So, it's been waayy too long since I made a post. I know this because it's been almost a month. People probably don't even remember I have a blog. That's probably good though, since there hasn't been anything on it. And, when it is, seriously, I'm not that interesting =)
Well I've officially been in Sioux Lookout (and on Katimavik) for 76 days, and our group is leaving to go to Montreal in 1 week, approximately. Even though I've come to call this place home, I'm excited to begin the next part of my journey. I'm not so excited to leave the place. Just a person. But I'll get over it. But thinking about it...wow. My journey is almost halfway done. It has just started to feel like I've been here a while, and now I'm leaving again. Time is weird on Katimavik. Trust me!
So, I'll give you some updates on all that I've been doing this past month (whoops, a whole month? Zara, you slacker)
- This weekend we have the group from Thunder Bay in Sioux Lookout for their excursion. Games, museum, sports, and tour today, Picnic and walk up Sioux Mountain tomorrow.
- Last weekend we went on our excursion to Winnipeg! It was such a cool experience. I definitely would like to visit that city again for a longer period of time. And without every second already planned! We went to the Annisinboine zoo, a Metis Cathedral, Kildonan Park, the Manitoba Museum and the Forks. As well as an Imax Theater. (Competencty 2 is cool when you can use it to get free Imax 3D movie tickets to Avatar. Yeaah.)
- I'm planning a summer camp. =\
- No billeting and no northern excursion. All fell through.
- Had a 1 month anniversary!
- Drum circles, pow wow's.
- Slept on the porch every night for about a month. Back out when Thunder Bay leaves. I'm going to miss that in Montreal.
- Got distracted from writing this and played minesweeper....er...no I didn't.
- and...y'know...bed! Well, there's lots more, but I really should remember to do this when I remember...eg, when it's not 2am! G'night world!
Love you all!
-Zara
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
"Stuff and Junk"
3 Weeks of solid administration will give you such a crick in the neck! (Or a pain in the, well, you know.) And, okay, I had two days outside the office during the week, but that's hardly enough. As it is, I now have a lot more in depth knowledge about what goes on behind the scenes of a business, and know for SURE I'm hiring someone for that part. On the upside, I now have two solid weeks of horseback riding, ropes courses, rock climbing and numerous outdoor activities with grade 5's to 12.
Needless to say...I'm pumped. =D
In the other news, the Katima-crew had a wicked Easter weekend. I could tell you stories...but..."what happens in the cabin, STAYYYS in the Cabin!" Except I managed to come away with a relationship with a frickin'amazing guy. Who woulda thunk? Me, in a relationship?! Happy with spinstership me? Eh. It still feels weird. But...wonderful. It was a week yesterday. Fin says a week into a relationship doesn't count, but I say screw it. I haven't had an anniversary in a while. Garanteed that I had to go more than halfway across the country to find it though, eh?
And I just have an awesome Katimavik group! The next 5...well, 4 months and 3 1/2 weeks is going to fly by!
We learned that instead of billiting, we are going up to a northern community and spending 10 days up there. It's going to be an amazing experience. We're spending part of our time in one of the richer reserves, and then in a very poor reserve. We find out when that is this week!
For our excursion, we're going to Winnipeg! Yeah man! Anyone have any suggestions for things to do there? They're gladly welcome. But they have to fit in with a compentency. :P (Like everything we do!)
The Katimavik group from Thunder Bay is going to come up in May, the last weekend before we have to leave, so, that should be a party. We're thinking of wonderfully awful games to play with them. Like KGB...blindfold strangers and drop them off at random spots in a town where they've never been and have 10 people who know the town like the back of their hand hunting them?
I think so.
Anyways...I have a ridiculously long lunch break today. I think I'm going to take some well deserved down time and read a book. =)
Love you all!
- Zara
Needless to say...I'm pumped. =D
In the other news, the Katima-crew had a wicked Easter weekend. I could tell you stories...but..."what happens in the cabin, STAYYYS in the Cabin!" Except I managed to come away with a relationship with a frickin'amazing guy. Who woulda thunk? Me, in a relationship?! Happy with spinstership me? Eh. It still feels weird. But...wonderful. It was a week yesterday. Fin says a week into a relationship doesn't count, but I say screw it. I haven't had an anniversary in a while. Garanteed that I had to go more than halfway across the country to find it though, eh?
And I just have an awesome Katimavik group! The next 5...well, 4 months and 3 1/2 weeks is going to fly by!
We learned that instead of billiting, we are going up to a northern community and spending 10 days up there. It's going to be an amazing experience. We're spending part of our time in one of the richer reserves, and then in a very poor reserve. We find out when that is this week!
For our excursion, we're going to Winnipeg! Yeah man! Anyone have any suggestions for things to do there? They're gladly welcome. But they have to fit in with a compentency. :P (Like everything we do!)
The Katimavik group from Thunder Bay is going to come up in May, the last weekend before we have to leave, so, that should be a party. We're thinking of wonderfully awful games to play with them. Like KGB...blindfold strangers and drop them off at random spots in a town where they've never been and have 10 people who know the town like the back of their hand hunting them?
I think so.
Anyways...I have a ridiculously long lunch break today. I think I'm going to take some well deserved down time and read a book. =)
Love you all!
- Zara
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
A MONTH!?
Yes folks, it's just about right. In two short days, I will have been gone a month.
ONE MONTH.
In some aspects of course it feels a lot a lot a LOT longer, like in the cases of the people I'm with. I've only known them all for a month, but it feels like years for some of them. Helps when you live in the same house with someone, eh?
And, it feels like a lot shorter too. Like, I only left home a week ago, right? The time flies and stands still alternatively, but even the times that seem to stand still are gone way to fast. I'm 1/6 done my adventure. Hey! Slow down! (Yeah yeah, okay, all of you are going "NO! Speed up!" but we can't all get what we want)
So I'm trying not to take Time, Time, my fickle friend, for granted. Here's some quick recent updates!
1. 1 month!
2. Meeting with head honcho of the area (Project Co-ordinator) about excursions and about our Project Leader, who some people aren't getting along with so well.
3. New Member named Audrey! She seems to be fitting in well, but apparently doesn't like Sioux Lookout. It's creepy.
4. Started official French Lessons! The teacher is a riot. I'm having fun learning. Last night was our second one.
5. Potential fire in Sioux Lookout last night, so all the girls vacated to the guys house, and we had our first real all group sleep under one roof. Mel said "It's a preview of Montreal...without beds!" I dibsed the floor. So comfy...
6. Easter weekend is OFF! We're going to a cabin as a group to chill and explore :) Should be fun!
7. Oh right. I hurt my ankle. That's not news :P That's normal. Two torn tendons! But healing nicely.
I think that's all I'm allowed to put on the internet ;P I'm loving my job placement. I'm basically planning a summer camp for this summer. So fun :)
Back to work for me it is! Love you all!
- Zara
Oh...um...mom? You know how you said you DIDN'T want me to tell you something...like that I was pregnant....on my blog? So...can you call me? I have news.
ONE MONTH.
In some aspects of course it feels a lot a lot a LOT longer, like in the cases of the people I'm with. I've only known them all for a month, but it feels like years for some of them. Helps when you live in the same house with someone, eh?
And, it feels like a lot shorter too. Like, I only left home a week ago, right? The time flies and stands still alternatively, but even the times that seem to stand still are gone way to fast. I'm 1/6 done my adventure. Hey! Slow down! (Yeah yeah, okay, all of you are going "NO! Speed up!" but we can't all get what we want)
So I'm trying not to take Time, Time, my fickle friend, for granted. Here's some quick recent updates!
1. 1 month!
2. Meeting with head honcho of the area (Project Co-ordinator) about excursions and about our Project Leader, who some people aren't getting along with so well.
3. New Member named Audrey! She seems to be fitting in well, but apparently doesn't like Sioux Lookout. It's creepy.
4. Started official French Lessons! The teacher is a riot. I'm having fun learning. Last night was our second one.
5. Potential fire in Sioux Lookout last night, so all the girls vacated to the guys house, and we had our first real all group sleep under one roof. Mel said "It's a preview of Montreal...without beds!" I dibsed the floor. So comfy...
6. Easter weekend is OFF! We're going to a cabin as a group to chill and explore :) Should be fun!
7. Oh right. I hurt my ankle. That's not news :P That's normal. Two torn tendons! But healing nicely.
I think that's all I'm allowed to put on the internet ;P I'm loving my job placement. I'm basically planning a summer camp for this summer. So fun :)
Back to work for me it is! Love you all!
- Zara
Oh...um...mom? You know how you said you DIDN'T want me to tell you something...like that I was pregnant....on my blog? So...can you call me? I have news.
Monday, March 15, 2010
House Manager Report
So, I've been way to busy to write anything! Which is awesome, it's all been fun. Hopefully I'll write something good here soon, but in the meantime, I'm house manager! So I made my first meal, along with my co-manager this week, Jessica, and it was a success! Not being a cook, I was very excited at for the way it turned out. I made Curry Squash soup...yummm! and Jessica made a bean salad that got turned into a chick pea salad. Still, so good! We also learned how to make bread and cookies today (the second of which I knew...but still, I don't mind cookies) and the bread was DELISH. I'm going to experiment. Anyways, for the rest of what I'm doing etc. here's a little expert from an email to my favoritest brother.
First of all, I got the job I wanted! Yeehaw! So what we had to do was get a whole bunch of info about these jobs, then we were to pick 3 and get interviewed for each one of them, then the employers would pick which ones they wanted, etc. So, we go on Wednesday to see which ones are avaliable. (monday and tuesday was Bimwaadamazin...or something like that...conflict resolution training with the hospital here "Meno Ya Win")
So first one we go to is called NewVu, or New Vision...and...so it's pretty much what I want to do with my life, kind of thing. They're running a business doing camps for kids with a slew of outdoor activities and then tons of different programs that sound amazing, including 4 day long camping trips (that I might go on) for grade 8's to get them ready for high school in a white school, since most of the population is First nations. (which is super cool! It's going to be strange after 3 months of this to see a primarily white population) and lots of other fun little things. And...It was mine as of him telling us about it. Also with this job I'll get to work with most of the other businesses in the community, which I think is perfect to get a wide variety of experiences.
I like most of the people here most of the time. =)
All for now! Sleep needs to be had. I'm going jogging at 7am. Then going back to sleep :)
Love you all!
Zara
First of all, I got the job I wanted! Yeehaw! So what we had to do was get a whole bunch of info about these jobs, then we were to pick 3 and get interviewed for each one of them, then the employers would pick which ones they wanted, etc. So, we go on Wednesday to see which ones are avaliable. (monday and tuesday was Bimwaadamazin...or something like that...conflict resolution training with the hospital here "Meno Ya Win")
So first one we go to is called NewVu, or New Vision...and...so it's pretty much what I want to do with my life, kind of thing. They're running a business doing camps for kids with a slew of outdoor activities and then tons of different programs that sound amazing, including 4 day long camping trips (that I might go on) for grade 8's to get them ready for high school in a white school, since most of the population is First nations. (which is super cool! It's going to be strange after 3 months of this to see a primarily white population) and lots of other fun little things. And...It was mine as of him telling us about it. Also with this job I'll get to work with most of the other businesses in the community, which I think is perfect to get a wide variety of experiences.
I like most of the people here most of the time. =)
All for now! Sleep needs to be had. I'm going jogging at 7am. Then going back to sleep :)
Love you all!
Zara
Monday, March 8, 2010
"Reppin' thug life hard in the Sioux."
Hey friends!
So, here I am in Sioux lookout, I've been here for 5 days! My group is amazing. Long flights and travelling - I'm 5 hours from Thunder Bay, and that was after a day of travelling in planes...but met everyone.
Lazy day. We folded flyers then delivered them around town. Chilleedddd... :D
Then we went BACK to Thunder bay for Orientation, which was long... but! we got to see everyone in the groups that are in the area, and met tons of awesome people. One of the guys in my group plays basketball and he found a net and a ball, so we played some shooting games. Yaaay! Slept on the floor, then went to the thunder bay house and watched "Bon Cop Bad Cop" with the other group. C'etait tres bon. ^.^ (Melanie told me how to write that)
We haven't started jobs yet, we're learning about them and doing a conferance about conflict negotiations today and tomorrow. Still so busy.
Love you all!
- Zara
So, here I am in Sioux lookout, I've been here for 5 days! My group is amazing. Long flights and travelling - I'm 5 hours from Thunder Bay, and that was after a day of travelling in planes...but met everyone.
Lazy day. We folded flyers then delivered them around town. Chilleedddd... :D
Then we went BACK to Thunder bay for Orientation, which was long... but! we got to see everyone in the groups that are in the area, and met tons of awesome people. One of the guys in my group plays basketball and he found a net and a ball, so we played some shooting games. Yaaay! Slept on the floor, then went to the thunder bay house and watched "Bon Cop Bad Cop" with the other group. C'etait tres bon. ^.^ (Melanie told me how to write that)
We haven't started jobs yet, we're learning about them and doing a conferance about conflict negotiations today and tomorrow. Still so busy.
Love you all!
- Zara
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Leaving forever.
So, finally, we are almost to the event that originally prompted me to start my blog. Another adventure!
This one; Katimavik
Leaving; Wednesday, March 3rd 2010. Or in 2 days, 4 hours and 57 minutes. (1:03am on Monday, currently)
Duration; 6 months. And I've already told you my destinations in my last post, so, you know, if you've go initiative you can go read that.
I'm not nervous yet, it still hasn't really sunk in that I'm leaving. And, I have hardly any concept of time, so 6 months is spanning from a life time to a few weeks in my head. Who knows what it will end up being, but fun, for certain. I started to feel the first pangs at my birthday though, last week when everyone started leaving.
That was when my head said, "Hey, wake up, you're probably not going to get to see most of these people for half a year." But it was fleeting. I'm back to being my cold hearted self and telling everyone I'll miss my dogs the most. (Probably true. I asked Foster today who would give me puppy cuddles when he's not around. He didn't know either.)
But I'm packing away! Lots of last minute stuff to do...not to mention my still busy social life. (Secret to seeing all the friends you never see...tell them you're going away for long periods of time a lot!) And, of course, not to mention, sleep! Mon yeux ai...starting...a shut! (Yeah, the French needs work...)
Bon soir!
This one; Katimavik
Leaving; Wednesday, March 3rd 2010. Or in 2 days, 4 hours and 57 minutes. (1:03am on Monday, currently)
Duration; 6 months. And I've already told you my destinations in my last post, so, you know, if you've go initiative you can go read that.
I'm not nervous yet, it still hasn't really sunk in that I'm leaving. And, I have hardly any concept of time, so 6 months is spanning from a life time to a few weeks in my head. Who knows what it will end up being, but fun, for certain. I started to feel the first pangs at my birthday though, last week when everyone started leaving.
That was when my head said, "Hey, wake up, you're probably not going to get to see most of these people for half a year." But it was fleeting. I'm back to being my cold hearted self and telling everyone I'll miss my dogs the most. (Probably true. I asked Foster today who would give me puppy cuddles when he's not around. He didn't know either.)
But I'm packing away! Lots of last minute stuff to do...not to mention my still busy social life. (Secret to seeing all the friends you never see...tell them you're going away for long periods of time a lot!) And, of course, not to mention, sleep! Mon yeux ai...starting...a shut! (Yeah, the French needs work...)
Bon soir!
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