Update
So, here's a quick once-through of my life right now, just to get all those getters who are away and about some up-to-date information on my current outtings.
My current future plans:
Im planning on persuing a carpentry career in Victoria after newyears. Id like to start an aprenticeship. Its a skill that I think would be useful to have in life.. in addition, your workspace is constantly outside, and I hear the pay is quite nice. Another option Ive thought about is continuing my Lifeguarding/Swiminstructing career...
Since Im persuing work in Victoria, Im going to be moving out of the Comox Valley, and returning to Victoria. I like Victoria much better. Its much bigger, and there is a bigger range of the kinds of people that are living there. And henceforth, its generally more interesting. In addition, the distances between locations in Victoria are generally farther. That means that I can ride my bike more than 15km and not run out of town/civilization! So yeah.
All this is not to say that Im not planning on persuing my explorations of South America. This is just a slight change for me for now. Once I have my debt paid off and have a little in savings, Imma go :D Perhaps this summer, or end of summer/fall.
My life right now:
Right now, Im sitting in a chair, slightly sore from the waist down. However, when I stand up, I become very, very uncomfortable. I did my first half-marathon (21km) yesterday morning. I ran the entire thing, and even managed to sprint to the end (some guy even started to race me!). I did it in a little over 2 hours. A good time had by all. But I still hurt, and will for a few days.
My life in Courtenay/Comox consists of several things. I sleep, I eat, and I bike. And when Im not sleeping or eating or biking, Im working. Some of it is paid, some of it is not.
My paid work involves my position at my Dad's computer company, doing many, many different tasks, from documentation to electronics assembly to various construction projects to .. anything that anyone needs to have done there but doesnt have time to do themselves.
My non-paid work involves volunteering at a therepeutic garden, which is a garden that is created to be accessible to the disabled and senior-ly. Namely, some elevated garden beds, a natural butterfly garden (where only plants that naturally attract butterflies are planted.. it really works!). I really enjoy digging in the dirt.. because Im volunteering, and so therefore if I wanna stop and talk to a friend, I CAN (as opposed to paid work. Where you shouldn't).
I also semi-volunteer for a group called Katimavik. Katimavik is a volunteer organization that sends newly graduated high-school kids all over the country volunteering with different communities. There is a group of these kids in Courtenay. I have been hanging out with them, because they've been closest thing I could find to a group of people my age.. I 'volunteer' fixing their bicycles. Its really a more than fair trade off for what I get from them, the first night I was there they invited me for a pretty massive fresh fish dinner. We also played ultimate frisbee, and generally just had a good time.. the night after that, I got my first (and so far only) french lesson from them! It was awesome, I love learning languages. Their bicycles are a group of four old bicycles that are in need of many a repair.. so far (due to fish dinners and sweet french) I havent made a whole lot of progress.
Im also going to be fixing bicycles for a group called the Comox Valley Transition Society, which is a group created to protect women and children from dangerous family (or otherwise) situations by providing a safe house. Im also going to be volunteering for the Comox Valley Boys and Girls Club, co-leading a hiking group of 8-10, 8-13yr olds, every sunday, for the next month.
And that is what's kind of going on in my life right now.
Other cool things involve FINDING A SWEET ROAD BIKE FRAME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH I CARRIED HOME ON MY BACK AND FIXED UP AND AM NOW RIDING.. its not fancy new sweet, its super oldschool but super working really good kind of sweet. Its rediculously fast. Also, recently, I was almost hit by a boat on this bike. ..(pause for laughter and bewilderment).. I approached a busy road, planning to make a right hand turn, to go with traffic. As I neared the road, I glanced left, and noticed a large truck, which had already pulled away from the curb, in order to give me room (so I thought...). I pulled on to the road, hugging the gutter as I sped when the truck started passing me, with the room I noticed before. And then, its trailer started passing me, which was quite a bit closer to me.. and then THE HULL OF THE BOAT IT WAS PULLING WAS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE MY HEAD AND MOVING VERY FAST and I had very little room and I did not like it.
Aaanyways.. Id also like to say that Im really excited still about moving to South America. But, as I was discussing with someone earlier today, as long as Im happy with what Im doing and the direction Im going, then Im completely open with change happening in my life. In regards to travelling to South America, or doing the carpentry apprenticeship for a little while.. or even moving to a different part of Canada.
As always, thanks for reading.
Tyler
My current future plans:
Im planning on persuing a carpentry career in Victoria after newyears. Id like to start an aprenticeship. Its a skill that I think would be useful to have in life.. in addition, your workspace is constantly outside, and I hear the pay is quite nice. Another option Ive thought about is continuing my Lifeguarding/Swiminstructing career...
Since Im persuing work in Victoria, Im going to be moving out of the Comox Valley, and returning to Victoria. I like Victoria much better. Its much bigger, and there is a bigger range of the kinds of people that are living there. And henceforth, its generally more interesting. In addition, the distances between locations in Victoria are generally farther. That means that I can ride my bike more than 15km and not run out of town/civilization! So yeah.
All this is not to say that Im not planning on persuing my explorations of South America. This is just a slight change for me for now. Once I have my debt paid off and have a little in savings, Imma go :D Perhaps this summer, or end of summer/fall.
My life right now:
Right now, Im sitting in a chair, slightly sore from the waist down. However, when I stand up, I become very, very uncomfortable. I did my first half-marathon (21km) yesterday morning. I ran the entire thing, and even managed to sprint to the end (some guy even started to race me!). I did it in a little over 2 hours. A good time had by all. But I still hurt, and will for a few days.
My life in Courtenay/Comox consists of several things. I sleep, I eat, and I bike. And when Im not sleeping or eating or biking, Im working. Some of it is paid, some of it is not.
My paid work involves my position at my Dad's computer company, doing many, many different tasks, from documentation to electronics assembly to various construction projects to .. anything that anyone needs to have done there but doesnt have time to do themselves.
My non-paid work involves volunteering at a therepeutic garden, which is a garden that is created to be accessible to the disabled and senior-ly. Namely, some elevated garden beds, a natural butterfly garden (where only plants that naturally attract butterflies are planted.. it really works!). I really enjoy digging in the dirt.. because Im volunteering, and so therefore if I wanna stop and talk to a friend, I CAN (as opposed to paid work. Where you shouldn't).
I also semi-volunteer for a group called Katimavik. Katimavik is a volunteer organization that sends newly graduated high-school kids all over the country volunteering with different communities. There is a group of these kids in Courtenay. I have been hanging out with them, because they've been closest thing I could find to a group of people my age.. I 'volunteer' fixing their bicycles. Its really a more than fair trade off for what I get from them, the first night I was there they invited me for a pretty massive fresh fish dinner. We also played ultimate frisbee, and generally just had a good time.. the night after that, I got my first (and so far only) french lesson from them! It was awesome, I love learning languages. Their bicycles are a group of four old bicycles that are in need of many a repair.. so far (due to fish dinners and sweet french) I havent made a whole lot of progress.
Im also going to be fixing bicycles for a group called the Comox Valley Transition Society, which is a group created to protect women and children from dangerous family (or otherwise) situations by providing a safe house. Im also going to be volunteering for the Comox Valley Boys and Girls Club, co-leading a hiking group of 8-10, 8-13yr olds, every sunday, for the next month.
And that is what's kind of going on in my life right now.
Other cool things involve FINDING A SWEET ROAD BIKE FRAME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH I CARRIED HOME ON MY BACK AND FIXED UP AND AM NOW RIDING.. its not fancy new sweet, its super oldschool but super working really good kind of sweet. Its rediculously fast. Also, recently, I was almost hit by a boat on this bike. ..(pause for laughter and bewilderment).. I approached a busy road, planning to make a right hand turn, to go with traffic. As I neared the road, I glanced left, and noticed a large truck, which had already pulled away from the curb, in order to give me room (so I thought...). I pulled on to the road, hugging the gutter as I sped when the truck started passing me, with the room I noticed before. And then, its trailer started passing me, which was quite a bit closer to me.. and then THE HULL OF THE BOAT IT WAS PULLING WAS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE MY HEAD AND MOVING VERY FAST and I had very little room and I did not like it.
Aaanyways.. Id also like to say that Im really excited still about moving to South America. But, as I was discussing with someone earlier today, as long as Im happy with what Im doing and the direction Im going, then Im completely open with change happening in my life. In regards to travelling to South America, or doing the carpentry apprenticeship for a little while.. or even moving to a different part of Canada.
As always, thanks for reading.
Tyler
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