Well since I made my post yesterday, our Internet has plummeted in speed to almost nothing. It’s worse than dial-up, if you can believe that. We are going to talk with the store manager tomorrow about this. If we’ve been throttled because we’re not currently paying, we will be glad to pay to get our connection back. Sure, it didn’t compare to the 25 Mbps we had in Toronto, but it’s better than what we have now.
We are also going to find it somewhat of a challenge to eat a balanced diet. I had hoped to go on the primal diet while up here, but given the amount of money we’re given per month, that won’t be feasible at all. Instead of primarily eating protein and no carbohydrates, we are going to have to subsist mostly on carbohydrates instead. There are almost no fresh fruits or vegetables, and only a small variety of frozen vegetables, compared to the south. Real meat is, for now, going to be a Sunday supper sort of thing. Considering a T-bone steak is $18 and two chicken legs cost $6, meat won’t be a regular thing. Peanut butter and eggs are so far our main meat replacement for now. We’re also going to eat Vector cereal for breakfast, since a bowl of that gives you 30-50% of your vitamins and minerals. Up here it’s only $1 more than other cereals, so that’s pretty affordable. Once we fall into a pattern of weekly groceries, I’ll have to share a receipt to give everyone an idea of just how expensive everything is up here.
We start work tomorrow, but our internet is pretty unreliable for now, so hopefully I will be able to post an update.
Stay warm,
~K