I have too much time to think

I have all this time on my hands. I have been trying to get another job and I am meeting people, but I think I am starting to appreciate Abbotsford and it's influence its having on me. Moving away from my friends, my family, and my house... I am realizing that having a true place to belong is important. All I wanted to do was leave it all behind and live some adventurous lifestyle filled with drama and mystery. I am going to need to find away to satisfy both wants... because jumping on or out of a bus/plane/car is not always going to keep me entertained.

For now I am loving the lifestyle and enjoying it... but when I get back in to Calgary next September. I am going to settle down and stay put for a while. Finishing my degree is important... but after that.... i am still unsure... I don't want a master/PhD because that is more research in labs behind closed doors. I want to work with people... so maybe doctor (need higher marks), maybe a nurse, maybe drug company.... I haven't figured it out... but I am trying.

Loving life...

In 4 months....

(this is me exploring the unknown)
... I am off to explore a little more of the world. 4 months is not a lot of time to save up, plan and get organized. But thanks to Jazzmine and Dave, a lot of the planning has been done. The route is set.

For now I am worrying about saving all the money I can, while still having a little fun.

Guess what... I have a house party to attend this weekend... its going to be a blast.

Until next time...

Me

Abbotsford... a new city yet again

( indoor mini golfing with my new roommate)
Hey,

I have been in the city of Abbotsford for a week now, but I am still unsure of what I think of the city. I haven't had much energy to explore because I have started my new research job and I am busy watching all the sessions of CHARMED. I finished the first session in less then a week.

I am loving work. Really I am. I have an half an hour walk to the barn building and about the same home, excpet I recieve 3 rides home this week. I like the lab because the people are awesome, a few students my age I can really talk too, flexible work times, and its laid back. ITs a better atmosphere then last year, which i hated. I am also doing actual lab work this year.

I am testing Caribou blood samples for a set of diseases and then retesting the blood found on paper samples to compare the results of the test. And from there we will be able to conclude that using filter paper collection will work for caribou samples. It is a lot easier to collect filter paper samples then it is to collected serum samples because of the extreme weather.

I am happy here... missing friends, but I am happy.

I have realized that I want to settle down when i get back after my year abroad.

Later

3 days 5 cities

Safe at last in Canada.

I made the journey back to the Western lifestyle with both Dave and Trevor in one piece with almost all my belongs and more. Once in Toronto, trev and I were apparently placed on drug suspision, but lucky i left all my drugs in Lima... heheh just kidding. Although I really wanted to bring cocoa leaves back. They made amazing tea, but its unfortunitely illegal in Canada.

The airport, even in Lima, brought me back into the western world of structure and order. Wine was no longer 3$, it was 20-100$. The expense of the western developed world is high because luxury is a nessesity.

I long for the unfamilar... so that is why i am moving to abbotsford for the summer to work.

In the last couple days I have gone from Lima, Peru to Toronto to Calgary to Abbotsford to Vancouver. I spent only 7 hours in Calgary visiting with my Calgary friends. It is funny after being away for a month then coming home, u can tel who ur friends are. Some we willing to down their plans to see me briefly and others were like sorry i cant no time. It makes u wonder. Dani, Joel, Leah and James are close amazing people that I will consider my true friends regardless of what happens.

I slept at my grandparent house and got a chance to visit with my Cousin who is pregant with a little baby boy. I havent truely visited with my cousin in a long time. It was good. My grandparents volunteered to transport my shit and me to abbotsford, without them I dont know what i would have done. They were patient with all my travel plan changes.

We safely arrived to abbotsford on June 1st in time to move into my new house. It is beautiful and clean. The restaurant we ate at was located just around the corner from my new house next door to a sushi restaurant.

I unpacked and met the new roomies.

I just couldnt wait to get to vancouver to visit Jasmine and Dave, they are the my traveling buddies for asia. I havent seen Jazz in 6 months. And the greyhound ticket roundtrip to vancouver is only 16$ so i can visit her lots and Amy too.

So in 3 days i was in

Lima --> Toronto --> Calgary --> Abbotsford --> Vancouver

who knows maybe seattle tomorrow