Hello!
Well this past week has been an adventure. The weekend before last, my roommate and I had a memorable event. Long story short we drove over a sewage thing sticking out of the dirt road and it messed up her skid plate. It was so funny. We fixed it all by ourselves. She pulled over jacked her car up and I got underneath and took it off and went along our day like nothing. It was really funny and awesome. Then this past week has been insane! From Monday to Tuesday I did not sleep for those two days. I was up at 6:30 Monday morning till Tuesday night. I was finishing up two papers. It was crazy but I got it done.
Then my wonderful mom bought my roommates and I our Thanksgiving dinner. So Thursday, I cooked the turkey and we had mashed potatoes with gravy, cranberry sauce, stuffing, pumpkin pie, and some wine. It was such a great night. It was my roommates, another exchange student from Denmark and I. It did hit home a little when the day actually came. I didn't even think about how I would feel not being home for Thanksgiving for the first time and alone. The dinner was awesome and helped me feel a little closer to home. And my roommates enjoyed it and we realized this was one of our last big dinners before we all leave. But my roommate from Denmark had experienced an American Thanksgiving so that was cool to be the one to show her.
This weekend was a nice relaxing one. Friday night I did walk out to Shane Lake (the one by campus) and with snow everywhere it was a walk. lol But the view of the lake was priceless. I could not get a picture but it was something to see. The reason for going to Shane Lake was because one of my friends who is an exchange student from Germany. It was her birthday Friday and she wanted to go out to the lake and have a BBQ! It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be for this time of year especially but we bundled up and we were good to go. We had two fires going, one was for the grill and the other was to stay warm. They brought hot dogs, burgers, and chicken wings, put it all on the grill. They also brought two different salads and a little burner to make hot chocolate. It was an amazing night.
Yesterday one of my roommates and I went for a morning walk on a path across the university. We walked for about an hour and it was beautiful. The path was a little icy but the morning sun was out and bright. Very nice.
It is now the start of a new week and after this week I have half of next week left and then we start finals. It is insane how fast this time has been going by. I can't believe I'm already wrapping this semester up and head home soon!! ahhhhh!!!! Still gotta take it all in! Till next time, have a good one!!!
-Jozi
Monday, November 26, 2012
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Remembrance Day
Hello,
These weeks are just going by too quick and the paper due dates are here and there and everywhere! It is just too crazy. I have been looking back at when I first got here till now and it still don't seem real to me. I know I keep saying this but it is true. Here is this native girl from a small reservation and town, just about wrapping up my degree and studying abroad in Canada. For me this is too surreal. I couldn't even imagine that I was going to college as it is and to made it this far and doing what I am doing now is unbelievable. I am just so grateful for getting this opportunity and chance to do this.
On other note, it is Veterans day back home and Remembrance day here in Canada. They are pretty much the same thing. We have no classes tomorrow because of Remembrance Day which is fine with me. I haven't had a break since the Thanksgiving here a month ago. So I will be working on papers tomorrow. Even though I dread doing papers, I am somewhat glad I have projects to do and keep me on my toes. I think that is what is making this time go by so much faster, just having dead lines.
I am having the time of my life right now but it seems the closer the days are coming to go home it seems like it is getting harder (at times.) The first two months I had this state of mind of doing everything I can and take it all in. And I did and still am but with the holidays coming up and just how long I have been here is getting to me a little. I am anxious for these last few weeks. I miss my family, I miss my apartment, I miss my boyfriend, I miss NM weather, I miss my sweet nephews and their little hugs, I miss reading the temperature in Fahrenheit and I just miss my life. Don't get me wrong I love this and everything but when December 16 comes, it is going to be bittersweet. But any who till then I am still enjoying and taking in Prince George and UNBC!
This past Friday I finally went to a basketball game! And it was really awesome! Both the men and women won. It was really awesome to see their patriotism and hear a different national anthem. That was pretty cool to hear them and see them stand to the Canadian flag. But the game was good and the UNBC teams have some talent.
Well I will post to you all soon. Have a great week!
Jozie
These weeks are just going by too quick and the paper due dates are here and there and everywhere! It is just too crazy. I have been looking back at when I first got here till now and it still don't seem real to me. I know I keep saying this but it is true. Here is this native girl from a small reservation and town, just about wrapping up my degree and studying abroad in Canada. For me this is too surreal. I couldn't even imagine that I was going to college as it is and to made it this far and doing what I am doing now is unbelievable. I am just so grateful for getting this opportunity and chance to do this.
On other note, it is Veterans day back home and Remembrance day here in Canada. They are pretty much the same thing. We have no classes tomorrow because of Remembrance Day which is fine with me. I haven't had a break since the Thanksgiving here a month ago. So I will be working on papers tomorrow. Even though I dread doing papers, I am somewhat glad I have projects to do and keep me on my toes. I think that is what is making this time go by so much faster, just having dead lines.
I am having the time of my life right now but it seems the closer the days are coming to go home it seems like it is getting harder (at times.) The first two months I had this state of mind of doing everything I can and take it all in. And I did and still am but with the holidays coming up and just how long I have been here is getting to me a little. I am anxious for these last few weeks. I miss my family, I miss my apartment, I miss my boyfriend, I miss NM weather, I miss my sweet nephews and their little hugs, I miss reading the temperature in Fahrenheit and I just miss my life. Don't get me wrong I love this and everything but when December 16 comes, it is going to be bittersweet. But any who till then I am still enjoying and taking in Prince George and UNBC!
This past Friday I finally went to a basketball game! And it was really awesome! Both the men and women won. It was really awesome to see their patriotism and hear a different national anthem. That was pretty cool to hear them and see them stand to the Canadian flag. But the game was good and the UNBC teams have some talent.
Well I will post to you all soon. Have a great week!
Jozie
Monday, November 5, 2012
October who?
Hi everybody!
(These first 2 paragarphs were from the second going into the third week of Oct. I started working on it and haven't had a chance to get back to it. So after these paragraphs I'll catch you all up. :)
Well nothing but new adventures, people, and learning everyday! This week going into next week are mid terms for UNBC. I got two of my three mid terms down, my last one is on Monday. It is unbelievable how fast the time is going by. I have a huge calander that does four months at a time, which was perfect for my stay here. I written down the due dates of all my classes for the whole semester, and let me tell you, it is making the time fly by even faster. Everytime I look at the calender it doesn't seem like I have been here that long and did that much stuff. It is amazing!
I finally went to a pub (bar) here and it was too cool. One of my roommates and I went out for a drink Saturday night, a little reward to ourselves for study all day! The pub was right down the road from UNBC, it was a nice, chill place. It was just like any other sports bar or bar like back home. When we got there, there was just some background music and later on that night they were going to have a live band. The band was awesome! They were older gentlemen and they played the good stuff, they played some zz top, skynyrd, rod stewart and so much more. It reminded me of home and my family, it was a really good evening. The only thing that I didn't like and that was different was when we were getting ID they take a picture of you. I thought that was a little akward.
October has just flown by! I can't believe that it is already November! I have 5weeks left here and it is still so surreal to me. I have been so busy with papers and homework that I look at what I have left for this semester and it is not that much! I got a bad cold last week which had me out for awhile but I feel great now and just ready to bust all this homework out! Everyone back home has been asking me if they celebrate Halloween here and the answer is... Yes lol. We had some events on campus and at the pubs here, just like back home. Halloween was good really good.
This past month also my roommate from Denmark, her parents and her younger brother came to Canada to visit her. They were here for 2weeks. Emilie (my roommate) she took a bus to Vancouver, which is about a 11hr bus ride but 1hr flight and met them there. They spent a few days in Vancouver, WA seattle, then made their way up to Prince George. Her mom brought us a special candle that the Danish us for Christmas, it is really cute. Ill post some pics on my fb. But I met all of them and they are really nice people.
Other than all of that just staying busy on homework, working out and hanging out with my roommates. It has been such a blast and I can't believe only 5more weeks. I am still making the best of it and my roommates and I have a few more things on our bucket list so I will keep you all posted. Sorry bout not posting for quite some time, but it won't happen again lol. Have a good week everyone!!
Jozi
(These first 2 paragarphs were from the second going into the third week of Oct. I started working on it and haven't had a chance to get back to it. So after these paragraphs I'll catch you all up. :)
Well nothing but new adventures, people, and learning everyday! This week going into next week are mid terms for UNBC. I got two of my three mid terms down, my last one is on Monday. It is unbelievable how fast the time is going by. I have a huge calander that does four months at a time, which was perfect for my stay here. I written down the due dates of all my classes for the whole semester, and let me tell you, it is making the time fly by even faster. Everytime I look at the calender it doesn't seem like I have been here that long and did that much stuff. It is amazing!
I finally went to a pub (bar) here and it was too cool. One of my roommates and I went out for a drink Saturday night, a little reward to ourselves for study all day! The pub was right down the road from UNBC, it was a nice, chill place. It was just like any other sports bar or bar like back home. When we got there, there was just some background music and later on that night they were going to have a live band. The band was awesome! They were older gentlemen and they played the good stuff, they played some zz top, skynyrd, rod stewart and so much more. It reminded me of home and my family, it was a really good evening. The only thing that I didn't like and that was different was when we were getting ID they take a picture of you. I thought that was a little akward.
October has just flown by! I can't believe that it is already November! I have 5weeks left here and it is still so surreal to me. I have been so busy with papers and homework that I look at what I have left for this semester and it is not that much! I got a bad cold last week which had me out for awhile but I feel great now and just ready to bust all this homework out! Everyone back home has been asking me if they celebrate Halloween here and the answer is... Yes lol. We had some events on campus and at the pubs here, just like back home. Halloween was good really good.
This past month also my roommate from Denmark, her parents and her younger brother came to Canada to visit her. They were here for 2weeks. Emilie (my roommate) she took a bus to Vancouver, which is about a 11hr bus ride but 1hr flight and met them there. They spent a few days in Vancouver, WA seattle, then made their way up to Prince George. Her mom brought us a special candle that the Danish us for Christmas, it is really cute. Ill post some pics on my fb. But I met all of them and they are really nice people.
Other than all of that just staying busy on homework, working out and hanging out with my roommates. It has been such a blast and I can't believe only 5more weeks. I am still making the best of it and my roommates and I have a few more things on our bucket list so I will keep you all posted. Sorry bout not posting for quite some time, but it won't happen again lol. Have a good week everyone!!
Jozi
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