This is the first time I’ve ever stayed in a hostel. Ever. I know, its crazy. Most people are living in the Sheraton Centre in downtown Toronto, because that is where the actual conference is taking place. But this hostel (The Clarence Castle) is really nice, I’m glad I’m staying here for $130 less a day. My entire stay here costs less than a day at the Sheraton Centre. Oh.. I guess it helps that the hostel that I am staying in was rated the best one overall in North America. I can understand why. Its cleaner than many hotels that I have stayed in, has new decor and has been freshly painted, the guy who runs it (Dan) is exceptionally nice, and it has free breakfast included. What’s cooler is the fact that you get to spend time with so many interesting people from all over. If I weren’t going to grad school right now, I’d just sell it all and go backpack around the world for a couple years staying in hostels. Sometimes I feel I could learn way more doing that and have more fun than anything else. Or, maybe I’ll reserve my summers for that (since I have two of them).
For now, I’m off to the WFS conference. Today’s workshop is on Industry Foresight and Value Innovation. More on that later today.
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