Some of our staff members were having drinks on a dimly lit patio of a local bar when we were joined by Geoffery, a young, long-term (six month) French student/backpacker.
It isn’t that we are so predictable (or perhaps we are) but that is the way this hostel works.
If you are alone on an evening and at loose ends, you can simply check out the watering holes just steps from the hostel (and there are a lot of them) and you are bound to run into other backpackers, or in this case, staff members.
In this hostel you know you will always be invited to join the group you encounter. It is just that kind of place!
Geoffery is a personable young Frenchman who came to Toronto to improve his English skills. He opted not to spend the majority of his time conversing with other Francophones (as many foreign students tend to do) and as a result, his English skills have become much better during his stay with us.
He has made a lot of friends with other students from places where Portuguese, Spanish or even Japanese is spoken. This forces them to use their only common language – English. (Geoffery has a working-knowlege of Japanese having once lived and worked in Osaka.)
Geoffery has returned to France but has vowed to return to Toronto and is currently working on obtaining an ‘internship’. We hope to have him back soon!
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Hahah Geoffrey!!! OMG, This is Bruno, from Brazil. Tell him I miss him telling stupid jokes at the Fox!! (“I told you once…” he knows what it means haha)
I miss Canadiana !! When I get back to Canada, I’m definately staying at Canadiana again!