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!)
