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Sunday, June 25, 2006
Brittany's Update
Hey everyone.
I have been a busy bee in Vancouver. I have already shot my documentary and two Drama's. I am now working on my third Drama with a friend of mine, I am ohoping to Produce it. Michelle was just here we had a good time until she went back to Europe. When she gets back we are planning to paint the apartment before Mom and Marc come to Viset me. I hope everyone is haveing a good summer and enjoying the Sun.
Love ~Brittany~
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Dreaming Dutch
Hello Everyone!!!
So im in Holland...i got back from South America mid May and hung out with Brittany in Vancouver and visited friends...and got a little bored in the rainy city for 3weeks. Then Dad came to visit me...and Shayna came and we were off to Holland. We landed in A-dam and spent the night at Lotte's house met some her friends at a ping pong tournament held at her boyfriends house. Everyone was wearing Orange. The next day we took the train to Breda saw all the boys and watched Holland play the first game of the WK. They won and everyone was wearing orange. I haven't been doing a lot but the time is really flying by. The weather has been "typical Dutch" that means cloudy and rainy everyday. We had a few hot days at the beginning so we were laying by the lake. Went to Amsterdam to see Lotte on her days off.....had a nice dinner with her family and watched the Dutch play Argentina. They tied. There was less orange present at this event.
Im back for a fresh start in a week...back to canada and back to work.
In 11months i have seen one more corner of the world and have returned to an old favorite. So now it is time to work again....i guess.
I never write on here but im always checking it to see whats going on. Keep the posts comming chicos!!!
Ciao Mich
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So im in Holland...i got back from South America mid May and hung out with Brittany in Vancouver and visited friends...and got a little bored in the rainy city for 3weeks. Then Dad came to visit me...and Shayna came and we were off to Holland. We landed in A-dam and spent the night at Lotte's house met some her friends at a ping pong tournament held at her boyfriends house. Everyone was wearing Orange. The next day we took the train to Breda saw all the boys and watched Holland play the first game of the WK. They won and everyone was wearing orange. I haven't been doing a lot but the time is really flying by. The weather has been "typical Dutch" that means cloudy and rainy everyday. We had a few hot days at the beginning so we were laying by the lake. Went to Amsterdam to see Lotte on her days off.....had a nice dinner with her family and watched the Dutch play Argentina. They tied. There was less orange present at this event.
Im back for a fresh start in a week...back to canada and back to work.
In 11months i have seen one more corner of the world and have returned to an old favorite. So now it is time to work again....i guess.
I never write on here but im always checking it to see whats going on. Keep the posts comming chicos!!!
Ciao Mich
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Thursday, June 22, 2006
Mom where is yours???
Hi, just want to know where mom's post is. How will I cope if I don't know what color of caryon you would like to be.
We are all fine here school is over and I am looking forward to some deck time.
Ramona
We are all fine here school is over and I am looking forward to some deck time.
Ramona
Monday, June 19, 2006
news from Mom
Just a note to thank all of you for seding in the little information thing, i also have been learning about you guys. I am keeping them in my family file Love Mom
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
News from Donna
Well.... the school year is almost over -- yeah! I am looking forward to the summer break. I will be spending the first two weeks in Portugal. I have funds from Sask Learning (online teaching professional development money) to attend the International Association for School Librarianship conference in Lisbon. I am looking forward to it as some of the key speakers are individuals whose work I have been reading for my university classes and for changes in our school library program.
I will spend a week (on my own dollar) after the conference in a little fishing village called Lagos in the southern part of the country -- lots of beautiful beaches. I have booked a private room in a hostel and hope to walk, read, relax and enjoy lots of seafood.
I have enjoyed the past few weeks as I have not had a university class and no new classes this semester to teach. I have more time to myself than I have had in the past few years and I have really enjoyed getting in touch with my friends again and enjoying my house and yard.
I spent last Saturday helping mom set up her computer... well she had it all set up by the time I arrived. Out of the box and ready to go... its a Mac you know! See it here And.. check out the cool Mac ads.
In no time we had browser (Firefox) and e-mail (Thunderbird) apps downloaded and had checked out that all her peripherals (printer, camera and palm) had the correct drivers and apps installed. Printer driver came with the machine and her camera works great with iphoto. We did need to install the mac apps for her palm.
She currently has a trial version of word and powerpoint which hopefully will do until I can get my picture ID and get to the university bookstore where I can them for a substantial discount. (Ramona's gift to Mom)
I did forget to format her e-mail program to open attachments (pictures, word, wav, and pps files) but should have that worked out within the next few days.
What a nice machine! Very fast - I am a bit envious! It really looks nice sitting on her desk.
Well.. that's my news!
ps -- Jim and family and Mike... I will have a few hours in Calgary on my way to Lisbon on July 1st -- any chance that we can meet for coffee at the airport?
I will spend a week (on my own dollar) after the conference in a little fishing village called Lagos in the southern part of the country -- lots of beautiful beaches. I have booked a private room in a hostel and hope to walk, read, relax and enjoy lots of seafood.
I have enjoyed the past few weeks as I have not had a university class and no new classes this semester to teach. I have more time to myself than I have had in the past few years and I have really enjoyed getting in touch with my friends again and enjoying my house and yard.
I spent last Saturday helping mom set up her computer... well she had it all set up by the time I arrived. Out of the box and ready to go... its a Mac you know! See it here And.. check out the cool Mac ads.
In no time we had browser (Firefox) and e-mail (Thunderbird) apps downloaded and had checked out that all her peripherals (printer, camera and palm) had the correct drivers and apps installed. Printer driver came with the machine and her camera works great with iphoto. We did need to install the mac apps for her palm.
She currently has a trial version of word and powerpoint which hopefully will do until I can get my picture ID and get to the university bookstore where I can them for a substantial discount. (Ramona's gift to Mom)
I did forget to format her e-mail program to open attachments (pictures, word, wav, and pps files) but should have that worked out within the next few days.
What a nice machine! Very fast - I am a bit envious! It really looks nice sitting on her desk.
Well.. that's my news!
ps -- Jim and family and Mike... I will have a few hours in Calgary on my way to Lisbon on July 1st -- any chance that we can meet for coffee at the airport?
New From Mike
Nice to see that we are still using the blogg.
I am doing well, I am running and biking (no I never made it out to Bragg Creek, I danced to much the night before).
I have being keeping very busy, I am taking French classes at the U of C, this is on Mondays and Wednesdays. I do not get home until 10:30. On Saturday nights I have been going out to the bar for 2 stepping. I even dragged David out and I think he a had I good time, I know I did.
I am going camping this week-end, I am checking out a camp site that I want to take the kids to when they are here for the month. All three are coming down until the 18th of Aug. Megan is coming down earlier to party it up on her birthday.
Work is going well I seem to have a good handle on it. I was doing my development plan and my boss has OK me to attend classes at the U of C. I think I will take a whole lot of Math classes.
I am still running and hope to do a marathon this fall, Ramona has me convicted to go up there to run, I think it would be great, if this does not work out I will try for the run in Regina.
That about it I am well and keeping busy and for the most part very happy.
Take care,
Mike
I am doing well, I am running and biking (no I never made it out to Bragg Creek, I danced to much the night before).
I have being keeping very busy, I am taking French classes at the U of C, this is on Mondays and Wednesdays. I do not get home until 10:30. On Saturday nights I have been going out to the bar for 2 stepping. I even dragged David out and I think he a had I good time, I know I did.
I am going camping this week-end, I am checking out a camp site that I want to take the kids to when they are here for the month. All three are coming down until the 18th of Aug. Megan is coming down earlier to party it up on her birthday.
Work is going well I seem to have a good handle on it. I was doing my development plan and my boss has OK me to attend classes at the U of C. I think I will take a whole lot of Math classes.
I am still running and hope to do a marathon this fall, Ramona has me convicted to go up there to run, I think it would be great, if this does not work out I will try for the run in Regina.
That about it I am well and keeping busy and for the most part very happy.
Take care,
Mike
Monday, June 05, 2006
News from Mom
Wow!! its been quite a while since anyone has written on the blog. I know I am as guilty as anybody. I have been keeping myself busy. Toby has moved in with his girl friend and I have my basement room back. I am going to take part of it for my crafts and the rest will be for family or guests. I was in Swift Current for a few days and looked after Carter while Zane and Pam got some things done on their house. I will be going back the first week in July until August. I will be here in the latter part of July as Marc is coming down for some more work on his teeth. Ramona will be coming with him and then Donna is driving her back home. While Donna is there they will be doing a hike up in the mountains. Last week was Sobey's first anniversary so I was working 8 hour days. Wow! I made but I sure have been spoiled with my 4 or 5 hour shifts three or four times a week. Anyways I am still around. I know all of you have got news for the family, so I will say LOVE ALL OF YOU, let you write up your news MOM
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Calgarians
Since no one has put a post on here since April 22 (thanks Ramona) and no one has made a comment to any other posting. I thought I would ramble on here for a while.
Not much is new. Work goes as work goes. Sometimes being a civil servant is just fine. 8:00 to 4:30 Monday to Friday, you can do nothing or anything without getting fired, no room for promotions, so basically an comfortable ride until retirement.
Alberta may be the richest Province in the nation but most of the programs have to live within their budgets ( Wow! What a concept). We cut all our services by 5% this year. That made for a lot of pissed off people; still not hearing the end of it. We will go on as we always have.
Mike and I talk frequently. We try and get together at least once= a week Sundays. He said he will be biking out to Bragg Creek today about 60K return.
Last weekend Liz and I took Cole overnight it was great, we spoiled him rotten then sent him home to his parents (HAHA).
Amanda is now a "Day Home" she has a couple of part-time kids that she supports three day a week. She probably won't be taking any more she said two is enough. stephanie's doing fine, we'll be seeing later today for a visit. Her and Derek are getting along fine.
Liz is adjusting to being back at work. Not too bad for her; no overtime, shift ends at 4:30 exactly. So now she's waiting for me (Big change). She knows the job and seems to enjoy most of it.
Most of the painting is done in the house, we still have the kitchen to do, but we're in no rush.
Well that's about it.
Take care all.
Jim
Not much is new. Work goes as work goes. Sometimes being a civil servant is just fine. 8:00 to 4:30 Monday to Friday, you can do nothing or anything without getting fired, no room for promotions, so basically an comfortable ride until retirement.
Alberta may be the richest Province in the nation but most of the programs have to live within their budgets ( Wow! What a concept). We cut all our services by 5% this year. That made for a lot of pissed off people; still not hearing the end of it. We will go on as we always have.
Mike and I talk frequently. We try and get together at least once= a week Sundays. He said he will be biking out to Bragg Creek today about 60K return.
Last weekend Liz and I took Cole overnight it was great, we spoiled him rotten then sent him home to his parents (HAHA).
Amanda is now a "Day Home" she has a couple of part-time kids that she supports three day a week. She probably won't be taking any more she said two is enough. stephanie's doing fine, we'll be seeing later today for a visit. Her and Derek are getting along fine.
Liz is adjusting to being back at work. Not too bad for her; no overtime, shift ends at 4:30 exactly. So now she's waiting for me (Big change). She knows the job and seems to enjoy most of it.
Most of the painting is done in the house, we still have the kitchen to do, but we're in no rush.
Well that's about it.
Take care all.
Jim
Sunday, April 23, 2006
news from Ramona
My posting do not seem to be published so I thought I would try this one. Again we are all fine here. Cam is busy, Brittany is up for a visit, seems to be enjoying herself. Marc is busy at school, seems to be doing better, and is applying for scholorships so I hope he gets some. We here from Michelle once in a while Cam seens to think she is ready to come home. It will be nice to have her here safe and sound.
Well I must run, Brittany and I are up for a long walk
Love Ramona
Well I must run, Brittany and I are up for a long walk
Love Ramona
Saturday, April 22, 2006
finally from Ramona
Hi, sorry it has been so long since I added to the blogg, computer problems and time have been the enemy. We are all fine here,
Brittany is up for a visit. She will be here till Thr. it is nice to see her and she is glad to be home.
I am very happy about my Computer, they finally replaced the mother board and I hope that is all it will take to make this thing work. I did save all my photos and my Music, but when I reinstalled it it did not save any of my albums or playlists so I will have to spend a couple of days working on getting them set up again. I wanted to change some of my play lists so that will be good.
I have joined a running group. I know I am not a joiner but a friend wanted to go and wanted me for support. There is about 10 of us. The leader did not want us to run with music but I will be a rebell and use mine any way.
It is fianlly spring here, some of my plants are up. I have decided not spend a ton of money on plants this year. I will be gone for a couple of weeks in July and Cam is just not the watering kind of guy. Then I will be gone again in Aug. just for a week but who knows. I do want a nice perineal garden, so I might spend my time working on that.
Cam is already busy, they have hired a few new pilots and both Zonk and Cam have to do their up dated training for MOT so they are busy writing test and doing flying but also training new pilots and bidding on contracts. It will be an interesting season for them. They seem to get good pilots and then they move.
Marc will be working with his dad this summer and then doing some shifts at the pool but mostly he will work at the hanger. He says that he has a feeling for the job now that he has been in college for 4 months. I hope he is happy at qwest.
Well I am off to school to do some prepping. Brittany and I have a lunch date and then we plan to walk the dog. boy are our lives exciting.
Take care
Love to all
Ramona
ps. Mike phone me I tried to call but do not have your number
Brittany is up for a visit. She will be here till Thr. it is nice to see her and she is glad to be home.
I am very happy about my Computer, they finally replaced the mother board and I hope that is all it will take to make this thing work. I did save all my photos and my Music, but when I reinstalled it it did not save any of my albums or playlists so I will have to spend a couple of days working on getting them set up again. I wanted to change some of my play lists so that will be good.
I have joined a running group. I know I am not a joiner but a friend wanted to go and wanted me for support. There is about 10 of us. The leader did not want us to run with music but I will be a rebell and use mine any way.
It is fianlly spring here, some of my plants are up. I have decided not spend a ton of money on plants this year. I will be gone for a couple of weeks in July and Cam is just not the watering kind of guy. Then I will be gone again in Aug. just for a week but who knows. I do want a nice perineal garden, so I might spend my time working on that.
Cam is already busy, they have hired a few new pilots and both Zonk and Cam have to do their up dated training for MOT so they are busy writing test and doing flying but also training new pilots and bidding on contracts. It will be an interesting season for them. They seem to get good pilots and then they move.
Marc will be working with his dad this summer and then doing some shifts at the pool but mostly he will work at the hanger. He says that he has a feeling for the job now that he has been in college for 4 months. I hope he is happy at qwest.
Well I am off to school to do some prepping. Brittany and I have a lunch date and then we plan to walk the dog. boy are our lives exciting.
Take care
Love to all
Ramona
ps. Mike phone me I tried to call but do not have your number
Friday, April 07, 2006
news from mom
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday to you Mike today and to you Zane last Tuesday Love you Mom
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
News from Mom
Dear Family, we have received an invitation to attend the 50th anniversary for Connie and Maurice Marquette. It will be held on August 12, in the Parish hall, in Perigord. There is a come and go tea from 2 till 4 and then a supper at 6. I will probably stay at the motel. I am to RSVP by June15th. Let me know if any of would like to go Love Mom
Friday, March 31, 2006
Mike In Calgary
Hello all,
I know that I have not placed a blogg in a while and this one will be short.
I have been here 45 days and I feel it is going well. I am getting around the city by bus or train and at times it is a real pain, but I just can not put out over $200.00 on a car so that I can use it once in awhile. I will still be taking the train to work as parking downtown is another $200.00.
I am still running and have found a great trail not far from me call Glenmore Trails, the course runs around the Glenmore water resivour. Most of the time it is like being in the country as there are very few houses and lots of trees. I am planning on a half marathon in Regina on the 24th of April. I will be there for the boys birthday and will be staying the week as they have it off.
Work is going well, I know that I am learning my place and what I am doing but I also feel that I am contribute as I have quite a few people asking me things and I even have the answers. This company is quite new and growing so there are lots of new people in the last year they have hired 30 - 40.
The apartment I have moved into is very nice. The best feature is the hot water, lots of it and the pressure is incredible. I am on a ground level with a walk out patio that looks into a very large private court yard. It has large mature trees and my area has large Lilacs so I have a very private patio. I will need to but some furniture for it, soon I hope.
Mom , Jim and Donna have my new phone # so please give me a call I do not have a landline so I do not get good long distance rates. I also have a two bedroom set up with three beds, so if anyone needs a place to stay in Calgary you are most welcome. On that note magna and her friend Will be here for the Stamped July and the first part of Aug. The boys will staying the first part of Aug, as I have my Holidays them.
Take Care,
Love Mike
I know that I have not placed a blogg in a while and this one will be short.
I have been here 45 days and I feel it is going well. I am getting around the city by bus or train and at times it is a real pain, but I just can not put out over $200.00 on a car so that I can use it once in awhile. I will still be taking the train to work as parking downtown is another $200.00.
I am still running and have found a great trail not far from me call Glenmore Trails, the course runs around the Glenmore water resivour. Most of the time it is like being in the country as there are very few houses and lots of trees. I am planning on a half marathon in Regina on the 24th of April. I will be there for the boys birthday and will be staying the week as they have it off.
Work is going well, I know that I am learning my place and what I am doing but I also feel that I am contribute as I have quite a few people asking me things and I even have the answers. This company is quite new and growing so there are lots of new people in the last year they have hired 30 - 40.
The apartment I have moved into is very nice. The best feature is the hot water, lots of it and the pressure is incredible. I am on a ground level with a walk out patio that looks into a very large private court yard. It has large mature trees and my area has large Lilacs so I have a very private patio. I will need to but some furniture for it, soon I hope.
Mom , Jim and Donna have my new phone # so please give me a call I do not have a landline so I do not get good long distance rates. I also have a two bedroom set up with three beds, so if anyone needs a place to stay in Calgary you are most welcome. On that note magna and her friend Will be here for the Stamped July and the first part of Aug. The boys will staying the first part of Aug, as I have my Holidays them.
Take Care,
Love Mike
Monday, March 27, 2006
Thanks for the mementos
Hi Ramona. Thanks so very much for the wonderful package. There are some interesting items in the brochures and magazine. Certainly brings back some good memories. Don't know when we'll get the chance to go back - its definitely a dream of mine!
Thanks again - take care everyone. Would be nice to see some new pictures of the family.
Jim and Liz
Thanks again - take care everyone. Would be nice to see some new pictures of the family.
Jim and Liz
Monday, March 13, 2006
News From Mom
Hi everybody!!!!!!! I am back. What a wonderful trip. I have lots of pictures and Donna is going to put them on a web site so all of you can enjoy them. Fran was a great traveling companion. We did so many things , it is really hard to remember them all. We met people from all over the world
some who worked on the ship and others who were travelers like us. The entertainment was top of the line. Show dancers, and acrobats, comedians , impersonations, and magicians. We took two tours one to the pyramids at Manzanillo and one city and shopping tour in Matziland, In Port Vailartta and Cabo San Lucas we did our own thing in the cities. We did most of our shopping in Port Vialartta. The food was wonderfully choices to satisfy everyone. I tried a lot of the dishes I had never seen before, like a vegetarian dish of pumpkin in a yogurt gravy, it was so good I went back for more. No one on our ship was though we did hear that there was illness on another cruise line. Both Fran and I were careful and washed our hand a lot and well as using the hand wash liquid available at every meal station. Fran did not try new foods as she was as adventurous as I was. Love you all It is nice to be home but I must admit I do love to travel.
some who worked on the ship and others who were travelers like us. The entertainment was top of the line. Show dancers, and acrobats, comedians , impersonations, and magicians. We took two tours one to the pyramids at Manzanillo and one city and shopping tour in Matziland, In Port Vailartta and Cabo San Lucas we did our own thing in the cities. We did most of our shopping in Port Vialartta. The food was wonderfully choices to satisfy everyone. I tried a lot of the dishes I had never seen before, like a vegetarian dish of pumpkin in a yogurt gravy, it was so good I went back for more. No one on our ship was though we did hear that there was illness on another cruise line. Both Fran and I were careful and washed our hand a lot and well as using the hand wash liquid available at every meal station. Fran did not try new foods as she was as adventurous as I was. Love you all It is nice to be home but I must admit I do love to travel.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
News from Mom
OFF CRUISING TOMORROW, BE BACK ONTHE 10TH LOVE TO ALL MOM
HEY, I DID IT I PUT A PICTURE OF MY LILLY
ON THE BLOG BY MYSELF
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Three Grandbabies growing up
Amanda and Geordies three guys are a joy to have around. Grandpa and Grandma are thrilled with three grandsons. Oh - and thats Raymond with Amanda and Kaleb with Jim. Take care all. Will write more soon.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Michelle is Bolivia Bound
I hope that Michelle does not mind but I thought I would post her latest e-mail so everyone could hear about her adventures.
Today is my last day in Peru..not forever, i fly out of Lima but for a while. Tomorrow morning i am off to Copacobana Bolivia where i plan to relax and get some laundry done.
After Urubamba Alisson Lotte and i traveled to Ollantaytambo where we played cards with a 13 year old peruvian girl who was trying to sell us bracelts or something. From there we caught a crouded train to the heart of the jungle and climbed up about 600 hundred steps to Machu Picchu. Im not even going to start to describe it because there is no way anyone could understand the magic of the place without seeing it for themselves. we watched the sun set behind the clouds and then walked down the 600 steps back to Aguas Callenties with litterally means Hot Water. We went straight to the hotsprings (which were really not all that nice, nothing like the old Liard) to try and soak our aching legs. We had horrible pizza but met an awsome peruvian girl named Karla. She sat down with us and told us the story of her life, it brought me to tears i have never met anyone who has overcome so much.
We left the next day and i threwup on the bus back to Cuzco. (the horrible pizza really was bad) i slept for most of the day and got strenght to join the old crew from school for tomato soup (my favorit) at Los Perros my most favorit restarant ever i think. I had to leave early because my tummy was still a bit off and i could litterally feel it deciding if wanted to digest the food or expel it from my body. It expeled from the other end as soon as i woke up the next morning.
We took a night bus to puno, we arrived at 4 in the moring and got riged into the shittest hostal room ever. the next morning we left, he had told us that the room was free for that night so we didnt have to pay anything. that was a pluse.
Puno is alive right now with some crazy festival people are dancing in the streets bands are playing and the costumes are amazing. everything moves so fast i cant get a decient picture of any of it so you will have to trust me abou this. Pluse it is Carnival right now thats what the festival has something to do with but all the kids and stuff are always trying to get you with water balloons or foam stuff that comes from a can. In Cuzco befor we came here i got hit one balloon in the ass and one in the croch. i looked like i peed myself and had to go on the night bus with a damp ass.
From Puno we caught a boat to some islands in lake titicaca. In the lake there are these island that people build thousands of years ago out of reed to escape the incas. People stilll live on these crazy little islands, they are constantly rebuilding and laying more reeds down, the houses which are also mad of reeds have to be rebuilt every 4 months. We stayed with a family on another island (not a reed one) and got back this afternoon. We plan to party tonight and head to bolivia in the am.
I miss everyone and i must admit an getting a little homesick.....esspecally for the food and comforts.
Michelle
Today is my last day in Peru..not forever, i fly out of Lima but for a while. Tomorrow morning i am off to Copacobana Bolivia where i plan to relax and get some laundry done.
After Urubamba Alisson Lotte and i traveled to Ollantaytambo where we played cards with a 13 year old peruvian girl who was trying to sell us bracelts or something. From there we caught a crouded train to the heart of the jungle and climbed up about 600 hundred steps to Machu Picchu. Im not even going to start to describe it because there is no way anyone could understand the magic of the place without seeing it for themselves. we watched the sun set behind the clouds and then walked down the 600 steps back to Aguas Callenties with litterally means Hot Water. We went straight to the hotsprings (which were really not all that nice, nothing like the old Liard) to try and soak our aching legs. We had horrible pizza but met an awsome peruvian girl named Karla. She sat down with us and told us the story of her life, it brought me to tears i have never met anyone who has overcome so much.
We left the next day and i threwup on the bus back to Cuzco. (the horrible pizza really was bad) i slept for most of the day and got strenght to join the old crew from school for tomato soup (my favorit) at Los Perros my most favorit restarant ever i think. I had to leave early because my tummy was still a bit off and i could litterally feel it deciding if wanted to digest the food or expel it from my body. It expeled from the other end as soon as i woke up the next morning.
We took a night bus to puno, we arrived at 4 in the moring and got riged into the shittest hostal room ever. the next morning we left, he had told us that the room was free for that night so we didnt have to pay anything. that was a pluse.
Puno is alive right now with some crazy festival people are dancing in the streets bands are playing and the costumes are amazing. everything moves so fast i cant get a decient picture of any of it so you will have to trust me abou this. Pluse it is Carnival right now thats what the festival has something to do with but all the kids and stuff are always trying to get you with water balloons or foam stuff that comes from a can. In Cuzco befor we came here i got hit one balloon in the ass and one in the croch. i looked like i peed myself and had to go on the night bus with a damp ass.
From Puno we caught a boat to some islands in lake titicaca. In the lake there are these island that people build thousands of years ago out of reed to escape the incas. People stilll live on these crazy little islands, they are constantly rebuilding and laying more reeds down, the houses which are also mad of reeds have to be rebuilt every 4 months. We stayed with a family on another island (not a reed one) and got back this afternoon. We plan to party tonight and head to bolivia in the am.
I miss everyone and i must admit an getting a little homesick.....esspecally for the food and comforts.
Michelle
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Mike's on the Move
Hello,
Just a short note to let you all know that I have got an apartment in Calgary. Call me for the address. The location is in the South West in a complex call Hays Farms. This is a two bedroom on the ground level. The complex is Adult only but the kids are welcome to stay, and anyone else that wants to come for a vist. This place has a swimming pool but only open in the summer.
I will be staying in a furnished apartment for 30 days in the downtown area. This is covered by AltaLink. I am no longer with SaskPower, it is very strange on having a job for I do not start until the 15th. I will be flying over on the 12th.
For those that do not have SKYPE please get it at skype.com. it is a great program that allows all of us to contact each other at no cost. For those that do have it please either check to make sure it is on and your machine is on so I can call.
Take care,
Mike
Just a short note to let you all know that I have got an apartment in Calgary. Call me for the address. The location is in the South West in a complex call Hays Farms. This is a two bedroom on the ground level. The complex is Adult only but the kids are welcome to stay, and anyone else that wants to come for a vist. This place has a swimming pool but only open in the summer.
I will be staying in a furnished apartment for 30 days in the downtown area. This is covered by AltaLink. I am no longer with SaskPower, it is very strange on having a job for I do not start until the 15th. I will be flying over on the 12th.
For those that do not have SKYPE please get it at skype.com. it is a great program that allows all of us to contact each other at no cost. For those that do have it please either check to make sure it is on and your machine is on so I can call.
Take care,
Mike
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