Every once in a while, we get a pleasant surprise here at our Toronto Hostel. Old friends return to renew aquaintences with friends, hostel staff and the city.
One of the most recent surprise arrivals is Nichole from Cleveland, Ohio located just to the southwest on the American shore of Lake Erie.
Most of our “old friends” warn us in advance of their impending visit; or at least, make a booking we can recognize.
Not Nichole.
She showed up out of the blue and it has been more than three years since she was here.
Over the years she has maintained contact with staff and backpackers she met back in 2007 many of whom are scattered around the world. And she hasn’t sat still in Cleveland herself.
She has spent some time working in India and upon return, she landed a position that trained her as a Yellowstone Park Guide.
So we took her out to dinner and drinks at the soon to be closed “Alice Fazooli’s”, a place of which she had some fond memories.
It is really nice to know that even after an exotic adventure in South Asia and a few seasons in the majestic Yellowstone, she still thinks fondly of Toronto and the Canadiana Backpackers Inn.
Sophie (from the Netherlands) having a toast with Nichole.