Work Placements for Lethbridge

If you are a volunteer about to leave the website has the information...don't know if these will still be there, but come on how could they not?!

So naturally I had to look at which ones I would be interested in...needless to say practically all of them!
Here they all are in no particular order:
Galt Museum & Archives (http://www.galtmuseum.com/)
Covenant Health - St. Micheal's Health Centre (http://www.stmartha.ca/)
Safety City Society of Lethbridge and Area(http://www.safetycitylethbridge.ca/)
St. Therese Villa (No website=no info:( )
Lethbridge Youth Foundation / 5th on 5th Youth Services (http://www.youth.ab.ca/)
Southern Alberta Art Gallery (http://www.saag.ca/)
Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation (http://www.burrowingowl.com/)
Yeah, your all jealous of these amazing sounding places to work.

Personally my favourites are the Galt Museum, Lethbridge Youth Foundation, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, and I kinda like the Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation. Hmmm they all sound right up my alley. Lets just see what exactly I get to do, and if I like the person who runs it. That will be the deciding factor because don't all of these sound amazing! What a life changing experience:)

Accepted

I got my official acceptance today:) So thats good, and so far I know three other people in my group, one guy lives near vancouver!! We could totally meet each other, but that would slightly be creepy. Anyways we are probably going to be traveling together, YAY I won't get lost:) Seriously, I have never ever been on a plane (I feel very childish writing never ever lol) and I am nervous and excitied! So I may or may not be screaming or crying "I need an adult" (brownie points to you if you get that reference) Also today i got my volunteer guide so I know what to bring.

In Other news...I am almost legal....IN ALBERTA AND QUEBEC! Now if you guys don't already know that means when I am gone I can legally drink where I am! (Although, Katimavik I don't think likes anyone...in the volunteer guide they said no drinking in the houses...) I probably won't drink but its weird knowing that I can just go and do it. Oh yeah, its in two days I turn 18:) Happy early birthday to me:D My twin and I are going to party on saturday

We have decided to have a BBQ and good bye party for me on June 29th to 30th, sleepover with my friends, because my one Best Friend is leaving for a family vacation on the 30 (She is devestated, she wanted to leave later so she could say goodbye) Its going to be with family and friends. Then hopefully I can go to the Canada day celebrations and have some very delicious french cabane du sucre (I think) since there is a huge group of frenchies coming from malliardville (which is the french area near where I live) to celebrate canada day which means awesome french food

Also while looking on Urban Dictionary I found this...I think it is a good thing to end on:) Its laughable

Under the disguise of a Canada's Leading Youth Volunteer program, it's a science experiment gone awry, lasting nine months and consisting with the strangest group of 17-21 year olds imaginable. The "Katimaviktims" (clever, oh ho ho) live with 10 other strangers and volunteer 8 hours a day in three different parts of Canada. The program includes making 10 page protocalls to go pee, enduring weekly house meetings that are more painful than plucking out your own eye, turning vegitarian or learning to loathe vegitarians, creating screaming wrestling matches over lifted toilet seats, dishes, lint traps, or music, and still somehow managing to get an amazingly positive life-altering experience.

Just don't ever mention toilet seats.
Recently graduated highschool student/frustrated university dropout/bored drifter: What's this? Katimavik? A free travelling program offered by some abstract arm of the Canadian government? Promised self discovery? What's there to lose?

Mothers

Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers out there:) Speaking of mothers (I am so happy you brought up the subject:) ) I love my mother, but mom strangers don't care if I am leaving. Just to let you know, I am the youngest of six kids and I am graduating this year. Alot of the time my mother will be talking to a clerk and saying stuff like "My baby is leaving soon", "I'm going to cry when you graduate and then I will loose my baby only a few days later", "You're the first of my children to leave and go so far away from me",thank you mother. Seriously I love her, but she makes me feel bad for going:( But it's my life and I shouldn't feel bad for leaving...should I? I want to live my life, its my choices that I have to live with not hers

In less heavy news:
I GOT MY CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK! (well...I got it into the police station friday and today they called me and said that it was in) I was so worried not because I have a criminal record or anything, but that I left it too late and it wouldn't be into the station for a few weeks because it always takes long. At the station when I was filling all the paperwork we had a really nice woman helping us, and she actually knew what Katimavik was! My jaw dropped usually I get blank stares, apparently her neighbours daughter did the program too, anyways I get sidetracked too easily, well since I am under 18 (Until May 19th, thats why I was putting off my criminal record check) they don't do Vulnerable sector checks, but the lady said that she would do it for me:) That was nice of her (or did she just want my money lol) So now, once I hand this in I AM DONE WITH PAPERWORK AND EVERYTHING WILL BE GREEN ON KATIMAROUTE! (yes, here is where you can applaud, because if you are an applicant or a past katimavictim then you will know just how much of a pain that novel of paperwork is, Step four and five)

I got my french call...I wasn't home....I called back at school, twice and no answer. Ugh I hate talking on the phone, I know my french isn't the best, so its just nervewracking waiting for it to be done. Seriously I just wanna get it over with. I am going to try calling on Tuesday and hopefully I can get it done. DAMN timezone changes!! *Shakes fist

I am sorta talking to two of my group mates:) YAY! One is an 18 year old female, and the other is a 21 year old female, yeah Females represent (seriously we can find no one else in our group its kinda of disappointing, but exciting because that means the first impression I get from them isn't facebook... BUT I WANT TO KNOW!! And seriously who wouldn't stalk the facebook page:P..or is that just me:) ) Oh yeah...I failed to mention my group number... its 41164 I believe:)

Also my best friend told her mother about me leaving?!?! Whoa but her mother told me to go for it and said it was a once in a lifetime opportunity (YUP:) ) Also two of my favourite art teachers also told me that Katimavik is a good program and they have heard nothing but positive things from it:)

58 days I AM SO FREAKING EXCITIED...oh and 30 days left of school, but Katimavik is more important:)

Quatchi

yup thats 11 quatchi keychains:) one for each of my group mates and one for a PL hopefully they like it, I think they are cute and adorable:) Thats all guys:) Oh and everything on Katimaroute is clear but my criminal record check...but that will hopefully be done soon

School

Dear school,
It has been a great 13 years, but I really need to get a break from you. Yeah we're getting a divorce, I'm leaving you for something so much better...Katimavik, yeah he's younger than you, hotter than you, and he just gets me, you know...its not you its me...yeah right its totally you, I AM SO BORED WITH YOU!
Love,
Keagan a truly frustrated student

Yup, I finally finished my grad transistions (basically for those who know what that is, you have to prepare for your future practically, its a GIANT waste of time. Financial plan, life after high school plan, healthy living plan) but now I can graduate so thats good...practically to graduate in BC you need to have 80 credits (you get four per class you take, some have to be certain classes like English, Socials, a life skill) and do grad transitions. So even if I fail this whole semester I am graduating (I have like 116 credits I think...in and around... I have a lot of extra courses) thats a nice feeling. My friends are excitied for me...debating who will replace me ( I was never so popular as when I "needed" to be replaced) but I am so ready to be done school. I am tired and I feel my grades slipping. Biology is killing me, I always get high A's in History and Art classes, but for some reason I decided "Oh I need to take Biology because I need another provincially examinable course, and if I want to change careers" I want to die..I am getting a C+ but it is so close to a B that it makes me want to cry.

Katimavik I am so ready for you! Even if i am only a few blocks away from relatives... that might be awkward...meh. 82 days until I am gone YES!! can I leave now?

LOCATIONS?!

WHAT?! Really, your not just fooling me?

Yeah, all day today I was looking up my email and hoping to find out my locations, every single minute (just a slight exaggeration) I would run to the library computer lab at my school and look it up, at around 12:15 (my time) I went to my sisters classroom which is the graphic room and I got the email:D I was curious whether or not I should open it, because I was nervous lol and I didn't want BC(because I had never been out of BC)

My First Location: Lethbridge, Alberta (July 6th-Sept. 28th)
Awesome, I actually have some family members living there. Although I never talk to them, my great grandmother used to live there (She died last year) so I don't know how weird it will be. I hope I will get to see Calgary and Edmonton too!
SOME PICTURES:) (Credit to whomever took them)




Second Location: Quebec City, Quebec (Sept. 28th-Dec. 16)
Yeah, the one I wanted FOR SURE! I seriously wanted to jump around screaming and dancing, it will be amazing. The experience of a lifetime, Í get to go halfway around the country! YAY




Yeah, I am so excitied! How can Grad live up to this?

Loads of katima-awesome (ness?)

Okay...well officially today it is 12 days until I know where I am going! YAY (insert that annoying applause that sounds like 12 year olds) I was thinking, where in Canada would I LOVE to go? hmm, well obviously I want to get far away from BC seeing as I have lived here all my life, and know it really well (Also, doesn't everyone want to get away from where they have lived all of their life? Sadly someone is gonna be near where they live, that would suck) anyways, I want to go to QUEBEC CITY! Because I love my history and that place is SO FULL of amazing canadian history! The second place I would choose would be in the maritimes, I want to see the other side of canada! But of course Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba would be amazing to visit! Who am I kidding, it would be amazing to go to anywhere, but BC, but hey if I get someplace cool and amazing like Quebec City, I wouldn't be that upset if I wind up in BC

I still have my conditional acceptance, because I haven't been able to go and do my doctors appointment, I have it scheduled for April 9th, yeah I know very last minute, but hey I only got second selection otherwise I would have had it done sooner! I dont have to justify it to you...yes I have to do it for myself. Anyways I met my new doctor and she said I do need a physical since the last one I had was when I was 2, so yeah, but I am hoping that will make it cheaper or my medical (I get it through my fathers work until I am 19) will cover it, Either way I need one. One bonus of Katimavik is that my mother finally got me a doctor! YAY, and she is a woman and she deals with pregnant ladies, and stuff like that so she will hopefully be my doctor for my entire life:D ! But I plan to scan that in right when I get home from the office.

OH! My mother also scheduled all of my other appointments for before I leave! Like eye-doctor (I need to get contacts from there also, but it will be easier after I take my eye exam that way they have up to date information and I can properly see!) and the dentist! I hate the dentist though, maybe I should bite him! Since they always say I should floss more and ask me if I know how! I really hate that because I do floss and brush my teeth I just have bad bad teeth...okay not that bad , I just wanna get it over with

But I have good news!!!!



all the olympic goodness from 2010 like this badboy are on sale! These keychains are like 5 for 10 dollars or 1 for 2.50, so Hopefully if they are still there (there was a lot when I last went) I will get them for my group! Won't that be cool? or lame? I think cool:) I am going back to buy them probably april 16th? So I am crossing my fingers that they are still there, seriously they can't give olympic stuff(well the mascots) away now

Anyways, I am outta here, hopefully the next post will be locations...unless I get bored or things related to Katimavik pop up...also sorry if I am missing letters (especially e) my computer is acting up