This summer was the 3rd summer I spent in Toronto for modeling, this year was different because I was on my own in the big city. At first I was nervous knowing I would have to find ways to get from one place to another using the TTC and not my car. As the days went by in Toronto, I got the hang of taking the street car and the subway most days if it wasn't within walking distance. At first I was living right on Main Street with my mother agent Chantale, Bruce and her son Jaz. Everyday If I had time I would look after Jaz. Bruce and Chantale were always busy, Chantale with her modeling and helping managing her agency, and Bruce with his guitar classes. Bruce taught me how to play a little bit and this was pretty special knowing that he was the guitarist in Black Sabbath! I was part of the family, they took me out to dinner, the movies, BBQS, concerts and fairs. I was being spoiled. They lived in a Victorian style home with three floors, sadly, I got the 3rd floor. It happened to be the hottest room in the house. Every night it would get up to 27 degrees. I was sweating more sleeping then I did when i worked out. Before I went to bed I would have to check my email to see what Sutherlands (my agency) had in store for me. I learned that this industry was always last minute. Sometimes I would find out at 12 am that i had to wake up at 4 am to go across town to be in a photo shoot then go back for a casting. Time management is everything if you want to impress your clients and when you impress, you get the job which in turn gets you paid. This year I was impressed I got to do my first commercial for “Off The Wall” that aired on MTV and Much Music. I also got to do two more commercials one that was "Transformers" themed where I got to be a blonde version of Megan Fox, “watch out Megan”! The other one was for a shoe company in an old school 50's styled bar. The rest of the trip I did a lot of shoots for magazines and campaigns. I was always busy and on the run. Sometimes I would leave the house at and get home at now that’s a long day of work. Halfway through the month I moved out to a apartment in Summerhill with my actress friend,Claire, and my good modeling friend,Chelsea. We had a blast when we were free which was very rare. That was the busiest and one of the best summers i've ever had. And it paid off big time. I cant wait for this summer! Tokyo, New York and Singapore here I come!
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