Blogs from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 80

Home. Somehow I'm still amazed and disbelieving that I'm here. Even almost a week into being back, it's still emotional for me. I have missed Haldimand and Toronto so much. I have missed people so much. And it's so good to be back here. But I miss the ship, the people, the sense of every day being a grand adventure. I hope to hold onto that, make every day an adventure no matter where I am. Embrace each day. Challenge myself. Since coming home, I've spent lots of time journalling, blogging, trying to reflect and get the closure I didn't feel that I got with my sudden departure from the ship. The rest of my time, I've been visiting family and friends. Really really wonderful to be with everyone again. Last night I too the Go-Train ... read more

Note: The Canada blogs have been rewritten and reposted due to requests for anonymity. Welcome to Canadia! I refuse to let jet-lag get the best of me, so I will myself to stay in bed until 10am. Meli is not as successful, waking up at 5am. She blogs, checks e-mail, renews health insurance, all the things one does at 5am after going to bed at 2am. Big Screen TV Time The ladies have business to take care of this morning. I bashfully opt out, preferring to stay in to watch TV and play Risk. I get the full run down before they leave: these are the movie channels, tuna salad in the fridge, ice cream in the freezer, oatmeal here, cake there, bottled water up, fruit down. I think I got it all. A biography on ... read more

Yey! After being jealous after seeing all the photos of Sal and Trav's wedding we finally get to go to one! Mark's aunt Cathy got married in Collingwood on Friday 11th of May. And boy was it a party! As you can see from the photos we danced the night away, along with most of the guests which made for an awesome wedding. We did get put to good use though, and after having run many wedding errands are not in any rush to be involved in one soon! The next morning, Cathy, Adrian and their crazy dragon boating friends decided it was a lovely chance to go for a bit of a hike. 18 bleery eyed people arrived and up Osler Bluffs we went, at a nice leisurly pace thank goodness! It was a ... read more

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Team East Africa 1 (Andrew, Jeff, Sarah) is leaving next Wednesday (May 23rd) for Kenya. Keep your eyes on the blog for new information!... read more