I just wanted to greet my mom and dad a very happy twenty-fourth year anniversary!
July 29 1990, almost a year before I was born, these two have exchanged vows and promised each other the cheesy til death do they part exchanges. Since then, they both have created a family as fluid as water, as strong as a storm and through the years, they have kept that promise.
I am so thankful for my parents and my two younger brothers. I personally have been through a lot of challenges but they have never failed to be there for me, while at the same time, dealing with their own problems too. Through everything, we all have stayed healthy and happy, from -40 to +40 weather, and all else that came with that.
Cheers to mom and dad for building a very strong foundation, and for the 24 years of love, happiness, and reality. Thanks for everything. Love you. < 3
I never wrote anything about my experience of being a student association executive. I was looking over my pictures on Facebook and Twitter and cannot help but reminisce the year that passed with six other people that contributed to my whole university experience. My team or second family in university taught me a lot of things. From chugging beers and flipping cups, to keeping my email organized and resolving conflicts both in my personal life, academic life, and workplace. My year as the CSA's Director of Student Services was definitely one to remember.
Although I learned so much from the nine people in my portfolio and my job literally revolved around them, I spent more time with my six other executives that I literally know what Brittany's specific eye roll meant. From getting selected, to spending hours until 2am deciding the gist about the general council, experiences varied very differently. We had months, especially during the summer, when we were all and brainstorming about how we will run the year, and we also had months where we all simply just did not talk because each is stressed about their own event or four.
From event to event, I am so proud I was able to work with this team for a year or so. Our positions may have been occupied by a totally different person but the moments we shared could never be replaced. We have been to Ottawa and Montreal together(well, except for Chris, but we still love you), cannot count the multiple ices and meetings we all have been through, at the end of the day, everything still worked out like smores. My year with everyone sort of became my training wheels of delivering things while still being yourself and not stepping on anyone's toes.
To Karli, Brittany, Riley, Tyler, Chris and Foster. Thanks for a 2013-2014, my last year of university, well spent. Continue to inspire people in your own ways and I hope we get to sit down and spend some more money getting draaanks very soon. Two of you are getting married, while the rest is exploring the who knows what. I just wanted to let y'all know that I got your backs with whatever it is.
The explore program ended last Saturday and although it's not in a different country, I still met very different people, in a very different place, learning a very different language. Yes people, contrary to what other people say, French is actually a very hard language to learn and speak. I already spoke Spanish going to this program and I must say, it definitely gave me a nosebleed. The grammatical pattern is probably the easiest to learn but pronunciation makes up for it. Boil your tongue for you to be able to pronounce the R perfectly, and the S silently.
As for vocabulary, things would not be very similar in English or in Spanish too. Left, right, isquierda, derecha, gauche, droit, kaliwa, kanan. Definitely not similar to each other. But gladly, I was definitely successful in learning my fourth language. I would be able to understand you if you speak slowly and maybe if I am equipped with a pocket dictionary, we should just be able to communicate.
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On the Explore experience.
I went to Sherbrooke with one of my closest friends, Marie, with a couple of expectations. One is to definitely meet new people, two is to learn French, and three have fun away from home. Guess what? We lived it up.
We acted like grade 9-rs excited to smoke their first puff of weed. We went out almost every night while still participating in the social activities the next morning. Although very tiring, the experience was rather uplifting.
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On see you later.
I have met a lot of people from my 20+ years of existence and I cannot help but get excited to meet some more. Through the explore program, I spent five weeks of ups and downs with people I could have never imagined I would meet. Everyone is caught up in their own drama, add the fact that we are all struggling to learn French and it will all sum up to one crazy hell of an experience. But as every journey, no matter how fun it is, we always had to say see you later. I am never sad it is over, I am always glad it happened.
Through those five weeks, I have learned so much from everyone and I hope everyone learned a little from me too. Never goodbyes, just always see you laters.
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On getting stuck on airports.
Yea. I was such an amateur traveler on my way back to Winnipeg. I booked my flight two days before and I missed the flight right on the day. On my way passing to the security, I even left my laptop inside my bag. YUCK. So I had to spend the night in Montreal because I missed my flight. Luckily, I had a few friends to offer me their place but I was just too tired. My flight the next day was at 6 am, and I am broke as the Titanic so I just decided to stay at the airport. Thanks really though! I am glad I got friends all over Canada ready to help.
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On job search.
It's fucking hard.
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On reuniting with the family.
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Meanwhile, a video a group of students from EEF worked hard for.
