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.

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

House Manager Report

"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