Why did I change my mind about the non-Canadian Vancouver?

• The abundance of authentic Mexican food and family. It was like a movie!
  
• Government Island. Swimming and climbing walls of clay and sand made the carne asada taste THAT MUCH better.
• The residents sure know how to light up the sky. And, their backwards shuffle...amazing.
  
• I finally met the three hens who stole my roommate's ability to eat chicken. Michelle, Mayra, and Charlene were cute, but stinky.
  
• The close proximity to guilt-free (a.k.a. tax-free) shopping.
• There is a place by BPA headquarters to adopt plants. Jolly, Penny, and Tom came home with us.
  
• I liked it so much, I donated my sunglasses when I fell off while inner tubing in the Columbia River.