Blogs from Canada, North America - page 1275

so after my long hard first stressful week of work! Mathew and I headed down to a 'patio' area of a bar (seats outside on the pavement), where in 3 hours I drank a few beers and got more of a suntan than I have ever got after a full day of Scottish sun. although I did not apply lotion and closely resembled a tomato (tomaedo)... Toronto news van was parked on the street with all its satellite dishes and cameras and then we realised that to 'capture the atmosphere the news man would be broadcasting from the patio. lipstick out; 'hello mum' handwritten on napkins we were all ready for 'action' in all we were 'live' 3 times each time more amusing than the first and slightly redder. one week and I am already ... read more

Alright, I'm all packed. I don't know if you can actually call what I am as 'packed' though. I have a pair of capris, a pair of modrobes, a dry-fit long sleeve shirt, pair of shorts and swimsuit. Oh and three pairs of underwear. All set for two months? SURE!......Oh boy. What am I getting myself into? Please leave comments when you visit the blog. I'd love to read them.... read more

Itinerary We're in Ottawa right now visiting with our daughter. Here's our itinerary in Europe for future reference: April 24: Depart for Frankfurt April 25-26: Frankfurt: We hope to take an excursion down the Rhine to view the castles. April 27-May 1: Paris:We've rented an apartment on Avenue de la Bourdonnais, from which we (supposedly) can see the Eiffel Tower. We intend to see all the sights we have time for, eat lots of good food, and drink some wine. Then we pick up our Peugot at the airport and head north. May 1 - 9: Boulogne sur Mer (near Calais) From here, we'll tour around, perhaps venturing into England, Belgium, Holland--who knows? But we'll visit some of the war memorials, gardens, and whatever else looks interesting. May 9-12: Making our way down to Bonnieux (in ... read more

Akwaaba! Welcome to my little corner of the cyberspace world. I will be spending the summer of 2007 working in Saboba in North-eastern Ghana with Engineers Without Borders. I will post more specific details as they become available. I leave for Ghana on May 6th after a thorough training in Toronto. Thank you all for sharing in this journey with me. Bio: My name is Dan and I am currently a biology student at McMaster University. I was born in the United Kingdom and have lived most of my life in Canada mostly in Edmonton, Alberta. I have also lived in Manitoba and Ontario. I graduated from the University of Alberta with a BA (honours) in anthropology in 2004. From there I went on to work at a constituency office for Rick Miller, the shadow critic ... read more

Good times North America » Canada » British Columbia By Sazzle DazzleApril 22nd 2007 I see no reason to write about the bad times as that is something that I will only ever to relate to so instead I will tell you about the good times. Christian, Lisa and I were inseperable during my 12 day stay at the ranch, we ate together, we worked together, we played together and rode together. These two ended up becoming an 'item' during my stay but never made me feel unwanted. All of these photos are of us having the most amazing times, the good and the bad balanced each other out in the beginning but during my last 3 days the bad were really bad. I have never doubted myself, I... read more