofT's Trinity College for Social Sciences and was accepted into Woodsworth College. That being said, I was impressed by Ryerson's innovative approach to hands-on learning and ideal location in downtown Toronto. I ran into a friend from when I lived in Victoria at the UofT tour, and she was with her boyfriend who was studying at Ryerson.
He told us that although UofT had a stellar academic approach, Ryerson led in terms of media and the arts with their practical journalism course... which, now, looking back seems to be something that I wished I had looked at more seriously! Leña Restaurant
My aunt (@whatlooklikes on instagram!) really knows her way around the restaurants on the East Coast and suggested that we try Leña in downtown Toronto, an Argentinean restaurant with an upscale twist. The decor was beautiful- a blend between chic and modern, but definitely did not upstage the plates that came our way.
My mother enjoyed their Atlantic Salmon, but I would definitely recommend the Roasted Cod in a herb pesto paired with a tangy artichoke and white bean stew... incredible! I also stole some skinny fries from my Dad's Ribeye Steak which sealed the deal.
My Toronto University experience was very positive overall, and I know that I would be happy at either of those colleges... but I didn't end up accepting their offers/ applying (although the thought of eating at Leña more often definitely made it a more difficult decision!)
Stay tuned to see the rest of my University trip to Kingston and Montreal... and where I'm going next year!
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