So this past week and weekend has been yet another adventure. I have been hiking like no other since I have been here. Which makes me stop and think, I really take advantage of all the beauty and nature that my surrounding offer me back home. I have always loved to be outdoors but being here has really opened my eyes to how much I really love and enjoy it. And I know that I am going to take this back home with me.
This past weekend I went on a camping trip with the ORTM (Outdoor, recreation, and tourism management) group, at this place called Eskers. Eskers is about 30mins out of Prince George, so it wasn't too far but a ways out of town. It was beautiful. People are really not allowed to camp at Eskers Park, it is only opened certain hours of the day to the public, (just so they can preserve the forest and park.) But the ORTM program was lucky enough to get a grant from the park for this past weekend. They let us camp in a meadow, (out of the public eye) and let us help them with an event Saturday. Saturday the park rangers of Eskers had an event for the public to come and experience some of the things that Eskers has to offer and us ORTM students got to helped with that. Where we were camped was walking distance to where the event was held, so we got there a few hours earlier and some of the rangers talked to us about Eskers and some job opportunities.Then we got to get in a hike before everyone else got there. So some of the events they had were a short guided hike or a really long hike, a mushroom hike and a GPS hike (which I did,) then they had a set up for the children, where they could paint and do arts and crafts. The GPS hike was a lot of fun, we had one of the ORTM 4th yr. students guide the hike and show us how to us a GPS and use coordinates. Then after the full day of events we just cooked out, made smores and we all learned a new game called mafia. That night was so much fun and our camping spot was gorgeous. When it would start getting dark the fog would just creep in. It was so beautiful and natural, I loved it.
These past three weeks have been unbelievable. At times I have to stop and "smell the roses." I just think, "Am I really in Canada? Am I really doing and experiencing all of this? Is this really happening to me?" I couldn't be more thankful to have this opportunity. And these past few days have been really hard on me because I am really starting to miss my family, friends, and my Conrad. It's not that I am homesick, I mean I do miss home but not to the point I wanna just pick up and leave, but I just miss the physical part of my family, friends and Conrad. I just miss holding my nephews in my arms, I miss coming home to Conrad and our evenings together, I miss kicking back with my mom and sister and just being ditsy. But at the same time I look at my calendar in my dorm room and the time is flying by already.
I didn't think to much of blogs at first but I like it. I am glad that I can share my experience and feelings with you all while I am on my journey, (even if no one reads it that is still fine with me, at least I can release some of my thoughts onto the keyboard.) Well I better put this one to bed for now, so until next time take care!!
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