Wednesday, August 23, 2006
For the past 5 years I have been travelling around trying to figure out what to do with my life and where i wanted to be. I've done the soul searching, tried too many different jobs, and lived in too many different towns in too many different countries. And finally, I think i have found it. The true test is that no matter how crappy my job was, I still loved every minute of being in whistler! The mountains outside the window, the lakes, the crazy nights, the lazy days, the people... everything about this town makes me happy. And yesterday I had to say goodbye to that town, those mountains, and to all those great people.
It's one of those things... I know I can stay in whistler right now and i would be so much happier than if I went back to Ontario. But logistically, it would be a nightmare. I have so much unfinished business to take care of, and i need to make some more cash. All that travelling wasn't cheep and i'm still paying for it. So that is why today i sit in Vancouver, hours away from a flight that will bring me back to Ontario.
It's funny how you can look for so long for something, then when you finally find it, how everything just falls into place. I am really sad to have had to leave.... but knowing that i will be back soon makes it bearable! The move back to Whistler countdown has already started....
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Last night at dinner time, myself and the other 2 supervisors were getting tired of our boss' little notes and msgs for us to do random things. See, she can't do anything for herself, so she keeps getting us to do all her work! nofun at all! We decided, over some sushi and a few cans of beers to start to leave her notes. The more we wrote the sillier they got... or maybe it was the more people drank. The counsellors came home from dinner with the kids to find this in the office.
Not sure if you can tell, but they taped a fork to the back of the screen to put notes more notes on it! Some of the notes are legit... others are hilarious... ie. beside the beer pyramid "Out of beer, need petty cash". There was also an "urgent" msg from karl stating that his balls needed imediate attention!
When I got into the office this morning, everything was back to normal... although the fork is still taped to the monitor. I wish I could have seen the look on her face when she walked in.
So yeah.. this is what happens when we get bored at work!!
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Last night I came home to a great email.... Head office in Vancouver has finally recognised all the extra time the Whistler staff puts in, so we each got a 750$ bonus! woohoo!!!! add that to the 240$ bonus i got on my last check, and I am one happy chicka!!
there was also a dance off going on in the lounge when I returned from the play... the counsellors had the music blaring and were having a great time! A couple of them are really great.. one won the dance contest at a bar in town last monday.
kinda fun to come back from my day off to a bonus and happy dancing people as opposed to the usual negativity!
Now, only 3 days of work until I get another day off! And my friend Lou is coming up from Scotland this weekend! haven't seen her for 2 years so I cannot wait to party with that girl again!!! woohoo!!
AND!! i just found out i'm off tonight! yipee!
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Published by cazza21: 1:00 PM
Updated On: 8/9/2006 at 1:47 PM
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I need another day off already! This place completely drains me! My throat is killing me.. and i was doing such a good job at fighting this cold! Maybe it was yesterday's 5.30am to 10pm shift that did it. Or the negativity in this place! I'm usually a pretty happy person, but damn, after working all day, on computers that regularly crash, i've had enough!
Plus, I hate stupid people. I know i've said this many times before, but never have I seen so many in one place. I think it's because my boss is an idiot and she hired them all. Sometimes, I think that if myself and the other supervisor were off, this entire camp would fall apart. On my days off, i keep getting call from boss-bitch to come in and help her, to anser her questions, blah blah. It's a pain in the ass! She has no idea how to run a camp. She'd be a fab counsellor, but when it comes to the behind the scenes she is clueless! It takes me 30 minutes to do rounds and get the 140 kids to bed. It took here 4 hour.. then she called me the next morning to take over her shift because she needs her sleep! I haven't had a real night's sleep in res since i got here! i'm getting good at functioning on 5 hours a night! Only good thing is that on weekends, head boss comes up from Vancouver and picks up her slack so that we can sorta run a decent camp! lovely!
right, so that's my rant for this very early Sunday morning!
Thursday, August 03, 2006
I finally get my 2 days off that I am supposed to get! woohoo!! The only downside of having a live in job is always being there... so I'm looking to escape for a couple days! Beach and beer are on the top of my list... meaning I must be over this hangover finally!!
WOOHOO DAYS OFF!!!
So hungover today.. it's dinner time and i still feel like crap.. my office space is cluttered with water bottles.... hurray for parties with the sb.com folk! great times!
I have to say, with all the crap going on at camp, I still heart Whistler!! People here are so nice!! Here are a few things that I have never experienced anywhere else...
*After our massive problem with the bus this morning, everything was sorted out in whistler dollars... a case of Kokanee gold. Much Much less then the actual price of repairs and labour!
*I walked into second cup to get a white chocolate hot chocolate (so yummy) and the people behind the counter where speaking french, so i ordered in french.. we talked for a bit and then i left without having to pay because they siad most people switch to english even if they know french!
*My boss and I were about to hike the hill to rez after the pub one night, and 2 guys said they had just gotten a taxi and since there was room no use it going to waste! Dropped off right at our door!
*Everyone on the phone treats you like they have known you forever! I deal with lots of supliers and restaurants. Each and every one of them has a great nickname for me. I also get lots of huns, sweety and babes! ha! I have to say, every conversation I have lasts forever... and we do have a list of people that when they are calling I have to hand the phone over to my coworker. She has dibs on one of the Chef's at Joey Chan's and the delivery boy at the supply store! ha! I also had a pizza delivery call last 20 minutes! I also like the fact that sometimes the suppliers throw in extra stuff for me (free dinner, drinks etc)
*The people that work in the rez are great... and since I feed everyone left overs I have tons of people dropping in to caht and keep me entertained during the day.
Why did I take a job in ontario... i should just stay here!
I swear this camp in cursed....
day one- fire in a room when children try to make jiffy pop on a stove they found that wasn't turned off
day two- i only heard about this the next day... but there was a near drowning at the lake
day three- one of the mexicans may have drugged one of the columbians.. police are still investigating what drugs were used and who may have done it... lots of fun
day four-child decides to see if the carpet will melt or catch fire when he burns paper on it
day five- 11 of the kids get caught shoplifting and had been in police custody this morning until the shop owner dropped charges
day 6- Group of 14 students get to the Airport in Vancouver, and realize they have forgotten their passports back in the camp lock box!
day 7- counsellor gets drunk and parties with the kids
day 8- head boss forgets to send bus to pick kids up.. i have night off and am heading to watch a movie with the gang at Joe's and run into 20 kids at the bus stop, and have to call into the drivers to get them back to rez before I can go out.
day 9- Mini bus gets a flat tire and our other bus is in vancouver.. so only 2 buses shuttling 120 people around today!
any bets on what will happen next?
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Published by cazza21: 1:34 PM
Updated On: 7/31/2006 at 10:56 AM
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I spent 17 hours working yesterday on 2 hours sleep... i slept one hour last night... at 6.30 I was already on the phone with head office trying to sort out sending kids back to vancouver. Right now, i'm in the office sorting out transportation and everyone is at Breakfast. Lucky for me, there is a fridge full of Quiznos... litteraly over 40 subs. If you're hungry, come visit!
I know it's only day 1 of camp... but wow, why did I think this job would be a good idea?
bit of an add on.... so it is now 2pm, still noone around, but I did find the 2 missing japanese students.... but my translator is at the beach. So i just spent time chilling with the maintenance guys, feeding them, and actually got a phone number!! woohoo for me!
So now i'm just bored, and melting in the heat while trying to uderstand the japanese version of connect 4 going on beside me!
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Published by cazza21: 10:25 AM
Updated On: 7/24/2006 at 4:07 PM
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I finally made it to Whistler! woohoo!!! And finally got the net set up this afternoon! so here is a bit of a Carrie update.
Been really busy with work... it's insane how disorganised things are here.. but things are falling into place.. sort of. And they better, camp starts on sunday.
yesterday I took the day off and took the gondola up Whistler Mountain, took the peak chair up and did some hiking around the few trails that were open. It was great to get out of the office and get some fresh air. Although our office has a great view too... of the staff housing basketball 'court'! ha!
For camp, I am in charge of food and transportation. Transportation was fine until one of our driver's quit... how could you quit a job where you get payed to drive around in a short bus!! I find it quite funny that I have 3 short buses.... i must be special!
Food is a pain in the ass because people are too busy catering to Crankworks to feed us... although there are some fun perks to the job.. ie. Getting free dinners and drinks at places that want our business (i have a camp of 140 to feed, with a decent buget..)is lovely!
I need a nice heavy night of drinking before the kids get here!
and I also got a job for september... teaching SK back in London, ON. it"s part time so leaves for lots of snowbaording time in the winter! woohoo!!!
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Published by cazza21: 8:59 PM
Updated On: 7/19/2006 at 9:00 PM
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I'm starting to get a bit frustrated with this job.. if I have to stay in vancouver for another few days, i may expload! i was supposed to be in Whistler by tomorrow night to see Jay and the gang... but looks like that' not happening... I may not even make it up until Friday now. If they do that, i'm taking thursday off. Screw them i'm tried of being at this camp and having to hel them out (because they are pretty clueless here) and i am not getting any of my work done!
But the kids are great, for the most part. And as much as they are here to learn English, I have picked up on some spanish and am working on my Asian languages (jap, taiw,etc). The staff here is also tons of fun, very international.. from colombia, australia, hong kong, tons of Ontario folk, and a few from BC. Also doing some interviews and nterviewed an actor yesterday who wasin Blade (the series) and the stargate series! so hilarious when you ask when are they available to start and they answer ' have to check with my agent' ha!
Anyway, hopefully i'll bein whistler soon and having more fun! i have a feeling i won't be sleeping much this summer! ha!
Well, it's finally time. Tomorrow morning I fly off to BC for the summer! I'll be in Whislter from July 3rd to 5th, then back to Vancouver for about 2 weeks of training, then in Whistler until August 22nd!
I'm looking forward to hiking in the mountains... I haven't done any real hikes since I left France, so I cannot wait to get out on the trails... as long as my ankle holds up! I'm also looking forward to meeting up with some of you crazies! Can't wait to party with those of you I know already, and meeting those I don't!
I am really happy to be getting out of this town. The past week has been overly emotional for me. I've wanted to leave Peterborough and the school since November!!!! And now the time has finally come. Telling the kids was so hard. So many of them cried, so many begged me to stay. And if you had been following my blogs when I was trying to figure out what to do at this school, you know that I only stayed for them! I have received so many letters and cards from the kids. Most wrote to me about how much I changed their attitudes about french, but most were letters about me being missed. I didn't realize the effect I had on this group of kids until I had to say goodbye. As much as I felt that I didn't do my best this year as a teacher, from what was said to me, I finally fell as though this was a successful year. Even though I didn't reach all 174 of my students accademicaly, i sure did reach them on a personal level! I want to share some of the things that were said... spelling mistakes and all... some made me laugh, some made me cry... but they are all so important to me!
'.. you have really taught me how important french really is. '
' I know i can misbehave sometime (okay, all the time) but I really learnt a lot! I prbably would have learnt more if I was listening!'
' Hope to see you on the slope sometimes'
' Thank you for never giving up on me when I got a little out of control'
' I didn't really like french, but I always knew that you would have something fun planned for us'
'You have A LOT of energy'
'Hope there is always snow on the mountains for you'
'thank you for making french fun and easy'
'Unlike some of the other teachers, you gave us respect and i felt like I was respected for the first time in a couple years'
'I wish you could stay and follow us into high school'
'I know I was a pain in the but sometimes, but hey, I had to keep you on your toes!'
'can you adopt me so I can move in with you and go to the school you teach at next?'
'because of you, i've decided to be a teacher too!'
'you have taught me a lot, and i've taught you that Airheads make everything better!' (I may or may not bride kids with candies)
'you know, I really did like you as a teacher, even though you got me suspended for swearing in your class'
Last night, I went to the St-Jean Baptiste celebration here in Peterborough. I have discovered that the entire Francophone population (save 10 of us) are either under 13 years old or over 35! it wasn't the best celebration I've been to, but met some great people, listened to a great band from Quebec, and heard a bit of a rumour that led to my next adventure.
I heard that Davey Jones from the Monkeys was in town giving a free concert. I had to find out if it was true! So I left the St-Jean celebration, dropped my car off at home, and headed down to the waterfront. I started listening for loud music and following the noise... first place I stumbled apon was the Greek Festival.. Not quite Davey, and they were just closing up for the night, so no good food left! So off I went again... more loud music, but I wasn't getting my hopes up.... until I saw it... a stage, and hundreds of people sitting on lawn chairs singing along, with Davey!!! It was awesome! Although I missed the first 45 minutes of the concert, the last hour was great! Plus, to finish it all of, a fab fireworks presentation!!! My only regret is not having my camera along for this random adventure!
Apparently there is a 'festival of lights' and every saturday and wednesday they have a band play, and then fireworks or boats that are all decorated with lights perform routines on the river. Too bad all the good bands are playing while i'm in BC! ah well, c'est la vie!
I spent this weekend with some of sb.com's finest EC drunks! It was a weekend of complete randomness, as you can see by some of my pics and videos. Walking around in that heat, after a stop at the Steamwhistle brewery, is just asking for sillyness! I had a great time with you boys and can't wait to do it again!
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Published by cazza21: 7:53 PM
Updated On: 6/18/2006 at 8:11 PM
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I'm having a bit of a crisis. I can't for the life of me decide what I want to do next year.
Whistler would be great.. but I don't think I can afford staying out there the entire year, so I was thinking of heading out end of Dec/January-ish. I will have to fly back for a wedding in February though, so not sure if I can find a job that will give me a week off.
Vancouver would be fabulous, but I still haven't heard anything from the schools I have applied to. I doNt, know the town enough, and it's so huge... still not sure if i'm ready for that, but will take a serious look when I'm there this summer.
London, Ontario.. yeah I know it doesn't sound as glamorous, but I have a place to stay so I can save some cash. I have 2 great schools that I can supply teach at making 220$/day minimum without having to work full time. That way I can take holidays when I want (ie make it to the entire week of telus), stay in the city I still pretty much consider home, and live with my best friend.
I have to make a choice... live pay check to pay check and try to have as much fun as I can on a budget, or stay in Ontario for another year and actually make some cash to move out West in a couple years, while being able to afford having some fun and travelling.
Grrrrrr i hate being a grown up and having real responsibilities and depts and having to make responsible choices!!
Report cards are done.. which means the next 3 weeks of school are going to be marking free and fun! woohoo!! plus most of the kids are leaving on class trips, so tomorrow I only have 2 classes to teach! Bring on summer!
And I've started to get my place sorted finally. My parents are coming up on Wednesday to pick up a load of my stuff.. which means i'm trying to pack and decide what I won't need for the next month or for the summer.
So... think I'll need my hula skirt in Whislter?
I have been super busy for the past couple weeks getting my track and field team together. It's been tons of work, and I spend almost every recess timing races and having try outs for the longer races ( I have some die hards that are killer at the 3000). And I love it... I love getting out there on the track and running with the kids, cheering them on, pushing them to go farther and try a bit harder. I have the team at 35 members now... and I think it'll grow a bit after tomorrow's trials.
The thing is, with most of these kids, sports is all they have. So it's great to be able to give them something to look forward to.. especially next Wednesday off school for the regional meet. I have learned more about some these kids in the past 2 weeks than I have all year! And all my problems have stopped in French class because the kids know that i'm giving up a lot of time for them and they appreciate it! It's a great feeling.
But I have run into a bit of a problem. Yesterday on yard duty I was talking to a student and walking, and managed to trip in a hole... yeah laugh it up, it must have been a great sight. But now, I have to do all the track stuff, and all the teaching stuff, on crutches. I'm not supposed to put any weight on it until at least Sunday... or when the bruising and swelling goes down. Fun stuff! I did get today off to rest, which I needed after spending all afternoon yesterday teaching from a chair, with my leg up on another chair being iced. The kids were great about it... getting me new ice packs when I needed them, writting the notes out on the board, and pretty much waiting on me hand and foot. It'll be interesting to see how the rest of the week goes. And if any of you strapping young sb.com men are looking to for something to do this weekend.. I could use a man servant! Acutally, i'd go for a woman servant too.. as long as she wears a cute french maid outfit! ha!
hope you are all having a great week!!
I had never really given much thought about what the parents think of me as a teacher. But this week, there have been tons of little moments when I have realised they aren't all so quick to embrace new teachers in their school, all the more if they are young, 1st year teachers. So sorry for hte rant.... but I'm due for a bit of school related talk! Just skip to the end for a summary! ha!
On saturday, I headed to one to my fellow teacher's houses for her graduation party (she just finished her masters). Her house is amazing and has a pub in the basement.. Anyway, I was looking forward to getting behind the bar again like at the last staff party, grabbing a pint by the firepit, and enjoy the band. It was interesting too, because the lead guitar was the french teacher from last year... kindda ackward knowing how much he messed up the kids accademics, but a good guy and a great guitar player. But I digress. When I walked down to the pub, I was greetted by 8 of my grade 7 students. They were overly happy from the combination of pop and cake. One of their mothers turns to me and says, hello, i'm so and so's mum, and this is so and so's mum...etc.... and sorry, i didn't catch your name, was it Missy? to which i replied, um, no, i'm MsA, I teach your children french. Jaws dropped... the kids were laughing.... then the mother appologized and said I was just so young she assumed I was one of the new students in the class. yeah i'm young, but do I really look 13? I don't think she was impressed that I was a teacher and drinking a pint.. but hell it was the weekend, and the other teachers were all drinking much heavier than I was! grrrrrr
Then today, i was running the school track and field meet (150 kids, 6 events in 6 age categories, and only 3 injuries! not too bad for my first time running it!). I was being silly with a group of the 8 year old who had just killed the 9 year olds times in the 100m dash, singing and pretending we were cheerleaders. Anyway, I had to go ask a student something, and the parent beside me heard the child call me MsA. the parent laughed a bit and asked if I was the french teacher. SHe interduced herself as 2 of my students mother. She said the kids talk about me all the time.. I said nothing bad I hope! and she said, no, they just say that you have a lot of energy and always try to make things fun, and I can see that they are right! i took that as a compliment.. but the day got better!
after the meet, another teacher and I went to see a Family from our school at theri store to than them for sponsoring our teams and giving us freezees to sell. Well we walk in, and the mother says, oh, it's MsA, the teacher our kids would rather have as their mother. I teache 3 of her kids (grade 3, 4, and SK) and apparently there was a conversation one night about eating gummie bears for dinner, and when their mother said they couldn't they answered, with a MsA would, cause she's cool like that! ha!!! I had to laugh! she then loaded me up with tons of free chips... she found out i have a weekness for slat and vinegar Lays and I now have a months supply of them! ha!
Long story short....woohoo for parents who like me and who don't care that I'm young!! and woohoo to kids who tell their parents nice things about me! Boooooooo to parents who can't realise that even though i'm young I have 2 university degrees and tons of experience under my belt and am fully qualified for the job! okay, enough.. amaizing race should be starting soon! ha!
So yesterday after my last class, i jumped on the school computer to check my school email, then i had to check my regular one... and there it was.. the email I had been waiting all week for.
I got a job in Whistler!!! I will be the Food and Transportation Supervisor for the ESL summer camp. Now what kind of qualifications do I have for this.. well, none actually. But the job I had interviewed for was a shorter term (by 2 weeks) and less than half the pay. When I asked them why they gave me this job, they said it was because i told them the other one didn't pay as much and I was a little leary of taking it cause I have to pay for my flight, etc. So they gave me this one because they really think i'll be an asset to their staff! It's also a live in position, so no need to get all stressed about finding a place to stay!
I'll be flying into Vancouver on July 3rd, and heading staight up to Whistler to get used to the accomodations and camp there, then back down to Vancover and the UBC camp where I will job shadow for a bit to get to know what the hell I'm doing, then a week of training, then up to Whistler July 16th until the 21st of August to help run camps there.
My main goal while i'm working there for the summer is to find myself a job for the winter. Hopefully I can get in at the school there, but I know that's a far stretch! So maybe i can at least be a supply teacher and work at a hotel or something on the side. I'm already looking into other jobs and places to stay. Thank you to everyone on here who had been so helpful with helping me sort out things for the winter!! I heart you all!!
I think there are two different kinds of people in the world. Those who, when stresses out, can't even think of eating, and those that eat anything and everything. I unfortunetly am of the second variety.
Luckily, the tables have turned. The old principal has been kicked out of the school, and a new one was brought in. Not only does he actually believe in discipline, but he also believe in treating all teachers equal.... i'm no longer 'just the french teacher'. We had a bit of a chat yesterday (after he suspended a student for throwing a water bottle at me when I asked him to please sit down and get back to work.) and he told me that he's surprised that i stuck around after all the things he's heard. He said he read all the repports I sent ot the office about students behaviour and he couldn't believe what the old principal let them get away with it. It's nice to hear that i'm not crazy for thinking these kids are insane, but when you have a principal that doesn't believe french is a real subject, it's hard to get any support.
Now, I come home and i'm in a great mood. I started jogging... and have cut 10 minutes off my time in 2 days! I'm starting to actually feel good about going into work, and the kids have this new found respect for me now that the new principal encourages and supports all I do! I'm usually still smiling at the end of the day, which NEVER happened before, and i mean, i'm a pretty happy person! so hurray for things looking better!
on an opposite note though.. my Knights are getting their butts kicked... i'm giving up on hockey! And... i haven't heard anything back from the interview i did for the job in whistler.. starting to get a bit nervous.. i really wanted that!! if only to be there to do interviews with the schools in the area! ha! so yeah, thanks to all of you who have your fingers crossed for me.. hope you don't mind keeping them crossed a little longer! thanks!
Today I was a bit depressed about the Calgary-Anaheim game... and the kids all know that the Flames are my team. So when the grade 7s came to class today, they came in quietly and when I asked them what was up, as they are usually a chatty bunch, one got up and handed me an Aero Bar and a card. It said "I'm sorry your team sucks... but at least they lasted longer then the Leafs! have some chocolate, it'll make you feel better!" and it was signed by all the kids! ha! it was great! I had to laugh!
So yesterday I only got stuck with 25 brats instead of 50! woohoo! and today I had a fabulous day!! It was great.. I also figured out how to incorporate basketball into a french game... so I have a net set up in my class.. when i was bored at lunch I went in and shot a couple hoops.. i was told, however, that I can only keep it until tomorrow after school, but good fun anyway! Oh, and yesterday's hip hop class was amaizing!! i had a ton of fun, and am a bit sore today.. great hour and a half workout!!
hum.. yeah so with the forums beign down, i seem to spend a lot of time on my blog and actually doing work!! what a concept! I have to say, the reason the Canadian dollar has jumped so much is propably because all the sb.com slackers have actually been working these past days. Come on guys, find something else to slack with, your killing our tourism appeal!!
anyway, hope you all had as great a day as I did!!
For those of you who read yesterday's blog.. here's an update on circus guy... today, he was throwing what looked like machettes into a clown shapped dummy. Now, I think he may not be in a circus, but may have been fired from it and is awaiting his time for revenge... i'll keep you posted!
I had a fabulous day with the kidlets today, and it was great to see their reactions to the new vs old principal. Although, because of a meeting, the new principal had to leave, and the old one was left in charge. I bet he regrets that decision! the poor lady, the kids actually were telling her they would not listen to her as she is no longer the principal... at one point there were 6 kids in the hall, running up and down, one screeming at the top of her lungs, one with scissors about to cut up the school quilt hanging in the lobby, and one running back and forth kicking in my door.. I just happen to be close to the principal's office. This student also left school property and nothing was done about it.. and therefore a child negligence lawsuit is in the process of being filed! how crazy! But the new principal came in and made 3 kids cry in an hour! ha it's great! i heart having someone the kids actually fear!
As for me, I got to teach my actual classes today, but tomorrow, there are 3 teachers away, and none have supply teachers.. pray for a miracle or i'll be stuck with 50 kids in a class tomorrow.. no fun at all! At least I have my hip hop workshop tomorrow night to help me let off some steam!
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Published by cazza21: 3:55 PM
Updated On: 5/2/2006 at 3:55 PM
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I was checking my emails at school on Friday when I saw one from my sister suggesting that she stop by for a visit that night. I don't get to see her much as she's 5 hours away, so i said that I'd have the beer in the fridge. Well here one hour visit turn into a weekend long fun fest! ha!
Saturday morning, we woke up a bit hungover, and decided to go shopping then back fome for a few beer and the out for dinner. We decided to go to this chineese place close by.... it was interesting to say the least. The first plate at the buffet was very tasty, but hte second was disgusting.. it ws as if they had changed form their experienced cook to the intern withing the 2 rounds. Even the chicken balls were undercooked. Who messes up chicken balls?? horrendous I tell you! So we gave up on dinner, and headed back to my house. When we arrived, there was a guy in my back yard... on a unicycle.... juggling bowling pins. Not the kind of thing I usually come home to!
At this point my sister thinks she's going to be sick form the food, and doesn't want to go to Belleville alone to pic up her stuff.. so being the conciderate big sister that I am, I decide to road trip with here. 3 hours later, we're sitting at her place compleltly trashed. Fun stuff! After hitting hte beer bong, and visiting everyone on the street, we headed out to hte bar for some crazy dancing, and more drinking. By this time, shots were a bad idea, but we decided to do them anyway. i found myself chatting with a cutie celebrating his birthday, until i realised how young he was. I'm all for being a cougar, but even I have my limits.. well when it comes to my sister's friends anyway.
After the bar closed, we headed back to my sis' palce. For any of you who know Bellville, my sister lives on Tripp street. It is known as a party street.. no one locks doors, and everyone just shows up at all hours of hte night. So when we headed back form the bar, there ended up being over 30 people at her place... it was good times, but being the oldy that I am, at 4am i was so exhausted... and the party was just moving next door so I slipped out and headed to bed. At 6am the party moved back to the house, and at 7am, they decided to call it a night. I woke up about 2 hours later.
So needless to say, yesterday i was exhausted, hungover, and didn,T get anythign done. To top it off, my sister headed back with me and was hoping to head to Hamilton, but realized she left her purse in Belleville and had to drive back today, so we had another night together, and i took out the bartending book to see how many different drinks I could make with the liquor in my house! good times... and I figured it would be okay as i only had a half day of work..well i was supposed to. But once again, with all the problems at our school.. not only do i end up teaching hte entire day, but not even in my class.. again! grrrrrrrr why the hell do they have me as a french teacher is more often than not i'm working in another class.. In 2 weeks, they have cancelled my french classes 5 days so that I could take over another teacher's class when they are away on conferences, or sick. I'm take 4 days off in the next 4 weeks, and i don't care if there is no supply for me, their problem! grrrrrrrrr okay, well if you are still reading by now, thanks for listening to my rant...
hope you all had a great weekend!
So this fabulous job that i want in BC.. here's a bit about it. It's a couple weeks of living in Vancover to get things set up for camp, then 4 weeks in Whislter as the Live-In Dorm Supervisor.. ie, i'll be responsbile for scheduling the night staff, key drop offs, and other lame dorm business. Sort of like an RA. It sounds like a pretty easy job, and fun, and hell I'll be in whistler, where I can start trying to find something else hopefully.
The problem is, the person who had the job last year (or who has it now in Vancouver, not quite sure) wants it back or to keep it. So now I have to actually have an interview and go through the real hiring process.. that's what I get for not accepting the job right off the bat! oh well, so keep your fingers crossed for me.. I have my phone interview next friday, and need to learn a shi*t load about running a dorm before then!
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Published by cazza21: 5:45 PM
Updated On: 4/30/2006 at 4:32 PM
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