Vancouver eh?

So....where is Vancouver?  What is the weather like?  Do they speak English there?  Just some common questions and comments we've received.  Here's a list of fun facts about the city we're moving to:

• On the Pacific Coast (look for the red star on the map)
• 25 miles north of the US border
• Surrounded by water on 3 sides and overlooked by the Coast Mountain Range
• 3rd largest city in Canada
• One of the warmest Canadian cities! (Temperatures average 72°F in July and 40°F in January)
• It rains about 165 days a year (Good thing I have some cute rainboots!)
• It snows less than 10 days per year
• An international city (35% of the population is foreign born)
• Hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics
• Major television and film city, nicknamed "Hollywood North" (3rd largest behind LA and NYC)
• They use the Metric System (good thing I taught the metric system to my students this past year at school)
• Stanley Park, one of the largest urban parks in North America is located there!
• English is the main language
• About 3,100 miles from Wilmington, NC to Vancouver, BC (That's farther than Barstow!)

I'm sure we'll have more facts for you once we get there!