News from the land up North

Hi all, well this is a long overdue update, and I really have no reasonable excuse!

I'm doing well and continue moving onward (and hopefully upward) with my Canadian experience!

Most of my travel has been to Calgary in the past few months, although I managed to travel to Dallas for work once. As for work, it's been busy, but that's good for keeping me out of nonesense...

I got my license a few weeks back, and am currently looking for a car, which is no easy feat, with a large portion of the cars being American - and I really don't know them at all! I'll probably end up getting a Honda or Toyota.

I'm slowly starting to make friends here, but it has not been easy going... Being mobile will make a big difference I suspect.

I'm hopefully coming home for Christmas and New Year, which will be awesome as I am really missing eveyone back home!
The pic is from a baseball game I was at this past weekend - the Winnipeg Goldeyes. I'd love to get my folks out here so they can experience these things... That's something I'm working on, but still have a few obstacles to overcome as yet.

This week I started the ball rolling for permanent residency here, as the goal is to be rid of the "curse of the green mamba" as soon as possible!

As always I love hearing from people, so give me a shout sometime!

Until next time, this is Geoff signing off.

March Update

Yep, its been a while since I updated, however not much has happened since.

I tried out skating, went up and down the frozen Assiniboine river, fell over many times, and still feel like a complete goof with skates on... Had to give it a go though, and I am sure the more times one gets practice on the ice the easier it becomes, and the less likely you will be to fall over and injure yourself.

I also went skiing in Manitoba (which is a little bit of a shock if you look out at Winnipeg when you land at the airport, its just flat, as far as the eye can see). I went out with Rick and his fam, and went down some of the runs, which was good fun!

Tonight I am heading up to Calgary for some work tomorrow afternoon then a relaxing weekend with Jen/Adam/Henry in Calgary. Should be a fun time - I'm looking forward to it.

Oh yeah, in my last update I said I might be going to Las Vegas, but unfortunately Alan and I couldnt find a suitable weekend for both of us to meet up there, so thats off the cards, but it certainly has got me thinking that I should do some travelling to places like that while I can!

Greetings from the Frigid North

Ok - it was darn cold on Sunday when I took this picture, and its still pretty cold outside... Welcome to Winterpeg!

I know I have not updated this in too long a time, and I do plan to do long posts on the happenings since I last posted - here's a tidbit of the story that is me:

I flew from the UK (albeit delayed) to Johanesburg, to be met by a whole bunch of friends, travelled down to a little town called Gingindlovu (near Durban) for Scott's wedding, which was incredible! Got to spend some quality time with friends, on the beach, relaxing.

Drove up with the mates to Zim (going through Beitbridge border post, which all Zimbo's/South Africans out there will know - is hell especially just before Christmas).

Spent Christmas with family, got to spend quality time with my folks, who I really miss a lot!!

Went up to Lake Kariba on a houseboat with 12 other friends for New Years. Caught some sun, had some fun, relaxed. Got back to Harare and jumped on a plane the next day to chilly Winterpeg.

Upon getting back to Winterpeg, I ascertained that it was a bit lonely after being with all the people I love back home, so organised a couple of weeks ago to fly across to Calgary for the weekend to spend time with Jen & Adam and Henry. Went skiing in Banff (getting better at that now) and just chillaxed with the Canadian crew!

That brings us to now, when it is darned cold outside (I may have mentioned), it was -40 this morning going to work, and that was just insane.

Alan (one of my best buds from school) is across in Dallas for a couple of months so we are trying to organise a suitable weekend for us to meet up in Vegas... (I know a couple of people out there will be jealous, and I apologise now) We will see which weekend it ends up being, but I am very keen, if only to get out of this frigid wasteland for a couple of days!

Write to me!

Geoff/mort out.