Travel to Toronto

Hello Everyone. :) I made it to Toronto. Sadly, my bag did not. It's still in DC. Let me backtrack and explain. I flew out of Tampa at 2 pm today and arrived in DC around 4. I made my connection at 5:10 pm and flew to Toronto on this tiny Express Jet via United Airlines. After going through the initial Customs, I headed to baggage claim. I waited and waited...no bag.

I went to baggage services and checked in with the lady at the desk. She looked up my info and said my bag was checked in Tampa but never checked in DC, that means it was not put on the plane. She assured me that there were 3 flights from DC to Toronto tonight and my bag would be on one of them.

After I received my paperwork for my missing bag, I got on the Rocket (bus) and headed to Kipling Station to pick up the subway to go to my dorm room in Victoria University at the University of Toronto. The subway was easy to use and only cost me $3.00 to travel from the airport--way out in the suburbs of Toronto to downtown. I got off at Museum Station and found Victoria University. After wandering around for a good 20 minutes, and asking a very unfriendly young man for help and a very nice older man on a bicycle for help, I found the Margaret Addison Residence Hall and checked in. I found out I am staying in Jackson Residence Hall so I headed over there. Once I entered the building, I found my room on the 6th floor and unlocked the door. I'm staying in an apartment of sorts style dorm room--where there are 4 separate bedrooms with a bathroom, living area, and kitchen all there. The room is small-closet, bare walls, twin bed, and desk, with no wireless internet. VU only has ethernet cords. I hooked up my internet, chatted with Brad a bit on FaceTime and now am contemplating going to sleep. The air conditioning is nearly nonexistent here, but I have my window open because I'm on the 6th floor. However it is a bit noisy outside so I might close the window when I go to sleep.

Initial thoughts about Toronto:
I like the public transit system. It's easy to get around (at least from the airport).
My dorm room, ehhh not so much but then again it's about $100 cheaper a night than any hotels around here.

I want to get my bag before tomorrow. I have all these cute outfits planned for the institute and I want to wear them! I don't even have a brush or makeup or anything in my carryon. No toothbrush.....nothing. :(

Anyway, that's all for now. Send positive vibes to United Airlines if you don't mind in hopes that my bag arrives soon. :)

Steph