10-29-2003, 08:15 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
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Originally posted by hershie
Been here for seven years. Live across the street from the ocean and sandy beach and seawall and next door to Stanley Park, in a nice and proud community yet I am still downtown and have all the conveniences and attractions of a big city within walking distance. No other city I have visited can offer this. The West End in Vancouver truly feels like a small enclave of beauty and fun.
I also believe being able to see the water and mountains and park all day long effects my mood for the better. I feel attached to nature even though I am in a large city and it has a grounding and calming effect. I have lived in large cities (before Vancouver was San Francisco...and lived all over, NY, Toronto, born and raised in Montreal...) and I feel like I am living like a mouse running around in a concrete and steel maze when you have no physical reference points like ocean and mountains.
I love that outdoor recreation and unspoiled nature is so plentiful and close by in Vancouver. I go for walks every night here and tehre (trying to lose weight) and the other night a seal popped its head up as I was walking along the seawall. Within 10 minutes you could be hiking through a rain forest on the north shore mountains. You can experience sea kayak trips or backpacking trips with no effert that eco-tourists cross the world to come experience.
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