Many millennials dream about moving to New York or L.A., but I've always wanted to live in Vancouver. Growing up on the other side of the planet, I assumed the trendy city was the best of what Canada has to offer: mild winters, gorgeous landscapes, a wild nightlife as well as fit and cool city folks.
It's so easy to get used to a certain way of life that sometimes you don't even notice how comfortable you are until you move cities. There's no better way to shock your entire system than by spending time in a different place.On that note, here are a few things that surprised me when I spent a summer in British Colombia as a Montrealer.