One week left at home...its actually happening:D
Just a few misc. things left to do:) Packing a few more things, I'm having my goodbye party today (since my Best friend is leaving on friday...sad face) and then getting on a plane...I have never been on a plane before and I have never left B.C. before. Yikes!
I am excitied for this new adventure:D
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
Less than two weeks
I leave in less than two weeks...Less than two weeks until I don't see my family for six months, until I don't see my four best friends, and until I don't see my twin sister for six months. Its a scary thought. I am leaving and everything is staying the same except me. My friends will go to White pine without me have sleepover and go camping everything the same minus me. I am terrified....
...yet extremely excitied. Less than two weeks until ....I meet my group for the first time, I see my house for the first time...until I GET A LIFE:) I am so excitied, I want to jump up and down screaming it is amazing. I am ready to leave, my stuff is sitting half packed on my bedroom floor. My bedroom looks like chaos. Packing is seriously the hardest part, think about it. When you leave its hard to pack what you want and how to properly pack, do you really need that...and so on, but when you leave? Packing knowning that your going home? That is heartbreaking (I have read a lot of blogs that make me want to cry, its so sad the last day)
I finally finished school! Yes, I am officially a graduate:) Thats weird to say... I still feel weird seeing my school and realizing that I no longer have to go there. I AM DONE GRAD 2011 YES!!!
Katimavik, I am ready to leave. I have my flight information too! I leave at 6:15 pm from the Vancouver airport, and then get to my lethbridge house at 4 am...ouch. We all arrive and then have to drop off all the other groups in our cluster (Calgary to Canmore to Lethbridge to Medicine Hat) at least they rented a motorcoach for us:) Also I travel with a guy who is in my group...so hopefully that isn't awkward. All my relatives are planning on coming to the airport to say goodbye...Great (note the increased level of sarcasm there?) Seriously, I don't want to have to leave a bunch of sobbing relatives behind. Ugh...July 6th won't be fun...but july 7th...yeah when we all get on the motorcoach to our houses? THAT WILL BE FANTASTIC!
If I close my eyes will I stop this whirlwind
Will the days end because of my absence
My life is disappearing and I'm leaving
I am ready for the change of seasons
Change is coming on the wind
I can feel the breeze hit my skin
Awake for the first time
My eyes are open, craving new scenery
Leaving everything for adventure
I am at the edge of the earth
Looking back I see my life laid out behind me
Lets leave everything behind
Jump
...yet extremely excitied. Less than two weeks until ....I meet my group for the first time, I see my house for the first time...until I GET A LIFE:) I am so excitied, I want to jump up and down screaming it is amazing. I am ready to leave, my stuff is sitting half packed on my bedroom floor. My bedroom looks like chaos. Packing is seriously the hardest part, think about it. When you leave its hard to pack what you want and how to properly pack, do you really need that...and so on, but when you leave? Packing knowning that your going home? That is heartbreaking (I have read a lot of blogs that make me want to cry, its so sad the last day)
I finally finished school! Yes, I am officially a graduate:) Thats weird to say... I still feel weird seeing my school and realizing that I no longer have to go there. I AM DONE GRAD 2011 YES!!!
Katimavik, I am ready to leave. I have my flight information too! I leave at 6:15 pm from the Vancouver airport, and then get to my lethbridge house at 4 am...ouch. We all arrive and then have to drop off all the other groups in our cluster (Calgary to Canmore to Lethbridge to Medicine Hat) at least they rented a motorcoach for us:) Also I travel with a guy who is in my group...so hopefully that isn't awkward. All my relatives are planning on coming to the airport to say goodbye...Great (note the increased level of sarcasm there?) Seriously, I don't want to have to leave a bunch of sobbing relatives behind. Ugh...July 6th won't be fun...but july 7th...yeah when we all get on the motorcoach to our houses? THAT WILL BE FANTASTIC!
If I close my eyes will I stop this whirlwind
Will the days end because of my absence
My life is disappearing and I'm leaving
I am ready for the change of seasons
Change is coming on the wind
I can feel the breeze hit my skin
Awake for the first time
My eyes are open, craving new scenery
Leaving everything for adventure
I am at the edge of the earth
Looking back I see my life laid out behind me
Lets leave everything behind
Jump
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
French Evaluation
Did my french evaluation...ugh, I hate talking on the phone, but we have a power outage so I had to use my mothers cell phone....FML. I have been trying to call her for a month now and we have been playing phone tag. But today I won tag!!! Yes, I finally got a contact of the French Evaluation lady! I didn't exactly fail...but well....it was still bad. She asked me to speak in full sentences or if I didn't know how then to try and tell her what she was asking in french.
NOW PRESENTING...HOW TO FAIL AT FRENCH!
*=speaking french
aka me mumbling something in french...
Her:It's early isn't it?
Me: Ah, yes it is (I ALWAYS GET UP AT THIS GOD FORSAKEN TIME!!)
Her: *What is your name
Me: *I am Keagan
Her:*What is your email address
Me: Umm giggle(I giggle when I am nervous) Are you asking my email address?
Her: Yes
Me: Uh, I have no idea how to say that in full sentances
Her: *What is the date today?
Me:* The date is June...2011
Me: I have no idea what the day is
Her: OH! Okay I will tell you the date in English, it's the 15
Me: OH! *Its June the 15 2011
Her: *Do you speak french often
Me: Uh...speak french...?
Her: *Do you speak french often
Me:Yeah, I have no idea
Her: I am asking do you speak french often
Me:*NO, I don't speak french often
Her: *Have you taken a french class before
Me:*I took a french 11 class, last year
Her: Okay your finished, you will be okay you can speak full sentances, and understand a lot of what I am saying.
Me:Thanks, I am surprised I remembered that from my French class!
Her: Okay, any other questions?
That's all she asked...I think I did okay...a 1 would be nice....ugh
Later: I found out I did get a one...well at least I don't fail that bad:D
What did you guys get on your french evaluation?
NOW PRESENTING...HOW TO FAIL AT FRENCH!
*=speaking french
aka me mumbling something in french...
Her:It's early isn't it?
Me: Ah, yes it is (I ALWAYS GET UP AT THIS GOD FORSAKEN TIME!!)
Her: *What is your name
Me: *I am Keagan
Her:*What is your email address
Me: Umm giggle(I giggle when I am nervous) Are you asking my email address?
Her: Yes
Me: Uh, I have no idea how to say that in full sentances
Her: *What is the date today?
Me:* The date is June...2011
Me: I have no idea what the day is
Her: OH! Okay I will tell you the date in English, it's the 15
Me: OH! *Its June the 15 2011
Her: *Do you speak french often
Me: Uh...speak french...?
Her: *Do you speak french often
Me:Yeah, I have no idea
Her: I am asking do you speak french often
Me:*NO, I don't speak french often
Her: *Have you taken a french class before
Me:*I took a french 11 class, last year
Her: Okay your finished, you will be okay you can speak full sentances, and understand a lot of what I am saying.
Me:Thanks, I am surprised I remembered that from my French class!
Her: Okay, any other questions?
That's all she asked...I think I did okay...a 1 would be nice....ugh
Later: I found out I did get a one...well at least I don't fail that bad:D
What did you guys get on your french evaluation?
Monday, June 13, 2011
Group Mate Blog
Yes, she put it on her facebook...so here it is:
http://sixmonthsofkatimavik.tumblr.com/
She is in my group...I hope this doesn't make me officially the "creepy" one of katimavik
Also, haven't been able to contact the French evaluation lady, CURSE YOU TIME ZONES!!! I am going to try again soon, but if I can't reach her I will for sure call her during exam week (since I am not writing exams so I get the whole week off)
http://sixmonthsofkatimavik.tumblr.com/
She is in my group...I hope this doesn't make me officially the "creepy" one of katimavik
Also, haven't been able to contact the French evaluation lady, CURSE YOU TIME ZONES!!! I am going to try again soon, but if I can't reach her I will for sure call her during exam week (since I am not writing exams so I get the whole week off)
Sunday, May 29, 2011
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:)
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:)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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?
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?
Sunday, May 8, 2011
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:)
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:)
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