So far, this town has treated us like royalty. In the first few days, we had a lovely woman give us a whole load of groceries (including pork chops, carrots, potatoes, and apple coffee cake!) Then her son came over and hung around for a bit, bringing us chocolate chip cookies!
On Thursday, our group did our work tours. Pretty much all of the work placements sounded amazing, but I lucked out and got my first choice at the Family Resource Centre. Basically the place is geared towards offering aid to at-risk single mothers. I'll be working in child care, and socializing with people who are waiting or need someone to talk to. I'm also working with Rachelle for a few days a week, which will be good for our relationship.
Today is my nineteenth birthday, as well! I woke up bright and early at 9am, helped with cutting onions/potatoes for our big breakfast. Then we did some workshops and activities with Matt and went bowling later on!
Last Friday night we volunteered from 6pm-10pm at the YMCA. The first two hours were spent playing games and running around with younger kids from 5 to 13, and the second two hours were spent working out in the workout room and playing basketball with the older kids. It was so much fun, and because of it we get monthly passes for only $10, and that gives us access to every room in the building, including any exercise classes. I hope to go do some yoga and zumba, and take full advantage of the pass. Katimavik is even paying for the first month for all 10 of us!
On the topic of Matt - what a cool project leader! I feel so motivated to learn and do things here, and I think he has something to do with that. He is so enthusiastic about environmental awareness and healthy living. His ideas for our common room are so creative, too. We have the "Good Karma Tree", which is basically a tree and you can write good things people have done for you on leaves and stick it on the tree. Then he has the "Katima-Firsts", which are clouds that you write firsts you've had in Katimavik and stick them on the ceiling. Then we have the "Goals Wall", which is split into two using tape. One side we stick all of the goals we want to accomplish here, and once you accomplish them you move them to the other side of the tape. We also have an "Environmental Awareness Contract", and each of the leaves represent one thing we want to do to help the environment, and when they are not being 'obeyed' we move the leaf outside the bigger leaf.
I'm very, very excited to be in the Maritimes. There are so many hills and so many cute little buildings to explore. Plus, we are right on a river, which we hiked around the other day in the snow (so beautiful, we saw deer!) My job is a good 30 minute walk from the house, up and down hills, so I should be in shape in no time!
Over and out.
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