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By PEACE WALK EARTH
September 16th 2008

why i do what i do...

North America » Canada » Alberta » Lethbridge

guilty of being...
questioned by the police for being... may all your prejudice be allayed through love...

just a quick note on a situation that happened today which seems to be a wonderful example of why i do what i do... enjoy... walked with my brother this morning to take his son to school, elementary school... they had to both go in the school when the bell rang so i went off the school grounds so as not to promote concern about a stranger on the school grounds... while standing on the sidewalk am approached by both the principle and vice-principle of the school and am questioned as to what i am doing there even though greetings were [View Full Entry]

By Jay and Donna
September 15th 2008

Where did the summer go??

North America » Canada » Alberta » Jasper

McGilivray Slabs

Well, the summer is over. It's hard to believe since we never really felt like it got started! We can't complain too much - we've still got to do lots of great things these last few months, but I think there were maybe two weeks so far this year where I haven't had to wear a jumper! It's not right! So to update on the last few months, here are our highlights: McGilivray Slabs Our first multi-pitch climb. Jamie was so hyped up, I was so nervous, but we made it to the top! All four pitches! Exciting enough for it [View Full Entry]

By punkcat
September 15th 2008

Der Zoo, Sport und ein Bibliotheks-Crashkurs

North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary

Auf dem Campus:
Ich möchte ja nichts sagen, aber diese Tür ins Nirgendwo befindet sich im Gebäude der INGENIEURE. Die sollten doch wissen, wie man solche Sachen plant?!?

Gestern (14.09.2008) ging es dann also vormittags 10:45 Uhr mit dem C-Train zunächst nach Downtown, und von dort mit einem anderen C-Train Richtung McKnight bis zur Station "Zoo". Dort war es kein 1-Minuten-Lauf, und man war an der Kasse. Ich hatte einen Coupon, bei den 2 Personen nur 1 mal Eintritt bezahlen mussten. Dies war sehr praktisch. Gluecklicherweise galt der Coupon sogar beim Studententarif, so dass jeder nur 5,25Can$ Eintritt bezahlen musste (regulaer Erwachsene: 18Can$). Sehr studentenfreundlich, also. Der Zoo war sehr schoen, es war alles so angelegt, dass sich die Tiere moeglichs [View Full Entry]

By mikesharon
September 14th 2008

Time flies!

North America » Canada » Alberta » Jasper

Sharon: We're in Jasper! We rolled in (actually, cycled up) to the town of Jasper this morning (Day 6). We went extra far yesterday to make it to Snaring River campground, which to our great relief, as we were cycling down a less used mountain road as night set in, was an actual campsite. Unfortunately, despite our best attempts at being honest, we couldn't find any way to pay this morning so we're officially freeloading hippies. Things have been great so far! Highway noise is the new silence and wind is my new biggest pet peeve, as it is ALWAYS in [View Full Entry]

By Trent Ashley
September 14th 2008

Less Than 12 Hours!

North America » Canada » Alberta » Edmonton

Our day went by amazingly fast! We're now scrambling to pack and get as much as we can done. We're completely looking forward to our awesome vacation, but it'll be hard to say good bye to our families tomorrow. Up at 3am and at the airport by 4:30am! We will blog more from Vegas if we can! We love you all so much, and thanks to everyone that helped us and spent time with us this past week. And thanks to our amazing families, without you we wouldn't be here, and we wouldn't have the independence to spread our wings and [View Full Entry]

By PEACE WALK EARTH
September 14th 2008

no peace in the u.s.a....

North America » Canada » Alberta » Lethbridge

father/daughter friends...
steve and savannah...

after a week in the 'bridge', resting and healing, visiting and re-acquainting, body and mind tell that it is time to move on... so with most of the blisters healed and cosmically waking on sunday morning with achilles tendon feeling like new even since the night before, i move on... brother steve and sister beverly kindly offer a ride to and beyond the coutts/sweetgrass borders crossing with all of us feeling that my chances of crossing the frontier will be much better by car than they would be on foot... it is approximately a one hour drive from lethbridge to the [View Full Entry]

By punkcat
September 13th 2008

Kickoff 08

North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary

Das McMahon Stadium
Dort fand das Football-Spiel statt. Alle Anhänger der Dinos sollten rot tragen, die Teamfarbe, um die Mannschaft zu unterstützen.

Heute war einer der Kickoff 08 Tage, genauer gesagt das Football Duell der University of Calgary Dinos gegen die Golden Bears der University of Alberta (Edmonton). Da ich noch nie Football geschaut habe, war es interessant zu sehen, was da so los ist. Wenn ich es richtig mitbekommen habe, gibt es eine Defense- und eine Offense-Mannschaft innerhalb eines Teams. Je nach dem, ob das Team abwehrt oder angreift, steht eben entweder die Defense oder die Offense auf dem Feld. Dann hat die angreifende Mannschaft das Ziel, den Ball innerhalb von 3 Versuchen 10 yard nach vorn zu befördern, schaffen sie [View Full Entry]

By spanna1979
September 11th 2008

Vancouver to Banff

North America » Canada » Alberta » Banff

Jerky - our beloved car

The road trip We returned from Vancouver Island tired, but determined to get going on the road. Although Erica was keen to see all the sights, she also had to say good bye to her boyfriend, Simmo. They won't be seeing each other for 10 weeks and this trip was the first time they'd spent more than a day apart. We picked up our new rental car, a beasty ford - which we've affectionately called jerky - after our recent discovery and addiction to beef jerky, which also happens to be the colour of the car! While Erica and Simmo said [View Full Entry]

By geoffandmazi
September 11th 2008

Visiting and Pre-Flight

North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary

We have packed up what's left of our belongings and we have travelled home for pre-trip visits with friends and family. Mazi and I travelled back to our native BC. Geoff travelled home to Nelson and Mazi moved on to visit her parents in Summerland. Together we got a ride from my mom to the lower mainland. We have a few last minute items to tidy up and some more visiting (including family dinners for both sides, yum!!) and then we're off to catch our flight to Hong Kong on Sunday, September 14th. Pictures and more to come! [View Full Entry]

By punkcat
September 11th 2008

Uni und 27°C

North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary

Gelber Schulbus...

Halli Hallo :) Heute war einer der waermsten Tage hier, die ich seit meiner Ankunft hatte. Laut einer Anzeige auf einem Parkplatz sollten draußen (in der Sonne) 27°C gewesen sein (bin da ein wenig skeptisch). Da bin ich doch gleich mal zum Glenmore Reservoir, ein kuenstlich erstelltes Reservoir im Südwesten von Calgary am Elbow River. Ist bestimmt schoen dort im Sommer zu segeln oder zu baden. Dann war Donnerstag (11.09.2008) auch mein erster physikalischer Unitag, dann schließlich wurde ich endlich zu den Physikkursen zugelassen, Quantenmechanik II und Mathematische Methoden der Physik für [View Full Entry]

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