Saturday 12 March 2011

Canadian Respite

WWWeeellll...looky here who has a blog!!!  Kudos to Debbie Hawker (AKA Lebbie Dim) for setting me up. She is a gem...and anti-facebook, so we needed an alternate method for her to keep track of me. I mean, those epic emails were a bit much! Now, ya'll can read snippets a little at a time without feeling obligated to respond. Or tell me you've read it when really, you could give a rat's hiney about it. Which is totally cool with me. Or simply look at the pics. Which is what I do with books I read.
So a quick update, where previous email sort of left off....

January 26, (AKA Australia Day), I departed the sunburnt continent and boarded my Boeing to Vancouver.  The day I left Sydney, the temperature reached above 40 degrees Celsius. When I landed in Vancouver, I think it was barely above zero.  Luckily, I had the forethought to have Garrett (little brother) meet me with a winter jacket, boots and scarf. The flight itself was relatively uneventful. I flew with Cathay Pacific, and well, they were wonderful! Yummy food, good selection of entertainment AND an empty seat next to me for both legs of the journey.  Stellar.
Garrett and I headed to Amy Mason's (and Jeff's house too I guess), and spent the night there. I slept 14 hours!  We then boarded the ferry and headed over to Vancouver Island, to Parksville.  The entire reason for my premature return to Canada was to attend my Grammy's memorial.  She passed away suddenly in Mexico December 23, 2010.  It was a shock to lose my sprite and witty Gram, and I wanted to attend the memorial to celebrate and honour the life she lived.  She was just three days shy of 80 years.  Once we arrived at Grandpa's house, it was bittersweet. I got to see all my family, whom I hadn't seen for eleven months, yet, difficult because of the shadow Gram's death had cast.  The memorial went as well as these things can go.  Enough about that for now...

Hemlock Ski Lift
While in Canada, I had the opportunity to re-bond with my peeps.  Many of my friends now live in Vancouver, so I spent some time bumming around the city.  In Chilliwack, my parents were kind enough to allow me to stay with them.  I missed them while I was gone, it was so good to catch up, let them get sick of me, then take off again!  I also had the opportunity to snowboard almost every week!  I went to SunPeaks with my big brother, Nathan, his wife, Kelly and my adorable nephew and niece, Konnor and Kialyn.  Also present was Kelly's family, who just adopted me right in as a shirt-tail relative.  Conditions were more than amazing!  Also, one of the local mountains, Hemlock, has a free day for ladies on Thursday, so I went there a lot.
SunPeaks, Kamloops, BC
Perfect Conditions!


Ok, that about sums up the two months I spent in the Great White North. I leave March 23rd for Bangkok, Thailand.  From there, I shall hop a plane to Cambodia, where hopefully this Certificate-less, Degree-less, native english speaker can find a job teaching ESL. If anyone has any connections please let me know!!
Till later!
xo

8 comments:

  1. nice formatting on your blog, beck! i like that you've spunked it up even more :) was lovely to see you, and im looking forward to seeing you more in the blogosphere.

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  2. thanks dibs:D Just call me whiz kid! I plan on making marks all over that blogosphere!

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  3. heya.. i am commenting on how cool the swirly 70's-ish background looks XD ...and regarding the ESL thing, my dad's cousin has been teaching it on and off in China for the past.. not exactly sure, three or four years? might only be three. So if you like, I can get hold of him and see what he knows?

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  4. I cant get over how great is was to have you back in my life....even if was just for a short minute :)
    I hope that all goes so well on your trip, and that the china stuff works out.
    Im excited to hear about your adventures.
    Much love, Tannis xoxoxo
    (ps ignore my user name. its my work email--only google account i have)

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  5. Hey Bec!

    Pritika from Australia here! Great to hear from you! Love the 70s background!

    I pray all goes well with you! I hope you'll be able to get an ESL teaching job. Sorry I don't have any connections :)

    Love the pics, it sounds like you're having a great time, enjoying yourself -and why not, that's awesome!

    OK, I'll catch you later!

    Love,
    Pritika from Parra Sydney Australia

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  6. Yeah for the blog! Can't wait to read about all your crazy adventures!
    It was good to see you again and we miss you already! Sorry we couldn't get together again before you left :(
    Have a blast and good luck with finding work, you'll find something, you're that amazing!
    Love ya lots!
    Kelly

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  7. Hey Becky
    Waiting for more updates. We miss you! Your in Bangkok? We had youth reach and it wasn't the same without "the life of the party here!" miss you!
    Love
    Pam and Rod : )

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  8. @Chris:any connections, no matter how lose, are always appreciated:D
    @Pritika: You will have to keep me updated in regards to ur trips, incl. Fiji!
    @Kelly: Miss you guys already:( Wish I coulda given ya'll one last hug...but that just means that when I return home (if?...haha) my hug will mean just that much more.
    @Pam&Rod: I am in Malaysia now. I don't really care for Bangkok, so I usually get out of there ASAP. Just a hint, if you crank Justin Beiber's "Rabies, Rabies, Rabies...ooohhhh, rabies, rabies" it works wonders for bringing life to parties. Oh oops! I think that's supposed to be "baby, baby, baby..oohhh..."
    xox

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