Montreal

Unfortunately for me, I’m experiencing a little crunch time. I have a few projects, essays and larger pieces of homework due this time around. It is the cost of having a very quiet spring break, basically.

Fortunately for my friends, though, they were able to squeeze a trip up to Montreal. Four of them seized the opportunity to visit Champlain College's Montreal Campus the day before I went there. Aside from the homework holding me behind, I also didn’t go because of the financial dent I know it would place upon my measly wallet.

However, I still remember last year’s trip to Montreal vividly. A lot of us from the international house went up together for a night of fun. I had a wonderful time at the Casino du Quebec – and profitable time that was too. I walked away from the Poker tables with a little of earnings and, just before my friends and I were about to cash out and leave, we find the roulette table so conveniently (oh, so very conveniently) situated right beside the cashier. Of course, who would pass up on a chance to win (or lose) some more money when you’re holding a stack of chips right next to a table?

In a few minutes, my stack of chips had already diminished to an unhealthy amount. I thought, what the heck, and placed my last few chips. Amazingly, the last chip I placed just before they stopped taking bets was the one that won me a healthy sum of profit.

To top it all off, the place we stayed at gave a free iPod every month to customers. Since I was the one who did the bookings, my name went into the pool names – and of course, or else I wouldn’t be telling you, I was lucky enough to win the iPod that very month.

I don’t know what my friend’s thought of the Montreal Campus, but I definitely liked Montreal a lot. Students interested in a larger city with a very diverse population - and many many fun things to do, should consider studying abroad at the Champlain's Montreal Campus.