So, the camp has been going along smoothly for the most part. Again, we've got three camps: Junior (ages 6-9), senior (10-12) and the Youth Group which meets twice a week for people ages 13 and up. We try to attack literacy from different angles, so we do crafts, games, stories, sports, songs, and other activities to change it up. The reason I'm writing this though is because Mark (my project partner) and I got to go out on the land with one of our local leaders and her family. Last Friday, Georgina told us her family was heading out to [View Full Entry]

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Or so it was called by explorer Christopher Middleton when his ship got stuck in the alcove during an expedition in 1742. To locals, the town is known as Naujaat (which basically translates to the place where there are a lot of seagulls). When I arrived back on Monday May 19th, it almost felt as though I'd gone down Alice's rabbit hole. I'm sure it didnt' help that my project partner and I had spend a day in transit flying from small community to small community. But when we arrived I made a note in my journal: It seems that all [View Full Entry]

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Baffin It’s a common fact among travellers to realize fully what they got themselves into only when checking in for the outbound flight. I was no exception and few minutes after the counter glowed a nice 82 pounds for my backpack it dawned upon me the suspect that trouble might be at hand. I took some minutes not because I was slow in catching up with the true meaning of it, but because I was at the beginning distressed that 82 pounds did not make a nice round metric 40 kg figure. Then, in brief succession, I noticed the camera and [View Full Entry]

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imagine my suprise walking in from getting back and wearing clean clothes for the 1st time in a week i go into the dining room and their is richard hammond the topgear presenter IN THE ARCTIC OF ALL PLACES hees a nice guy ive had lots of chats with him and the other presenters who are all shitting themselves about their latest race were jeremy and james are going to race richard hammond jeremy and james in an icelandic 4x4 against richard hammond on an inuit dog sled all the inuit ive talked to are laughing about it as they dont [View Full Entry]

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being flown out to chekpoint one by an even SMALLER plane than before that was fun it has skis on it for landing on the sea ice unfortunatly we landed on the top of the old olaris mine site wich is on the top of a GREAT BIG HILL were we all had to lug all of our heavy equipment down the hill the go up to get the rest i did it 7 times completely nakerd me out but had some great views if u whant to go to the moon or mars dont bother its cheeper to come here [View Full Entry]

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but the sunsets were amazing when i 1st wrote about the sun and how it stays light but whent dimmer i thought that was wat its like but as the days haave been going by its been going brighter and brighter throughout the night as im writing this it is broad daylight outside and it is around 3 in the morning when we had are few days rest inbetween them leaving and us leaving to checkpoint 1 one of our teams had a polar bear encounter were 2 curious young bears came and ivestigated their pulks here are some pics that [View Full Entry]

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group photo of the competitors and the organisers me at the start line the competitors at the start line about to start a 400 mile race to the north pole AND THEIR OFF!!! on their long long journey walking to the north pole [View Full Entry]

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me on the skiddoo i had a great time those things go sooooo fast its great me out on the ice all wrapped up IT GETS COLD!!! [View Full Entry]

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hey every one sorry i havt updated or posted in aaaaagggggggggeeeeeeesssssssss just been busy but heres a big update i was working solid for the 1st few days heres some pics from around town thats the local school the komituk the locals sleds outside the school the get dragged behind the back of the snowmobiles the local church the only police car in town and their are only 2 or 3 police men in the station i whent on a bit of hike and took some pics thats the size of the town me and chris meet some of the local [View Full Entry]

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hey everyone i wrote a great blog and it got deleated so ill try and do it again the best i can we left from ottawa to resolute today if n e one is interested this were i am in relation to the pole first we arrived in iqaluit then we changed plane to a twin propeller plane wich is tiny yes im serious this photo was taken from the very front of the plain so it is this small and we were flying very very low as u can see all their is is ice and snow as far as [View Full Entry]

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