I heart Québec!!!

This past Winter break my roommates and I went to Québec. I didn't really know what to expect from Montréal, but I thought that it would be pretty cool because people speak French there...and being a French-speaker, I've always wanted to visit. Montréal actually turned out to be more than just pretty cool, Montréal is Fucking Amazing! I didn't want to leave - I WANT TO LIVE THERE. What I loved the most is that Montréal is not a pretentious city...for example, the Gay Village is indicated on Montréal's maps and one of the metro stations at the Village has rainbow pillars at the entrance (the Beaudry station). I was also impressed by how lively the city is...even when the weather drops to the teens and the single digits, there are always people out and about, even at four in the morning (I couldn't sleep some nights because I was just too excited...so that's how I noticed). I think another reason why I liked it so much is because of how different it is from Southern California: you can get by w/o a car, the people are a hell of a lot friendlier (not that people aren't cool here), and of course, the snow. Another great thing was the food - I found everything that I could find here, from Mexican food to Jewish food (mmm...Hallah bread is one my favorites). The only complaint I had about Québec was, in reality, a complaint about the U.S...everything seemed expensive, because the U.S. dollar sucks...One day, Montréal will be my home!