Meet my new friend! I was sitting here sketching and he came up and started walking towards me. It was funny, I was reaching into my bad trying to find my camera and he was tilting his head like "are you getting me food?" haha.
So on Granville Island is a park that doesn't get a lot of people action. It's basically a mound with undulating steps (all in grass) that form a small amphitheater. Long story short, it's a parking mess on this side of the island, and doesn't attract a lot of visitors since there isn't much to do. We found out it's all toxic soil that they built up and threw some grass over! I think the whole island is this way, but this is where most of it is. It's about 30 feet tall and below is a picture of the view from the top. It's a quiet place and you can get up off the island and see the city 360 degrees around.
Last night Ali, Michael and our friend Bart packed a picnic and went down to the waterfront. It was a little chilly, but not bad at all. Such beautiful scenery looking out into the water with huge shipping boats just waiting out there and then behind is the picture below. It's pretty seeing all the lights at night - even though it is completely opposite of everything Nevada City. haha.
We had a lecture today from a man named Lance Berelowitz. He just finished a book called Dream City. It's about the history of Vancouver and how the urban planning has developed. It was cool hearing about the history and everything from old industrial-site development to how Vancouver doesn't generate a lot of revenue from retail. But people in other countries are hiring city planners from here to redo their cities! Some girl today also said that it's hard to find someone here who was actually born here - maybe 1 in every 20 - which is crazy to think about...
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