Good news

Finally, we got the news: Math got a job in Alma and we are moving. It's been a while we are talking about leaving Montréal, but everything happened so fast this time. Kinda overwelmed and happy at the same time. Hes family is from there. He grow up in Lac-St-Jean and... Wait! What the heck is Lac-St-Jean????? So, there it goes: Lac-St-Jean is a region near Québec City, North of Québec.

 Let me say before that North of Québec is not like, REALLY IN THE WILD NORTH.  

(Oh, so no bears in the backyard? No? Ok.)

No bears, no iglus. Actually, is really near from Chicoutimi and Québec City. Everybody speaks French there, no English at all. We have beautiful forests and a river crosses the whole town. In the winter, we have a road just for skidoo (is a motoneige - really fun for those who loves speed) and we have beaches around. Nature at it's best.

(There we go! You see? Not so far in the North!)

Another think is super amazing in Alma is the prices. We rented an apartment here in Montréal, 3 1/2, very well located (Mile-End) at 915$. In Alma: apartment very well located (10 min from Centreville), 4 1/2, big backyard, renovated: 500$. If you want, 120.000$ you can buy a house. Not apartment. A house. Here in Montréal, a small house is around 600.000$ - depends of the area, it can costs you more than 1.500.000$

Alma is an amazing city for those who wants to get deeper in the French culture. As no one speaks English, is impossible to switch from one language to another. They will understand you, but it's weird.

Food: OMG. They eat supergood, they buy local but they eat a lot of meat. I'm preparing myself already.

People are super warm there. They don't know you and they invite you to go dinner, to sleep in their houses, to participate of events and so on. As a brazilian, I don't need to say how much in home I felt since the first time.

(Not exactly like this, but almost: they speak French)

Another amazing point is: the Government gives you some support to move. They lower your taxes, gives you some money for the move (750$ more or less) and help you to find a job, studies and even a home. Luckly, we have a family there that are helping us with all the practical thinks, but if we need it, we can count with the Government, for sure. As there's just a few people who move there, they really want to assure you are OK and you will not want to move back.

I'm gonna tell later about the huge quantity of festivals we have in the region and everything you have to do there.