Alberta College of Art & Design (ACAD)

Telephone - all local calls are free in Calgary, so phoning friends was easy, and the family I lived with put some of my home(scotland) numbers on a dicount scheme with the telephone company, so I got 25% off all those calls! Accomodation and food - came together with the family I lived with and was less than my rent on my flat at home, mostly I ate with the family of they left stuff for me. I got home made pancakes and maple syrup when I got every weekend!! Travel - I spent a lot of time travelling at weekends to places in Alberta - its such a huge country, you've got to be prepared for the cost of going long distances. Travel to and from college was either with the C-train (very cheap and quick) or I got a lift so not much expence there. Overall - I spent more money than I would at home because I travelled so much and did alot of stuff outwith Calgary. I also stayed in Canada a few months extra and moved into a flat up in Banff(in the middle of the Rockies) so I spent a lot living there and also I went snowboarding every day which bumped up the cost - well worth it though!!!