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So I'm a soon-to-be second trimester "Katima-victim" currently in Vanderhoof, BC. I'm starting this blog basically because I feel it'll motivate me more to record my experiences through Katimavik and probably further on once I finish, or drop out, should that happen, but it's very unlikely.
Since the beginning of the program, I took with me a journal that has so far been used once for actually recording stuff and a few times as a sketch book. I've never been motivated enough to keep up with actually writing stuff in it so I'll try blogging. I guess.
Up to this point in Katimavik, I've learned to juggle, I've seen actual mountains on my journey to Prince Rupert during our 48 hr. leave, I've tumbled down a mountain while snowboarding for the first time, I've learned to play guitar (or at least a few little ditties), and I've learned a butt-ton of other awesome stuff.
Throughout this rotation, I've worked/slaved for/with the Mobile Work Crew. My duties were mostly trash pickup around town, firewood delivery, and snow removal. Having worked with them, I've taken on a better understanding of the word "work". Picking up trash sure wasn't fun but it made the town look a hell of a lot nicer. Splitting, delivering and stacking wood sure wasn't fun either but people paid to be warm so someone had to drop off wood, even if it was in -30° weather. I've stretched tendons in my shoulder, elbows and wrists and risked frostbite so many times; hell, my face has gotten so cold on several occasions to the point where I could hardly talk simply because the muscles in my face were too cold to move fast enough for me to speak.
"Heeeeyyyyy! Shuuuuuut uuuuuupp yooouuuuuu!" But apart from all the difficulties faced both at work and within the group, I can honestly say I've learned a lot and for now, that's about all I can ask for.
I'll try to keep this blog updated. I'm hoping there won't be too many missed posts but for now I'm hoping to go for posting as infrequently as once a week. If more than one a week, awesome. If less, well, not so awesome.
For now I feel this is a decent introductory post so I'll leave it as is and try to go back to sleep. |
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