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North America » Canada » Alberta » Grande Prairie December 26th 2008

Montag, 22.12.2008 Heute ging es also los nach Grande Prairie: um 6 Uhr aufgestanden und gefruehstueckt, winterfertig angezogen und gegen 7 das Wohnheim hinter mir gelassen. Was ich nicht wusste: es hatte ueber Nacht geschneit und ich wollte zur C-Train Station (rund 1km) mit meinem Gepaeck laufen. Die Gehwege waren noch nicht geschoben! Also durfte ich als erste meine "Line" mit meinem Koffer in den Schnee ziehen...Endlich an der Station angekommen, verpasste ich natuerlich den ersten Zug, der zweite war "Out of Order", aber in dem dritten war Platz fuer mich. Also rein. In Downtown habe ich dann die C-Trains gewechselt, und weitere 20 Minuten bis zur richtigen Busstation gefahren. Um dahin zu gelangen, musste ich vom C-Train eine Bruecke ueber eine Strasse ueberqueren, und es war verdammt kalt & windig, aber da ich ja kein ... read more
Da fliege ich hin, wenn...
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Die Wetterbedingungen...

North America » Canada » Alberta » Grande Prairie November 26th 2008

What do you mean What do i mean? hehe. My countdown on here says 40 days now, thats pretty exciting; scary even. The preparations continue! It looks like I've got my place set up to be rented, therefore the mortgage is covered! That's always good news! I've collected some techie shit for my travels, all of which i think i will use but i'm not sure how much of it is necessary. My collection includes: -GSM world phone (I want to be able to be in touch with CSers and other travellors while im away) -Internet tablet (blogging, skype, gps for biking, email, contacts, etc) -GPS reciever (track my path on bike! use with tablet for GPS) -camara (duh?) -solar charger (to keep all these electronics working even when im in places with no power!) As ... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Grande Prairie October 27th 2008

What a day What a day... Yesterday, that is! My sunday nightshift was an interesting time.. I had a talk with my boss in the morning that essentially set me free! We have a pretty big problem at work hiring and keeping employees at the top end. It is a subject that i ask about constantly. We are being overworked, so i want a solution (though i have mine!!) that will help everyone else out. So i had a conversation that went something like this: "Hey Bob, whats the status on hiring shift engineers? any progress? any interviews?" "Why yes Ryan! We are interviewing a guy on tuesday and i have another guy on the line that i will hireif he wants the job" "oh, well that's good, but what are you going to do that ... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Grande Prairie October 24th 2008

The preparations are ongoing, day by day I'm getting more organized. YES! MORE organized, MORE prepared, MORE frightened, MORE excited. Is this going to be awesome or what? Today, I ordered my hobo-locker (Alone, I will gives Hobo's a good name. This will no longer be a derogatory term!). Yep, a brand spankin 35 liter Gregory backpack. This is an excited day! I went to downtown Grande Prairie to a outdoors store called Valhalla Pure. In here, i browsed the various packs on the wall, mostly getting an idea of sizes. I tried on a much larger Gregory pack then i intended to buy, just to get the idea of the fit. WOW! very nice backpacks, the support is just incredible! The store employees and I waded our way through the gregory backpack sizer, and determined ... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Grande Prairie October 16th 2008

Occasionally I put a little too much thought into things. Some might say that this trip of mine is one of those things, but i don't think so. OK, here's the deal. I'm going to go to Asia on January 5.. The catch is that I don't really know when I'm going to come home. Now the problem that has actually been holding me back for quite awhile.. the same obstacle that I have previously never been able to overcome, is the fact that i own a house in a slumping economy! So how the hell am i supposed to see the world if the house situation is fighting a losing battle. Well, this trip to the east is interesting.. It seems that everything is kind of figuring itself out! Within days of me thinking that ... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Grande Prairie October 12th 2008

In the beginning....... It was all about the plan.. and the dream. Its the 12 of October. I am actually sitting at work right now stuffing myself full of information in order to prepare for my trip in January. It is still a little bit intimidating at this point. This isn't just a little vacation for me this time, I'm going to drastically alter my lifestyle in order to experience a different part of the world. The funny thing right now, is that it doesn't really quite seem real. I am doing what Ive been doing for several years, working, sleeping, getting out with friends, talking to the family.. Oh, and dreaming. It's a bit weird, thinking about how it is going to be while not knowing the full extent of it. I am truly wandering ... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Grande Prairie August 31st 2008

900 km later ...Were here! Went through snow in Grande Prairie, Truck is really loaded but the springs are not bent the wrong way. Dad says its ok... Just a quick update. On to Hay River tomorrow. Oh, I'll have to come back to this and add the photo of Dakotah, Talitha, Daisey Dog, Love Bird and me all packed up and ready to go. Later. Till next time. Kelly... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Grande Prairie August 24th 2003

This is the beggining of the Canada World Youth Exchange Program between Peace River, Alberta and Stoszowice, Poland 2003-2004. What is CWY? Canada World Youth is a canadian based nonprofit organization dedicated to provide international educational exchange programs in the developing world. I was part of the amazing cwy exchange program in Peace River-Alberta and Stoszowice-Poland and i had the experience of a life time! To this day it still goes with me everywhere :) Here are some pictures of places in Alberta. ... read more
First week somewhere in Alberta
First week somewhere in Alberta
Peace River, Northern Alberta




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