Cabo was amazing. For the two weeks I spent in Mexico I completely forgot about what cold felt like. I spent hours upon hours lying by the pool or on a towel by the ocean, soaking in the sun and enjoying the serenity. The experience was made even better because I got to spend it with one of my absolute best friends. I had never traveled down South before so it was shocking to see what an incredibly different culture it was. On the first day I saw people living in cardboard box homes and traveling in the back of pickup trucks. The people in Mexico were very gracious and they allowed us to become incredibly comfortable. I'm a real homebody so by the end of the trip I was really missing Montreal. I'm excited to go back with 5 of my closest friends in a years time. It's far off but I've already started planning it in my mind.
Returning home to Montreal was perfectly fine with me for one reason, The All Star Game. Being a massive hockey this was the perfect opportunity for me to see some of my favorite players from other teams come together to forget about rivalries and just have a good time. The city was alive with fans from all across the country. On Saturday morning I woke up at 6am to line up for the NHL All Star Practice at the Bell Center which was general admission. After being rudely reminded about how cold it was outside we were let in at 7:30 and we sat down in the second row behind the goalies net. Our row was incredibly diverse. We were all sporting jerseys from different teams(I made sure to put my Nabokov one on) and we were up on the big screen on several occasions. I was ecstatic to see Marleau, Thornton, Parise & Lecavalier all under one roof. In my opinion it was worth it to spend 17$ to watch them practice for 4 hours. It was a lot better then spending 500 for two tickets to the game. We checked out the Jamboree after where I was asked by an Ottawa Sun photographer to pose near the Sharks jersey outside.
It was so much fun to see so many people in different jerseys. There was some friendly booing for Boston fans but it was all in good fun. A lot of people criticize the game but I think it's an amazing chance for everyone who loves hockey to come together and just enjoy themselves. No one was booing or trying to pick a fight with anyone. After that we headed down to Crescent to see the All Star concert.We almost froze our asses off, literally. It got to the point where I was walking funny because my feet were so cold. It was worth it in the end though. The New Cities put on one of the best shows I've seen to date. I'm not going to lie, I'm ridiculously proud of them and how far they've gotten. If anyone deserves success it's these guys. They have to be one of the nicest groups of people I've ever met and they know how to put on a hell of a show. This next year should be a lot of fun thanks to them. After their set we handed out some of their promo stickers and met some super interesting people. While I'm kind of sad to be away from the sun, I'm happy to be back in Montreal.
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