Things I learned.

[kyrasantae]

• City blocks here are a LOT bigger than they are back home. Maybe about twice the size.
  
• To get to Safeway is 7 blocks south of the south end of HUB on 112th St., then across 3 blocks east on 82nd Ave. (Whyte) to 109th St.
  
• The closet used bookstore is on 103rd St. at Whyte. That's another 6 blocks east past Safeway. It's past a Chapters.
  
• Walking there takes around 20 minutes of continuous shuffling of feet. Then there's walking back.
  
• It will give you little water blisters on the balls of your feet if you do said walking in sandals.
  
• You might as well take the bus if you want to go to the bookstore. Route 4, not in the West Ed. direction (Capilano) goes along there. So does route 106.
  
• They should let you open the package of markers and try them right after you buy them, at the counter, in case one of them doesn't work at all when you take them out at home to try them.
  
• Be sure you have a bowl big enough to serve noodles with salad on top before you decide not to cook the vegetables.
  
• Some blisters never seem to completely drain out.