Blogs from Saskatchewan, Canada, North America - page 14

We got a good head start on the storm this morning. It had definitely snowed the forecasted 10 cm or more. We thought the wind might get up and give us poor visibility so we were gone by 8:30. The trip was uneventful which is good. Tomorrow we will plan to be at the airport by 9:30 as my flight is scheduled for 11:25 am. The internet connection at this hotel is poor so I’ll have to get this update published tomorrow when I get to Toronto. Until then… ... read more

The radio tells me that this area of the country (Southeast Saskatchewan) is expecting heavy snowfall and high winds. It's been like walking on a skating rink today just to get around on the sidewalks. We plan to drive to Regina tomorrow and stay overnight so I can be at the airport 90 minutes before my flight which is around 11:00 am Sunday. I will do an update tomorrow night once we get to Regina.... read more

So... Two weeks from today I will fly to Toronto to begin my exciting journey. I have had all my immunizations updated, applied for my travel visa, received information on where I will be going while in Ghana and been told who my coaching parter will be. Over the next two weeks, I will continue to do research on the area that I will be travelling through and the credit unions I will be visiting. I will be travelling to the Central Region of Ghana, the cities of Cape Coast and Winneba to be specific. My coaching partner is to be Barry Treacy and he is from the resort coastal (Ireland) town of Youghal (pronounced "Yawl"). We will be visiting the following credit unions: University of Education, Winneba Co-operative C.U., OGUAA Teachers Co-operative C.U. and the ... read more

I'm so excited! I found out on Tuesday, November 10th that I was chosen as one of the returning credit union employees going back to Ghana as part of the CCA Coaching Program. I first went to Ghana in January of 2006. The following year I was asked to keep a blog while in Ghana. This time around I wanted to include some notes that lead up to my trip. I know how fast January 25th will come up. The first thing I did when my trip was confirmed was to purchase a little netbook. My first trip, I took a laptop which was quite heavy to carry around. Because of this, I didn't take one the second time around. These little net books are very light and I thought if I got one now, I ... read more

Imagine the length of that list by Vancouver! All true though. Well, Satan is arguable. :) So, I've got a travel buddy since Winnipeg (to be referred to as 'The 'Peg' forthwith!)! The awesome Ms. Charmaine Hyatt. So glad to have company. Just the fact that she set out to do this trip (across the country, alone, for a month) makes me like her already. Last night was lots of fun, just drinking cans of horrendous Danish 8% beer in our dorm, starting as we mean to go on, being HARDCORE. The 'Peg is a dismal, unsettling city, the murder capital of Canada and conversely the artistic and cultural capital of Manitoba. So many sad cases here, just people everywhere who have fallen on the thorns of life. The HI hostel is populated by a ... read more