Hi /trv/ I'm considering to study abroad in Canada, preferably

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>>1245369
> preferably Edmonton
> preferably
> Edmonton

Ahahahaha why the fuck would anyone want to come here out of choice. This city is a frozen shithole for 7-8 months of the year. Unless you're a masochist avoid this shithole.

I took this picture a month ago. If you're from a snowless country you may think " cool! Looks nice! " and yeah snow is pretty. But the unending cold and darkness take a toll and past the novelty of the first few weeks it begins to drain your will to live. I'm either going to relapse soon and be stoned 24/7 again to escape, leave the city forever or kill myself soon. Fuck this place.

>>1245438
Trust me, I live in Nola, and I would kill for atleast a month of cold, we got below freezing 3 times in the last year, 3 fucking times, it was 80° in January, your situation is no worse than ours, just opposite

>>1245503
I don't think you understand cold when they say freezing.

unless it's something that uofa specializes in, I'd reconsider edmonton, only worse choice you could make would be winnipeg

other than vancouver there's no real cities in canada that don't go to -20 or 30 for a few months during winter

things get weird when it's that cold, it's hard to get around and do stuff, and downtown edmonton is full of natives

Look into concordia or mcgill in montreal, it's just as cold, but there's much more student and night life

>>1245369
Toronto or Vancouver would be the obvious big 'global' city choices that are very suitable for an exchange student. It's really going to depend more on your circumstances/preferences/goals to decide where would be best for you. I moved from Ontario to Edmonton to go to the U of A. Cold really isn't much of a problem if you accept it as a fact of life. More than a million people manage to live here, it's not like it's Iqaluit or something.

I always felt some sort of strange affection towards cold places, I guess thats why I'm eager to go too Canada.
So if I hear you guys I'm thinking Vancouver now.

>>1245645
As someone whose lived in Canada all my life I can tell you that nobody here likes the weather. Its awful. I recommend picking a different country.