The End and The Beginning...

My first trimester in Katimavik is drawing to a close in two weeks, and my group appears to be having trouble getting stuff sorted out. Granted, we are still billetting right now, and there's limited time to get stuff done, but it's all getting a little hectic. Our final presentation takes place in a week, and from what I know, everyone else is just starting to get ready now. I've been in the mindset for the past 2 weeks. Anyhow, the end appears to be acting much like the beginning.

Til Next Time.

Little Details...

I've been reviewing my blog archives, and it would appear that I've neglected some details.

The day following our work placement interviews, I found out that I had been placed with the local Township, working in arena maintenance two days a week, in Leisure Services/Tourism another two days a week, and as an administrative clerk at town hall on the remaining day. One thing I really enjoyed about the job is that I was given my own office by the Leisure Service/Tourism department, and have been working out of there for a while now.

We've had three participants leave the group, with two planning to visit us in Quebec.

That's about all I can think of right now. I'll wade through my archives to see if I can find more. You can also view the archives by viewing the archives sidebar on the right of the screen (but that's obvious now isn't it?).

Til Next Time.

Billeting-Week 2

The second and final week of billeting in my first rotation is underway. I've had an interesting week, I found out from one of my work supervisors (I have three. I'll explain later) that I will get to drive the "Olympia" this week. Olympia is an ice resurfacing machine competing with Zamboni. Anyways, my billet family took me to a "fish fry" fundraiser, which had extremely good food. We've also gone on two hikes, one of which I did for the second time, but this time with about 1.5 feet of snow on the trail.

This is also the three week mark before we go to our next stop, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. I'm really excited to go, but I'm really nervous too, because I'm only just getting a grip on the French language. But I'll do fine, if I don't make a fool out of myself first.

Til next time, Don't Get Eliminated!

Billetting Begins...

Everyone started billetting tonight. All I can say right now is so far, so good. My family is pretty cool, their kids are all out of the house, so I get my own room which during Katimavik, is a luxury in and of itself. There's a TV in my room, which is a luxury that can only be experienced during billetting. I'll post later on, as I haven't been here for really long, and I should be getting to bed soon.

Giving 'Er

My group goes up to White River for a dodgeball tournament on Saturday. I'm pretty sure we'll school them, so I don't worry about it. It will be so awesome, and I can't wait! Afterwards, I've heard there will be a dance party, which is really fun. I'll be posting more photos up on the web soon, I'm just having problems with the store I gave them to for developing, but I'm expecting them by next week. Keep looking for them.

On another note, my group is going to Quebec in almost a month. It's really weird, mainly because I still know very little French (I've learned some, but I still won't last in Quebec). I go billetting soon, so I'll be spending two weeks living with a family in the community. I'm hoping I get placed with a bilingual family so I have an opportunity to practice my French. I'll keep you posted.

The Beginning of A New Life

Our house has been re-energized at last. Our new PL arrived on Saturday afternoon, and she's been willing to interact and have fun with the group. We get along (when we have to), and butt heads (when we need to). Otherwise, it's good to have some stability restored in the house.

When 48 Hours Means Something:Part 2

WTF?!? Part 2 now? You may say, but I have good reason. I'm house manager this week, and have had very little opportunity to do much of anything with my blog. Anyways, here's how the 48 hours went.

I slept in until 11 AM on Saturday. Went for a walk, and got to meet our new permanent PL, later went to play pool with another participant. That night, our PL came and played poker with us.

That's my summary of the weekend. I hope to have a better report in my next rotations, so keep looking.

When 48 Hours Means Something

My group goes for their 48 hours off tonight. That means that we're free to do what we would like to do, within reason and the norm of course. I don't plan to do much this time around, but when we all go to Quebec, then I have some big plans. I'll try to post sometime over the weekend to let you know how it's going.

Happy New Year!!!

Well, it's new years day! We went up to White River for a new years party, which was pretty cool. We had a huge fire in the yard, and a dance party inside the house, with board games in the kitchen. They even had a ton of snacks (more than one would think necessary, but we had like 21 people). Everyone really enjoyed themselves, and I even got into a hockey shootout in the basement. By that I mean "break excess Christmas ornaments by shooting hockey pucks at them". Anyways, hope your new year is a good one.