What? There's another London?

Well yes indeed there is. Even I wasn't aware of it's existence until I started applying for exchange.

Nickname(s): "The Forest City"
Motto: Labore et Perseverantia ("Through Labour and Perseverance")


This one is the original one's little sister. There's a river Thames snaking through the city and the street names are very familiar to even me who's only ever dreamt about going to that original London. But Canada is a Commonwealth realm and a part of the Commonwealth of Nations and is ruled by Queen Elizabeth II so it's not a surprise that they've a lot in common.

The city is located in the southernmost part of Canada in the province of Ontario. It's approximately 200 km from Toronto, Detroit, MI, Niagara Falls and Buffalo, NY, and on the other side of little Lake Erie is Cleveland, OH. 200 km might sound like a LOT but compared to Canada's almost 10 million km2 area it's really not that much.

London is the 15th largest city by population in Canada with it's 366 000 + inhabitants which is a bit over half of Helsinki's population. The area is just 420,57 km2.

The city seems quite small but very cozy and it has a reputation as an international centre of higher education, scientific research and cultural activity. In addition to Fanshawe College there is also another university called University of Western Ontario, so there's bound to be a lot of buzz amongst all the students!

Only 52 more days to go!