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Fri, 23 Mar 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [1500]
Waking up to the sound of an alarm this morning was somewhat foreign. It's been a few weeks of just rolling out of bed whenever I please, but today was different! At 6am I launched myself out of bed, ate my newly discovered super granola (YUMMM!) and ... Read more >
Tags: ferry, millenium series, nanaimo, quiet, vancouver island
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 | By jamesshanks | Photo Gallery
Hopped on a ferry and landed on an island!
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Thu, 22 Mar 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [850]
To everybody who is even remotely interested in how I am going. I appreciate you all taking the time to read through my rants and antics! When I first started writing this online journal, it was intended to be exactly that; a journal so my family could ... Read more >
Tags: gratitude, thanks, vancouver island
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [1026]
What does it take to get you excited? I am very excited right now! What sparked this? Well firstly, I put my first pair of shorts on in two weeks, which honestly feels so much more comfortable. I had a shower? Yes, that is exciting seeing as that I ... Read more >
Tags: animals, gym, justine bieber, reading, sun, vancouver island
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 | By sklaloua | Views [820]
Wow, it´s only been 20 days since i left home and what an up and down experience Ive had. The excitemant and fun of exploring new lands mixed with the emotional rollercoater that has been my relationship with Cordelia over the past few weeks. So after ... Read more >
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [1132]
Technically I am in West Canada, and the past few days have been rather quiet. I haven't done much moving around or exploring, more just reading and waiting. I am currently half way through "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" on my Kindle, ... Read more >
Tags: interview, james, new friends, pizza, quiet, reading, starbucks, summer camp
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 | By jamesshanks | Photo Gallery
Acquaintances, friends or those who just passed by..
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Sun, 18 Mar 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [1332] | Comments [1]
Okay, so the below are just five obstacles or difficulties I have had to overcome or experienced whilst away from home. There are probably fifty more, but I don't pay them much attention. Just live in the moment and deal with whatever pops up! My complicated ... Read more >
Tags: banks, cold, job interviews, money, phones, smiles, socks, undies
Thu, 15 Mar 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [1170] | Comments [2]
I think that pretty much sums me up at this present moment. When I arrived here, I hopped on the Skytrain and something was so obviously noticeable is how pasty-white everyone is. I feared that I would eventually start to blend in, and unfortunately ... Read more >
Tags: banking, medical check, nerdy, phone contract, vancouver island, white
Thu, 15 Mar 2012 | By joelletomlinson | Photo Gallery
My stint in Vancouver
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Wed, 14 Mar 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [1515] | Comments [2]
And guess what? I just got offered a job! I am over the moon, I honestly can not contain how excited I am!! I want to swear and use a million exclamation marks... F-yeah!!!!!!!!!!! I met Val McKinnon at an arranged meeting spot (where else but Starbucks?) ... Read more >
Tags: employment, exciting, interview, summer camp, work
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [1671] | Comments [1]
Today is a significant day. Today marks 2 weeks since I haven't had a meal made by my mum. In other words, I left 2 weeks ago today!! So to all those who said I wouldn't last a week, I doubled your expectations! (wow that was hard to work out..).... Read more >
Tags: cold, gym, healthy, run, snow, truman show, visa
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 | By sklaloua | Views [661] | Comments [1]
Hey you guys, here’s some of the latest photos from Kava and my adventures around Vancouver and Vancouver Island! We went to a hockey game- Giants vs the Medicine Hat Tigers. It was strange- everyone was super quiet and into the game until ... Read more >
Tags: tofino, ucluelet, vancouver island, victoria, west coast beach vancouver
Mon, 12 Mar 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [892]
One of the worst and lowest feelings I have ever experienced in my life, and more recently whilst I have been away (riding the bus this evening) is the busting feeling of desperately needing to urinate. One of the greatest feelings ever is when you ... Read more >
Tags: attitude, busting to pee, cold, happiness, highs and lows, starbucks, tower
Mon, 12 Mar 2012 | By david_s_punzelt | Views [1821]
Sunday last I woke up and unexpectedly the weather wasn't half as bad as the forecasts had predicted. So I decided to better seize the day and did what I had had in mind since coming to Vancouver - going to one of these thrilling suspension bridges they ... Read more >
Tags: breathtaking, hiking, suspension bridge, waterfall
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