Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
78 DAYS and counting!
So less than 80 days to go and already time to go home, I remember starting this blog at the beginning of the summer getting ready and counting down the days until I made my journey across the pond, and now it's time for me to return.
I have learned so much about myself, that this journey, this experience will be embedded in my memory for a lifetime. The friends I have made have become close, and we have sort of made a family of our own, taking care of each other, cooking meals, going out to shows, dinners, etc. I would not have survived this journey if it were not for them.
Rotary and the Rotarians have been really great and my presentation skills have become even better so I am glad for that. I am just sitting in the studio now, after my tutorial with my tutor, getting rid of things on my laptop and making room for new things to come.
Oh how time flies, yet it will be refreshing to go back home, and it will be during the summer !! :D Anyways going to make this post short, going to Portugal in two weeks so trying to get rid of this nasty chest cough which is barely there so hopefully with some good rest I will be 100% again.
Tomorrow I am off to YORK for the day with mates from the uni so should be a great time.
until then!
I have learned so much about myself, that this journey, this experience will be embedded in my memory for a lifetime. The friends I have made have become close, and we have sort of made a family of our own, taking care of each other, cooking meals, going out to shows, dinners, etc. I would not have survived this journey if it were not for them.
Rotary and the Rotarians have been really great and my presentation skills have become even better so I am glad for that. I am just sitting in the studio now, after my tutorial with my tutor, getting rid of things on my laptop and making room for new things to come.
Oh how time flies, yet it will be refreshing to go back home, and it will be during the summer !! :D Anyways going to make this post short, going to Portugal in two weeks so trying to get rid of this nasty chest cough which is barely there so hopefully with some good rest I will be 100% again.
Tomorrow I am off to YORK for the day with mates from the uni so should be a great time.
until then!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Recent Updates
I am just not really good at blogging... haha but I am working on it. Since I last blogged I have been very busy with Rotary speaking engagements as well as finishing up the term for Semester A. I am well into the new semester now and the countdown for when I go back to Canada has begun 96 days... so about three months left before I go back. I am quite anxious to get back but there is anxiety about it as well...
I have had several opportunities to speak to Rotarians and it has been great to see how each Rotary club runs their meetings, and how they are so thrilled to have me come and speak, it makes me feel very welcome. During the month of January I was having a sense of cabin fever as I had been working on my school projects, as well as Rotary ones, so I wanted to get out and travel. A few friends decided to go to Sweden/Stockholm... I must say it was very cold but there was something welcoming about the snow, only for a few days. We had a nice time exploring this city rich with culture, history, and the food was excellent! So begins my trek to fill up my passport!
I also recently started to go to the gym and so it has been a month since I have been going and I feel great. Although when I get back from Sweden I was feeling a bit under the weather and so travelled to Rome, Italy not feeling too well but I made it through the week. It was nice to see my sister and some old friends. The trip was great indeed filled with many tours, trips, wine bottles, gelato and antipasto until my stomach was full to the brim. We saw many things, highlights include the Vatican, Treive fountain where I threw my coin in, the Vatican, Baths of Caracalla, Palazzo Borghese, Castle San Angelo, and much much more. It was good catching up with my professor from Canada and filling him in on my many adventures over the last several months.
I got back to England a bit unwell and now I have been nursing myself back to health ahha but I did manage to throw a great italian dinner for some friends with antipasto, pasta, and some limoncello. I have so say I have become more independent and able to cook a great meal, do laundry, and run a tight household. I can defenately say it is not an easy thing and I respect my mother even more for that.
So here we are into March... 96 days and counting and still so much to see, so much to do, and so much more to accomplish before I head back to Canada.
I have applied for teachers college so I will be hearing from the faculty next month in regards to my acceptance so that is exciting. My friends have already started to plan for my return with many concerts, parties, etc. But it is also going to be a job searching summer so I can help pay for teachers college for the year. So many things to think about in regards to the future, but for once I am going to try and take my mothers advice and just think about today: the present, and pray for constant good days.
Cheers !
I have had several opportunities to speak to Rotarians and it has been great to see how each Rotary club runs their meetings, and how they are so thrilled to have me come and speak, it makes me feel very welcome. During the month of January I was having a sense of cabin fever as I had been working on my school projects, as well as Rotary ones, so I wanted to get out and travel. A few friends decided to go to Sweden/Stockholm... I must say it was very cold but there was something welcoming about the snow, only for a few days. We had a nice time exploring this city rich with culture, history, and the food was excellent! So begins my trek to fill up my passport!
I also recently started to go to the gym and so it has been a month since I have been going and I feel great. Although when I get back from Sweden I was feeling a bit under the weather and so travelled to Rome, Italy not feeling too well but I made it through the week. It was nice to see my sister and some old friends. The trip was great indeed filled with many tours, trips, wine bottles, gelato and antipasto until my stomach was full to the brim. We saw many things, highlights include the Vatican, Treive fountain where I threw my coin in, the Vatican, Baths of Caracalla, Palazzo Borghese, Castle San Angelo, and much much more. It was good catching up with my professor from Canada and filling him in on my many adventures over the last several months.
I got back to England a bit unwell and now I have been nursing myself back to health ahha but I did manage to throw a great italian dinner for some friends with antipasto, pasta, and some limoncello. I have so say I have become more independent and able to cook a great meal, do laundry, and run a tight household. I can defenately say it is not an easy thing and I respect my mother even more for that.
So here we are into March... 96 days and counting and still so much to see, so much to do, and so much more to accomplish before I head back to Canada.
I have applied for teachers college so I will be hearing from the faculty next month in regards to my acceptance so that is exciting. My friends have already started to plan for my return with many concerts, parties, etc. But it is also going to be a job searching summer so I can help pay for teachers college for the year. So many things to think about in regards to the future, but for once I am going to try and take my mothers advice and just think about today: the present, and pray for constant good days.
Cheers !
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monthly Updates
So I am now returned back from Jordan and I know it's been a whole month since I have posted but during Christmas and New years in Jordan and going to see family it was a bit hard to post.
However I have to say that I really enjoyed myself this year... maybe it is because I am older and I appreciate things more, but it was as if I was a tourist in a country that I used to spend many summers in with family. This time this journey really opened my eyes to a beautiful country immersed into an old world but like a phoenix rising and entering into our modern world.
I was able to speak at a Rotary Function so I was very happy about that because this is why I am on this trip to go and speak to Rotary clubs and educate them about the foundation and its opportunities that it has for students such as myself. January has basically been about getting back into the gear of things, many friends and flat mates have moved back home and with that comes a new sense of purpose a new opportunity to make friends. School has picked up with an intense week which we started on Monday hence why I have been so busy but assessment should be in a week so hopefully I did well.
Last night and tonight I spoke at two Rotary Clubs and it is very refreshing when I know that I have touched someone with my speech. I have really missed Rotary and what we have to offer. It has been so busy with school and catching up with friends and family that I sometimes forget what got me here in the first place. Going to keep this post short because like I said January is a busy month with school and hopefully by February I will have everything sorted out before I head off to Rome for a week!!
However I have to say that I really enjoyed myself this year... maybe it is because I am older and I appreciate things more, but it was as if I was a tourist in a country that I used to spend many summers in with family. This time this journey really opened my eyes to a beautiful country immersed into an old world but like a phoenix rising and entering into our modern world.
I was able to speak at a Rotary Function so I was very happy about that because this is why I am on this trip to go and speak to Rotary clubs and educate them about the foundation and its opportunities that it has for students such as myself. January has basically been about getting back into the gear of things, many friends and flat mates have moved back home and with that comes a new sense of purpose a new opportunity to make friends. School has picked up with an intense week which we started on Monday hence why I have been so busy but assessment should be in a week so hopefully I did well.
Last night and tonight I spoke at two Rotary Clubs and it is very refreshing when I know that I have touched someone with my speech. I have really missed Rotary and what we have to offer. It has been so busy with school and catching up with friends and family that I sometimes forget what got me here in the first place. Going to keep this post short because like I said January is a busy month with school and hopefully by February I will have everything sorted out before I head off to Rome for a week!!
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