Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Milestone!

I can’t believe I let this one pass without as post. I have been so diligent about my posts since October….

This past Monday marked exactly one year that I have been in Ottawa now. That’s right, an entire year in one city. I feel like I have seen the “full cycle” that happens in the city now. I am so excited to partake in some of the events that I missed but sounded like so much fun last year.

First up: the Canadian Ski Marathon!

Monday, January 23, 2006

Cool idea!

Mark the time and the date: I think I found something that I haven’t had in a while…clarity in future plans. I have always had a rough plan in my head as to what I was going to do after my Master’s but was awaiting inspiration to tell me whether it was the right plan or not. Well this morning while staring into the rippling water of my experiment my internal self leapt at an idea like it hadn’t since I conjured the idea of starting my Master’s. I need to travel.

I have always absolutely adored hearing others’ travel stories and have always placed a high importance on the concept of travel in my life. I previously had placed a higher importance on building a life locally from which I wanted to travel. Many things have changed in my life and I realize that my priorities have shifted. What better way to get perspective on where they have shifted to than to experience first hand cultures and sights around the world? I originally wanted to try the cross-Canada bike journey, but I think I will save that one for later so I can get more of a cultural experience.

I have way too many ideas in my head right now about what I want to see and were I want to go, so I’ll take my time prioritizing where I want to see this time and what I can leave for future trips.

Granted my ideas seem to fluctuate faster than the Canadian dollar, but I’ll ride on this one for a couple of weeks now.

Damn, all of a sudden I’m impatient to get this Master’s done…probably a good thing!