Everything works the reverse in this strange and friendly land. I feel like
I am surfacing from underwater. On the 3rd day, I stood in front of
Place des Arts and watched the inhabitants, unusual faces, different clothes,
other colours, smoother sounds. From the glass reflection in the building, a
giant inflated octopus waved at me in reverse. Large spheres from Bubble Tea
that I was drinking descended down my throat. I am not a tourist, I am not an
overseas student, I am a Montrealer now. A brand new one.
