Adventures in Life

Summer Greetings!

I finished two classes in the spring semester and took about a week break and flew to Victoria, B.C. to visit my sister. I had a fantastic time. I have now started an intensive French class (that normally takes one whole year to complete, but will take me two months). Tonight I went to my first real football game and had a blast! I was given free box tickets, worth $135.00 and also a free meal and parking. The company was fantastic and it was so much fun. Our team won 40something to 8. Everyone was very excited! The rest of the summer should include various camping trips, tennis, a lot of French, beach time, etc. Have a fantastic summer everyone!

Cheers,
Amy

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I've been really, really busy lately with university assignments. I took a roadtrip to Saskatoon, have done various photoshoots, and have been writing papers like mad! That's all for now folks, finals are underway.

Cheers,
Taylor

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This long weekend turned out to be pretty much fantastic. It included a roadtrip, junk food, Xbox, motorbike rides, etc. - all things that I really never do - but may like to do more of in the future (aside from eating junk food). I also got to meet my brother's girlfriend and see his place. I haven't actually visited my brother in his city for awhile (although more recently he did come out and visit me while I was in Hawaii). It was really great just to hang out and enjoy time with family and meeting new people. I didn't just play and goof off however, I wrote a paper for university and I'm currently working on a second paper (man, these papers seem to never go away)! Make sure to do some fun things this upcoming summer. :)

Cheers,
Amy


P.S. I have changed the title of my blog to be "Adventures in Life" as I think that is more fitting.

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Hey everyone!

I have (finally) made it back to Canada! It only took a 40 hour roadtrip from California - and two major snowstorms - but I'm back in the country I've lived in the longest. I really enjoyed my time in California with family, and the weather wasn't too bad either. I am already back in university, and I almost forgot how many papers I usually have to write! Haha. It's been wonderful spending time with old friends, but also hard because I'm missing my new friends (they happen to be all over the world). I think it is time to change the title of my blog, or get a new one. The adventures should never end! Indeed, we should all love life!!!

Cheers,
Amy

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Today was a wonderful day, tres manifique. It started out with a breakfast with old family friends early in the morning (strawberry waffles are always fantastic), and then going over to my Grandparent’s place to celebrate (we listened to great Irish music). I got to talk to a few people that I love dearly on the phone, and got ready for a fun evening. For dinner I went to a local French Restaurant and had a truly amazing meal. Not to mention the owner was so kind and spoke beautiful French compliments to me…He was pretty cute too. Haha! After dinner I was able to go to the Symphony because someone had kindly given us free tickets! The Symphony included: Dvorak – Three Slavonic Dances, Williams – Suite from Star Wars, and KYR – Yosemite: Journey of Light (Symphony No. 11, world premiere). The last piece was an interdisciplinary fusion of original symphonic music and fine art photography (still and motion picture). This was quite a unique experience since most Symphonies don’t have photography as an element of the production! Symphonies have a funny way of making people very pleasantly happy. There were beautiful fountains and Christmas lights all around the area, and it gave the evening a magical feeling. It was truly a great birthday. I always wanted to spend a birthday in California with my Grandparent’s and this year it happened! It was beyond what I could have imagined. J

The past few weeks I have been looking at several Universities across the United States and Canada, and have been trying to “figure out life.” It probably won’t happen too quickly, but each day truly has a treasure in it – so I’m happy to take life at it’s own pace.
I’ve also been getting to know more family here: spending time with cousins and meeting great Aunts!

Cheers,
Amy

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Goodbye Hawaii, hello California. A lot has happened in the past few weeks, but since I don't want to write pages and pages, I'll use point form to keep you updated.
*I had a great last few weeks in Australia, made it safely back to Hawaii, and graduated from the program with friends!
*Stayed a few weeks longer in Hawaii to spend time with friends and enjoy the Big Island a bit more.
*My brother came to visit me in Hawaii (he was there for more than 2 weeks!) and we had a great time - his friend also came to visit.
*We hiked to the volcano in the dark of night and got as close to the lava as we could (trust me, the gusts of heat from on your face feel a little nerve-wracking, being that close to the lava).
*I flew to California to spend some more time with family.
*My sister came to visit for a week in California!

Currently I'm taking life a little more slow these days. At one point with all the travel I forgot which country and time zone I was in. It's been nice to put the luggage away (for a few weeks at least) and be thankful for the great experiences. I will miss my new friends dearly, and hope to visit them in the future if possible. The adventures aren't over, but the adventures in Hawaii will have to pause until the next trip out to the island!

Cheers,
Amy

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Only 10 more days left in Australia! I will miss it, and I do intend to come back. Right now we're in Brisbane and staying at the school base. I was suprised to meet a lot of Canadians, and even one girl from my home church! Later I met someone hwo lived in Saskatoon and knew people that I knew from a few years ago. Crazy small world I guess. Brisbane is quite warm and about an hour from the coast. I miss the big beaches but this week we are planning on going to Fraser Island (the biggest sand island in the world) and camp out for a bit, then back in Brisbane for a day and then traveling down to Sydney. Once in Sydney we will spend a few days debriefing and meet up with some other friends on the flight back to Hawaii!!! Did I mention that Hawaii is also a fantastic place? Well it is. Last week Kari (the school leader) came and went and we had a great visit. Loads of great things have happened and are happening so it will be sad to say goodbye to this chapter in my life. At the same time, each chapter gets more exciting! God has continually been faithful to us in all areas of this trip. :) Did I mention that we also got to meet a whole group back in Byron Bay doing a similiar program, but with a surfing focus? That was really cool as well, and along the coast of Australia, who wouldn't want to surf? That being said, I haven't had any great opportunities for surfing, so that will have to happen on the next trip. Hope all is well back in Canada, or California, or wherever it is that you are. *I have been watching the temperature in Saskatchewan - looks cold, so stay inside!*

Blessings,
Amy

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