Day 1: San Francisco-Montréal-Québec

By Tina

We started our journey to Quebec by meeting at SFO at 5:30 AM in the morning. We ate breakfast together at a Vietnamese eatery, which was a good ice breaker, and it allowed us to get more comfortable around each other. Although we pledged that we would sleep on the plane, we ended up watching movies the whole time except for Bobby. Afterward, we met our guide Melanie who drove us to dinner on a “moach” because it was a short name for a Motor Coach. On our way, Melanie gave us information about Quebec and told us that the meaning of Quebec in Amerindian language was “when the river narrows down.” This river is called the Saint Laurent river which narrows down in Quebec. When we arrived at the restaurant, we ordered pizza and spaghetti because they were the only options, but they were delicious. For the rest of the trip on the moach, we entertained ourselves with mafia, telephone, and two truths and a lie. It was a fun way to get everyone involved in a group activity instead of on our individual phones. Melanie even played with us and incorporated Québécois words to help us learn new words like "tiguidou" that means OK. We arrived at our hotel at 10:15 PM and we are looking forward to our next day of fun events.