The time has come....for me to finally get my own place here in West End. I have been living with anywhere from one to six other people since I arrived here last August! My roommates decided to get their own place, and it was high time that I found my own digs as well. I think 28 is too old to still have roommates! I know some people love it and for the most part I've had positive experiences here, but it was just time for my own place and my own space. So it's just me and my dog ...
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Life here is like camping 24/7.
It shouldn't shock me after 8 months of living here, but there are so many things I do here that I would never do back in Canada. When I think about it, it makes me feel like I'm camping. When we go camping in Canada, all bets are off. We eat shitty food, nothing gets cleaned properly, dirty clothes are the norm and we don't shower. And then we go home and never ever do any of those things because they're disgusting.camping during a surf trip to tofino, BC So without ...
“Home”-sick.
I've been away from Roatan for nearly a month now. I remember being so surprised at feeling homesick after I had been there for only six weeks. I missed the comforts of home - sushi, my hula hoop, going to the movies, etc. When I look back on it now, that's understandable.But after two weeks traveling on a yacht, and now two weeks and counting hanging out in Miami with no particular return date set in stone...I'm homesick. For Roatan.Even in my own head I ...
I can’t believe it.
Wow. I can't believe this happened. But it did.I got homesick. For the first time. EVER.I've never felt homesick during any traveling I've done. I've been here in Roatan for just under two months now and to be honest I'm a little surprised that a pang of homesickness has already hit.Do you want to know what caused it?This.My friend posted this on Facebook and it came up in my newsfeed while I was sitting online at the dive shop, and I felt my throat tighten up and my eyes ...
Disconnected.
I've been trying to write this for a few days now, but time gets away from you easily here. That, and I still haven't managed to get my hands on a 3G internet stick yet. Always "mañana" at the store. Hopefully this week.So I've arrived and had a ridiculous start to my time in West End, I managed to somehow get absolutely blackout drunk the first night (see photo below regarding my arrival on the board at a local bar). Oops. I don't know how I went to the dive shop the next day for my first ...
Dear Vancouver.
Dear Vancouver,It's not you, it's me. There's so many things about you I love, and so many that I hate. But you have been my home for the last four years, so I at least owe you a proper good-bye.I'll miss your high-paying corporate jobs, the ability to pick any country I damn well please and be able to go to a restaurant serving its food, your beautiful mountains, oceans and beaches, your festivals in parks and your mild winters (I will forgive you for that bullshit you pulled in ...
I’m a real diver now.
Another misleading title, brought to you by Cubicle Throwdown!I'm not a real diver. Well, not yet. I mean, I really do dive, but I'm nowhere near being an awesome pro diver... although talk to me at Christmas and you will (hopefully) get a different answer.However - I made my first expensive gear purchase today (and it was cheap by scuba gear standards, trust me... this sport is not for the faint of heart OR wallet). So I'm prancing around and pretending I'm a rockstar scuba diver ...
Decompressing.
I am home and definitely have a lot to share with you all about my Roatan trip. It was a different experience than the first time I was there, in both good and bad ways. For now though, I am still overwhelmed by being back in a huge city and being right back to work with both jobs... and also with not drinking rum at breakfast. So thanks to everyone for the emails and comments while I was away. I will get to you all, I promise!Stay tuned for a detailed post but in the meantime, here's the ...
How to work two full-time jobs.
Well, the jury is in and apparently it's not easy working two full-time jobs (weird, right?)I work a 40 hour week Monday to Friday during the day at my office job, and then at the gelateria Wednesday/ Thursday/ Friday nights (right after the office job - luckily for me they are only a few blocks from each other) and Saturday & Sundays from late afternoon to around 11pm. So my free time now consists of Mondays and Tuesdays from 5pm till I go to bed, and Saturdays & Sundays from when I ...
What a weekend.
I went offline for a few days and a lot happened! Here are the details, with photos for your viewing pleasure.1. I spent a much-needed long weekend on the west coast of Vancouver Island in a lovely little oceanside cabin in the woods. It was so nice to relax after the whirlwind and stress of the last month and as I was graciously treated to a free trip, I didn't have to worry about money either!Me on the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet2. Bad news and then good news ...