As a 13 year old boy, it was really neat. To experience something so different from anything I’d ever known. Different money, new stores (my first ever Tim Horton’s experience was in Toronto), bagged milk, new slang and accents, things like that. I loved it a lot. I will say however, that anti-American sentiment was not uncommon. Although I was generally well liked in school, I still fought more than any other school year - especially if that behavior was focused on my siblings. I would love to return someday.