Into the Wild

Flew from Winnipeg to Edmonton. Edmonton to Yellowknife. Yellowknife to Norman Wells. Then a small propeller plane from Norman Wells to Fort Good Hope. Anouk (the girl I work with) met me at the "airport" - a teeny one-room just outside the town. Brent and Bob, two RCMP dudes, drove us back into town, and then proceeded to try and recruit me to work as a guard! (I said I'd think about it.) It's beautiful here, but very, very different from what this city girl is used to. I've already met some wonderful people and can't wait for further stories and adventures. Not able to load pics yet, but I'm working on that!!

Bags are packed. Stuff is in storage. Leaving tonight for the far North!! I'm not sure when I'll be able to update my blog for the first time up there. So I wanted to take a second to give a big "thank you" to all you wonderful peeps who follow my blog. I sure enjoy updating it, as well as following many of your own wonderful, creative blogs.
Wish me luck. Wow. Here goes nothing!! I hope NWT is ready for me! xo

Yippee!! The three things I accomplished during my too long year and a half here:
1. Paid off an 8 grand credit card debt
2. Started my etsy shop
3. Got published for the first time in avenue magazine
I'm sure there were more things I did, I just can't remember what they were.

Just got home from Cincinnati. But "home" isn't always the place you come back to...Edmonton never really felt like home anyway. I'm back here for two days before finally heading North. Go figure I was just offered the TEFL job in Guatemala! But, I committed to Fort Good Hope, so that's where I'll be trekking.

I have mixed feelings about zoos. Do I protest the fact that animals are being forced to live outside their natural environments? Or do I reap the educational benefits of seeing animals that I'd never get the chance to see otherwise?...Shawny and I went to the Cincinnati Zoo today. We had fun, but felt sad for the animals...

We leave Cincinnati tomorrow. Then it's back to reality. *sigh*

Justin Vernon. His concert last night at Cincinnati's Memorial Hall was absolutely jaw-dropping. He is an incredible artist and it really was a privilege to see and hear him live.

The opening act - Colin Stetson - played the saxophone and clarinet. It was like nothing I'd ever heard before! Completely original and inspiring. Shawny (my s.o.) and I even got our picture on a site reviewing the show - pic #21. An awesome experience all around!


And here's more Shepard Fairey street art, just cuz I'm loving his stuff so much right now.
Three more days. We're having fun and the weather is HOT! Wish I would have brought shorts. Who would have thunk it?