We all first met at the Holiday Inn Express hotel at Glasgow Airport, the night before we were due to depart for Toronto. We couldn’t believe that we were finally meeting for the first time, and were pleased that we got on really well.
The next morning we had a lovely breakfast together in the hotel, before we made our way through the walkway to terminal 2 the airport. First, we checked in at Air Transat and then went through security. Then it was time to board the plane. The first flight for one of us!
The journey in this lovely plane went by faster than we expected. We passed the time by watching two films, Atlantis and Crazy Rich Asians, and playing noughts and crosses and hangman. We also had plenty of time to get to know each other. However, the food, which was suprisingly good, was definitely the highlight of the journey.
After almost seven hours in the air, we were finally in Canada! Upon arrival at Toronto’s Pearson International airport, we were met by Mr Markwell, Chair of the Baird of Bute Society and Scholarship host, who took us on a road tour through Toronto, a beautiful city of more the 5 million people, to the University of Toronto campus where we would be staying in the Sorbara Hall Residence for the next few days. We were quickly made at home by the rain and fog that had travelled with us from Scotland.
After successfully checking in to our Residence accommodation, we visited a local favourite, Tim Horton’s (a popular fast food chain all across Canada) for a quick and tasty bite to eat, before some well deserved rest after an exhausting day of travel and relocation.
Baird of Bute Science Scholarship 2019 