tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004960687478067812024-03-21T11:24:49.634-07:00The Great Gig In The SkyI will be updating this as frequently as I can while I'm on my little adventure with KatimavikMegburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-87007748609814875942009-01-30T00:15:00.000-08:002009-01-30T00:16:18.404-08:00We're Busy!Lots to do, so little time.<br />I'll update soon!<br />-MeganMegburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-80888655860546107862009-01-12T22:02:00.000-08:002009-01-12T22:21:16.828-08:00Bienvenue a Vancouver!Hey everyone!<br /><br />Finally we are in Burnaby, got here nice and safe last Wednesday. And welll of course it wouldn't be a Katimavik rotation if our luggage didn't mysteriously disappear somewhere between Montreal and our final destination.<br /><br />Anways, yes we did get our luggage two days later but it was all there safe and sound and hopefully it won't happen again (for the 3rd time, the first on our way up to Chisasibi, the second on our way from Chisasibi, and the third on the transfer from Montreal to Vancouver).<br /><br />So our house is REALLY! cool and it's old and creaky and cold and the bathroom has cool lights and there's a closet with a toilet in it and we have a patio with a BBQ and cool rooms and like a billion closets in each room and it's warm here! There is snow but it's all melting away and it's raining it's fantastic I haven't needed my winter coat at all and there are mountains outside!<br /><br />Well anyways we went to interviews for work placements on Friday and the work placements are:<br />BACI<br />Neil Squire<br />Burnaby Hospice<br />Windsor House Alternative School<br />The Summit<br /><br />I can't explain them all cause I forgot what they are BUT they are all really cool and I got placed at BACI which helps people with special needs become more involved in the community. Today was my first day and I loved it. It's a really great environment and everyone, both workers and clients, are amazing people, so I'm really looking forward to working there for the next couple of months.<br /><br />Anyways that's all I've got for now, hope you're all well.<br />Take care,<br />MeganMegburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-22141374974411388572009-01-02T19:14:00.000-08:002009-01-02T19:31:25.277-08:00Merry Christmas Happy New Year<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4uT6tGIBqASYCfcT9eqdok-zTUkEgmSjtlVy8LxUeRyJ9S7eNKgi5jmv0252iqCVGTpS34uc4m87jviI0FaSGULWdv6yy3E_HCIutPpMgLVX03zqinhUUxrTRBTNObJlsVo9lhQwLMU/s1600-h/PC240102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286904403011521970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4uT6tGIBqASYCfcT9eqdok-zTUkEgmSjtlVy8LxUeRyJ9S7eNKgi5jmv0252iqCVGTpS34uc4m87jviI0FaSGULWdv6yy3E_HCIutPpMgLVX03zqinhUUxrTRBTNObJlsVo9lhQwLMU/s320/PC240102.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Hey!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Happy New Year to everyone, I hope everyone's was great! We've been very busy at the Katima-house with lots of cleaning and activities and celebrations. The town of Chisasibi has had all these really fun nightly gatherings at the banquet hall and such since the 27th and we've gone to a lot of them. The prizes are really cool but the games are even better, it's so much fun just to play, my face usually hurts from laughing too hard.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So New Years Eve was a very quiet one...for a couple of minutes! The group all decided to go to the Banquet Hall for celebrations, however Kalleena and I were still trying to look pretty so they left without us. We finally left around 11:20 and got to the Hall a bit early, naturally no one was there, mostly at Church or still at home. We ended up not being able to find the rest of our group so our 12:00 consisted of us walking around saying "have you seen our family?" and hugging at 12:00 because we were alone in the middle of the road. So cute!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Well we went to the Hall the group showed up eventually and there was food and coffee and celebrations and games and prizes and dancing and laughing and the fun didn't stop till the morning. Then last night there was a Formal feast that some of us went to and we got all dresssed up with our long johns underneath because it was so cold and the feast was SO GOOD! There was moose and turkey and caribou and ham and beef and a few veggies hehe. Then there were some more games and a couple people even won a 42 inch flat screen t.v., a full stainless steel kitchen set, and a living room set.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Today was mostly spent packing, and finding many things we thought were lost. Ihave managed to pack completely and my suitcase does close. However I still have some stuff out, hopefully it fits in my backpack for camp. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Well that's about it for now. We're going to a Walking Out ceremony tomorrow, which is a traditional ceremony where the kids walk in their snow shoes for the first time and the community invited us to come so we're all excited to go. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Happy New Year!!!</div><br /><div>-Megan</div>Megburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-82044172060468589572008-12-23T18:52:00.001-08:002008-12-23T19:03:48.172-08:00Merry Christmas!Wow, ever busy!<br /><br />I cannot believe it's two days until Christmas! Aunt Elaine told me it's about time for an update so here it is hehe<br /><br />Okay so, it was everyone (except mine and Kayla's) last day of work last Thursday so everyone that had no where to go on Friday spread out throughout the three daycare centres. Unfortunaly, Niiduwashauu Centre only had 6 kids, Preston only had 8 and mine, Jenna Centre, had 13, so we merged and I got to enjoy the last day of work with Kayla Rachelle and Garret. I was very sad to know that it was the last time I would be working with the kids, but I've learned so much, including how to speak Cree, and all I can do is appreciate all of it. They even got me a cake! Ever nice!<br /><br />This weekend was fairly relaxing, I've been working on a very detailed Dreamcatcher that has taken me about, oh around 5 hours already. It's almost done, yay! A few of the group took to building this AWESOME snow thing around a firepit. It's this big firepit with a huge circular bench of snow around it, and around that there's this huge snow wall to protect us from the wind so we can have a couple fires before we leave.<br /><br />Johnny from work told me to be aware that on new years here, everyone goes outside and fires their guns to celebrate and apparently it sounds like a warzone, I'm so excited! I hope we can get some video footage of it.<br /><br />Also, RAchelle and I are house managers this week. We decided to take on the HUGE task of Christmas week, and wow, ever tiring.<br /><br />We went to get the groceries yesterday and we spent about $800. We were a far way over budget, and we even forgot some things. We spent most of the past two days cleaning and cooking and baking! And then we had a bread disaster (don't ask) taht we had to take care of this morning. We got a lot done, but we are both so exhausted now, I cannot wait to sleep.<br /><br />Our Christmas tree is getting fuller and fuller. Packages have arrived in the mail and we're slowly but surely finishing our secret santa gifts, although I just walked upstairs a few moments ago and found mine being constructed but I'll pretend it's a surprise.<br /><br />I think thats about it for now. Tomorrow we're eating a traditional Quebec tourtiere with carrot cake for dessert, and Thursday, well it's a full on Turkey and stuffing and gravy and potatoes and veggies and I can't remember the rest with homemade ice cream and apple pie it's very exciting!<br /><br />Wish everyone happy holidays and a Merry Christmas!<br /><br />-MeganMegburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-52350664520829340172008-12-09T19:13:00.000-08:002008-12-11T20:52:36.123-08:00Busy Busy Busy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBzMRsvrnnx8WLcD6_sfgUd0jx10p3ofZD6XBcW5xAIDdgJ2xr-zzRnW5HU4CfK0s3Gc0VOHPp6xCriBgXZP-HVARCDY6V5LJhT9h6U6cHEFwo3tmJ0_oHLPBWxY3YoyaFF650XlDvd0/s1600-h/PC010178.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278760163890721202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBzMRsvrnnx8WLcD6_sfgUd0jx10p3ofZD6XBcW5xAIDdgJ2xr-zzRnW5HU4CfK0s3Gc0VOHPp6xCriBgXZP-HVARCDY6V5LJhT9h6U6cHEFwo3tmJ0_oHLPBWxY3YoyaFF650XlDvd0/s320/PC010178.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeqiAdmO4xBZLf13OtH_MwL5osUlpDxA8PZKDUssV8WlUmxhqoFo9kZDxFHawriRFi9g9Yi0qM4lOBUZ5F4OkG-B6UUNQkBpzC942UkWGk2K5NLK6v04yfRSM6JE4n6JF_xylLwMhHV4/s1600-h/DSCN0259.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278760149897735074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeqiAdmO4xBZLf13OtH_MwL5osUlpDxA8PZKDUssV8WlUmxhqoFo9kZDxFHawriRFi9g9Yi0qM4lOBUZ5F4OkG-B6UUNQkBpzC942UkWGk2K5NLK6v04yfRSM6JE4n6JF_xylLwMhHV4/s320/DSCN0259.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskG1oqUnfFn7PaLn_5tVrCrnbLR6h08CjZm-8M7lQH69u7Wmh0boyoaq5qG8VYOHKlpQH95gJEiIOED7eDELVSHtzdRmvvmoZCaDShlZeicsUeiSo68mRULIiDniXaQ3rJGLL5xYlbGE/s1600-h/DSCN0252.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278760144967423298" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskG1oqUnfFn7PaLn_5tVrCrnbLR6h08CjZm-8M7lQH69u7Wmh0boyoaq5qG8VYOHKlpQH95gJEiIOED7eDELVSHtzdRmvvmoZCaDShlZeicsUeiSo68mRULIiDniXaQ3rJGLL5xYlbGE/s320/DSCN0252.JPG" border="0" /></a> Top: It's sideways, but one of the Jenna Centre infants enjoying her time on Santa's lap hehe!Middle: Josie Cox's spot in the parade, he was promoting local business.</div><div>Bottom: Marc and Karine posing for a very cute picture at the parade. We all had our faces painted with little Christmas-like pictures.<br /><br /><br /></div><div>Hey Hey Hey!<br /><br />Sorry it's been quite a while. I've been fairly busy over the past couple of weeks. With what you may ask, well I'm not quite sure, but I have been. Christmas is fast approaching and there is a lot going on here in Chisasibi. The past week alone I had four Christmas parties to help out with so my days were full of wrapping presents and decorating and cooking and serving and seeing Santa Claus and making sure all of the kids got a present. The reason for the four parties is that there are four daycare facilities here and due to my volunteer status, well I was asked to volunteer at all of them, and it was such a blast to see all the different reactions when the children had to sit on Santa's lap.<br /><br />So, a couple weekends ago, Karine, our Project Coordinator, flew up to have a visit and to have our mid-trimester assesment with the group. It was a lot of fun and she got to experience all of Chisasibi that she possibly could in four days. We were fortunate enough to take part in the annual Chisasibi Christmas Parade, which was TONNES of fun. There were quite a few floats and the whole town came out to see the parade. Of course, we didn't have a float, per say, but we decorated the Katima-van to the best of our abilities and played music as loud as we could. We also brought along lots of goodies to hand out to the kids (and some adults, Angela!). After a long parade route we were then invited to the Mitchuap (city hall) for some goodies and to see who got the prizes for the best floats (alas, we did not win!).<br /><br />Karine left on the Sunday and we continued on with our Katima-lives until, SURPRISE! Santa Claus himself stopped by the next Tuesday with the fire department, collecting donations and handing out more goodies :). Naturally, myself and a couple others RAN outside to see him because we were so excited.<br /><br />The next few days at work, our cook was sick so I was asked to fill in for him. Cooking for an entire hungry daycare is not as easy as it sounds hehe.<br /><br />Sadly on Wednesday night, this would be the 3rd I believe, our dear group member Marjolaine announced to the group that for personal reasons she was quitting the program and heading home. This was a hard hit on the group, as we have all bonded really well and were very sad to hear that she was leaving. So we all made her a personalized DVD to take home to remember us by, and on Friday, the 5th, she hopped on her flight home, with Marc, who was also heading down to Montreal for a week for conferences and meetings.<br /><br />That weekend was our "48 hours", in other words, free time. Unfortunately, our plans were cancelled so the group stayed home, for the most part, and relaxed. Rachelle and I stayed home the Friday night while everyone went to the school Christmas party and we (don't tell Marc) bought hot dogs and bacon and pigged out on normally banned food hehe. We then started a huge painting project which we're still working on but it is looking SO GOOD and it's going to be amazing when it's finished. I'll post a picture when it's complete.<br /><br />So Monday was back to work and the house had an Asian inspired dinner, which was really good, then we all sat down and watched a documentary on Metal Music. Very educational, however it's still not my favourite kind of music. Tuesday night, Janie Cox, a Cree Culture teacher at the school came over for dinner for a Greece inspired dinner, for which Garret, Kalleena and myself dressed in togas, and the group worked on the mittens that they started, while I, who am not doing mittens, worked on another little side-project I had going.<br /><br />Last night, was another regular Wednesday night, the group had a Mexican inspired dinner and then watched Tenacious D: Pic of Destiny, which was loads of fun.<br /><br />Tonight was much like last night, but we ate perogies, and they was good. Another teacher from the school came for dinner and he brought his guitar, so he and Stephan played together for a bit and it was really nice.<br /><br />Next week is our last week of work. The daycares are having the Staff Christmas Party on Tuesday night so I am looking forward to that. It's going to be sad to leave the daycare because I have grown really attatched to all the staff and children and they hold a special place in my heart. I hope the next Katimavik group has as much fun as we did here.<br /><br />Anyways, that's all I've got for tonight. Wish you all the best, take care!<br />-megan</div></div>Megburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-57044476876832649252008-11-19T18:34:00.000-08:002008-11-19T18:53:27.188-08:00Hey Hey HeyGooooood afternoon everyone!<br /><br />Sorry for taking so long but I get a little lazy every now and then. Well that and I haven't been around much lately either.<br /><br />So work is work. It's daycare like and some of the kids are getting a little too attatched to me. I can't go into the young toddler room sometimes because if Boubacar sees me he'll start crying when I leave, then I have to carry him around everywhere then he cries again when I send him back :) The kids are so cute!<br /><br />Alors, every trimester we have a thing called 'billeting' where all of the participants are separated and sent to live with a family in the area so that they can better discover the culture blah blah blah. Welllll seeing as we're here in Chisasibi, Katimavik couldn't find 11 families that wanted us however there was one guy who was willing to take all of us which ended up being SOOOOOO cool!<br /><br />So on the 10th, we all packed up our stuff (10 days worth, so of course the van was packed full) and headed out to Radisson, a small town abouuuut 85km east (?) from Chisasibi. It's where LG 1 or 2 is located I can't remember. Either way, it came to be when they were building the Dam's as a place for them construction workers to stay and ended up becoming a small community. That could be wrong, feel free to correct me if you know.<br /><br />Anyways about 40 km from Radisson is the Cox family farm it's huge and they don't stay there all the time but this really cool guy named Sylvain stays there and maintains the place and there are 19 dogs mostly huskies and they are so cute and one is half wolf and there was no running water or electricity i.e. we had to flush the toilets with a bucket and drink from a natural spring.<br /><br />While there we helped building a traditional Mitagin (like a teepee but not a teepee cause teepees are really different), I'm pretty sure the Cree's working on it were laughing at us but it's okay cause we had a moss fight and it was fun. Then, we collected Spruce Bows for the floor othe non-traditional Mitagin and we 'installed' the floor, horribly but it worked, then we got to sleep out there for the rest of the nights. It was all fun until the fire went out (it happened every night because no one wanted to get up to tend it) and then it would be freezing cold in our Mitagin.<br /><br />We also mapped trails, heard wolves howling, saw a bunch of animal tracks, and peed in the forrest. It was very educational heha.<br /><br />Sooo we came back to Chisasibi and everyone fought for the showers and we all stank like sweat poop and dog but eventually everyone was clean and missed the bush.<br /><br />This week, Charles and I are house managers so we've been cleaning and making bread and singing our hearts out. I got to sleep in until 10:30 this morning, it was so nice, but then i had to clean the bathrooms, which isn't too bad I just prefer sleeping.<br /><br />Coming up soon in this wonderful town of Chisasibi, the annual Christmas parade, in which we are registered as 11 reindeer pulling a sleigh. Here's how it works.<br />The 10 participants are the reindeer, and our PC Karine Gravel will be here that weekend because she has to check on us so she will be Rudolph (she doesn't know this yet, shh) and Marc, our PL, will be an elf because he looks like an elf driving the sleigh :)<br /><br />Also....I can't remember right now, but there's snow and probably gingerbread houses and french movie nights and lots of fun.<br /><br />I'm out for the night, bon soiree/journee whatever time it is where you are,<br />PEACE!<br /><br />p.s.-my french is coming along quite lovely, a nurse at the hospital actually thought I was bilingual and my french teacher says I am quite knowledgable, however not modest. bye!Megburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-72427043139223457472008-11-05T17:37:00.000-08:002008-11-05T18:04:07.949-08:00In Loving Memory<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZsj6_1q0cFrWam7Ax05RG9I-tAkXmIrrRHxpQ8AWwJe7a7A2f0XHq3dqVnu8-8zo6jnKFE8lasjldV8X-1wF8pCUYrTxC89_vqulwe8U8RbutBtB00TrzyWoO3BFzwlEBMddSFTbLZw/s1600-h/PA290041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265359022284493762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZsj6_1q0cFrWam7Ax05RG9I-tAkXmIrrRHxpQ8AWwJe7a7A2f0XHq3dqVnu8-8zo6jnKFE8lasjldV8X-1wF8pCUYrTxC89_vqulwe8U8RbutBtB00TrzyWoO3BFzwlEBMddSFTbLZw/s320/PA290041.JPG" border="0" /></a> (my apologies, this is the only picture I had)<br /><div>I am writing a blog this evening dedicated to a young boy named Matteo Riopel.</div><br /><div>Matteo was a child at the daycare that I am currently doing my volunteer work at. He was in the toddler room, taken care of every day by Nathalie Orr and Bessie House. Although I never worked closely with him, I did visit his room almost every day and had the chance to see him running around and playing with the other children.</div><br /><div>Matteo was born with a sickness that caused many complications as he was growing. A few weeks ago he also underwent an intensive surgery which he appeared to have recovered from fully. He returned to the daycare playful and happy, the only difference being the type and amount of food he was allowed to eat.</div><br /><div>On the morning of November 03, 2008, Matteo was Med-Evac'd to Montreal's children's hospital where he was put into intensive care. The following day news reached the daycare from Matteo's aunt that he was not doing too well and the chances seemed slim. By the night of Tuesday November 04, 208, Matteo silently passed, in the company of his closest family. </div><br /><div>A parent should never have to experience the pain and agony of outliving their child. My deepest condolences go out to the Riopel family on this sad occasion.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Rest In Peace,</div><br /><div>Matteo Riopel</div><br /><div>December 29, 2005-November 04, 2008</div><br /><div></div>Megburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-45773124662651553902008-11-02T18:56:00.001-08:002008-11-02T19:34:08.691-08:00Dork, For, Smork, Caaaar.<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Don't feel like typing all too much so here are some pictas!!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKxV0ExzJQrlc73H2M7s_Ns4GsCM4VJAq2mE_97X9-j0w8IasyPMOd8-ihyitoBOS01EMxNjO1b_0xsJdJ46yrDkz-6MjEUKAzck44WR8eLMz-ez1Ifho7iET1MtM3lVPfayMXi7jKw0/s1600-h/PA290036.JPG"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMIw0J3xOzNsLGycLXs1novSroU6CgBPfB7BTlRMxTDMDOrlgGTPuyeFzKzggOZXhSAUx1g9JI2ZMoScBxXkMsg7xKUi0ptcPF1tEyoitW59I-hJl2EtWcrpqhrsNsksGgdLidq6Tlyg/s1600-h/PA250014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264262185873165362" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMIw0J3xOzNsLGycLXs1novSroU6CgBPfB7BTlRMxTDMDOrlgGTPuyeFzKzggOZXhSAUx1g9JI2ZMoScBxXkMsg7xKUi0ptcPF1tEyoitW59I-hJl2EtWcrpqhrsNsksGgdLidq6Tlyg/s320/PA250014.JPG" border="0" /></a>Sunday October 26th: Unfortunately, one of our group members, Monicka, decided to quit the program and head home for good. She had a number of reasons and told the group one night during a discussion. Although it was very upsetting we all agreed that it was for the best and took her to the airport to see her off on Sunday afternoon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecg0kDLB8FsgQpYHvuik7xuHYd6iRVHLJtTW7ubIy2G4lJW-QPBE1vkB5tVtb-YF3RywhSJBpXYYeKi-dcHZs8TsFUjMhq-yfSJhjK8LnJr1wglirHmfwyftn3vMX3aUB7vtiyrw_tWE/s1600-h/PA270023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264262195782149890" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecg0kDLB8FsgQpYHvuik7xuHYd6iRVHLJtTW7ubIy2G4lJW-QPBE1vkB5tVtb-YF3RywhSJBpXYYeKi-dcHZs8TsFUjMhq-yfSJhjK8LnJr1wglirHmfwyftn3vMX3aUB7vtiyrw_tWE/s320/PA270023.JPG" border="0" /></a>Tuesday October 28th: First snowfall of the season!!!!! Very windy but also exciting. The snow didn't stay on the ground on Wednesday but it snowed again Wednesday night and the snow has stayed since. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMIw0J3xOzNsLGycLXs1novSroU6CgBPfB7BTlRMxTDMDOrlgGTPuyeFzKzggOZXhSAUx1g9JI2ZMoScBxXkMsg7xKUi0ptcPF1tEyoitW59I-hJl2EtWcrpqhrsNsksGgdLidq6Tlyg/s1600-h/PA250014.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKxV0ExzJQrlc73H2M7s_Ns4GsCM4VJAq2mE_97X9-j0w8IasyPMOd8-ihyitoBOS01EMxNjO1b_0xsJdJ46yrDkz-6MjEUKAzck44WR8eLMz-ez1Ifho7iET1MtM3lVPfayMXi7jKw0/s1600-h/PA290036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264262199516965458" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKxV0ExzJQrlc73H2M7s_Ns4GsCM4VJAq2mE_97X9-j0w8IasyPMOd8-ihyitoBOS01EMxNjO1b_0xsJdJ46yrDkz-6MjEUKAzck44WR8eLMz-ez1Ifho7iET1MtM3lVPfayMXi7jKw0/s320/PA290036.JPG" border="0" /></a>Thursday October 30th: Early Halloween at the daycare!!! The daycare had a party for the kids on Thursday afternoon, with activities and goodies (with toothbrushes). Most of the kids dressed up and were they ever cute!!! This is Ivan-Marcus, one of the infants, dressed as Eeyor from Winnie The Pooh. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNYfxqmUdB_ouU5Lel49z721WwgpCFu3t1luDgNQSgo8FcplT8lSPlNIJws2JudndMtY9KZ8wF_-mX88udBNydNl644Y5kpWM78Ybuo_v6aKDR3UbJ6Lm148UqJPN0uccWnqAjHQFkcM/s1600-h/PA290039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264267519623203602" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNYfxqmUdB_ouU5Lel49z721WwgpCFu3t1luDgNQSgo8FcplT8lSPlNIJws2JudndMtY9KZ8wF_-mX88udBNydNl644Y5kpWM78Ybuo_v6aKDR3UbJ6Lm148UqJPN0uccWnqAjHQFkcM/s320/PA290039.JPG" border="0" /></a>Also Thursday: A couple more of the kids at the daycare. This is Rihanna on the left and Youdin on the right (as a lobster!). They are also in the infant room.</div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8B2L0KJVtZJwk14YxfS0zGc2BIyUDxzGRXa5Lg4hHnydB6rghLPgY0MfD7rvPYk1OhpZE5ixrobK0QJntHE2y5CzA6kfxG0EB-IlLvOU7az8oaiA0Gj5jYZUoQ6H7bE0AbN6sAi4B5p4/s1600-h/PA290043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264267513083220210" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8B2L0KJVtZJwk14YxfS0zGc2BIyUDxzGRXa5Lg4hHnydB6rghLPgY0MfD7rvPYk1OhpZE5ixrobK0QJntHE2y5CzA6kfxG0EB-IlLvOU7az8oaiA0Gj5jYZUoQ6H7bE0AbN6sAi4B5p4/s320/PA290043.JPG" border="0" /></a>Thursday: This is Meequin (his name means 'feather' in Cree). He is in the Pre-K room at the daycare and is one of the children with special needs. He is such an angel and he's so coool!</div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEdO8E3lmOFLLmsNUnMAMmMMRpiJRjsENR1GOfBwmd4OXNNA_Wj5M6TfOPMh6TixlYAc8Rd3zY8euqrvDLtjj3P8t-eX7AJKJNHF8RQ3DkuA7-cG3KuAht7IzkBut25RVKvhdeeErm4o/s1600-h/PA290051.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264267502854085298" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEdO8E3lmOFLLmsNUnMAMmMMRpiJRjsENR1GOfBwmd4OXNNA_Wj5M6TfOPMh6TixlYAc8Rd3zY8euqrvDLtjj3P8t-eX7AJKJNHF8RQ3DkuA7-cG3KuAht7IzkBut25RVKvhdeeErm4o/s320/PA290051.JPG" border="0" /></a>Thursday: Inside the gym at the daycare during the pie throwning contest. The poor victim here is Nathalie, one of the Toddler educators, and the kids are all taking turns trying to hit her face with the pies. Also, dressed as Batman, there is Kristin, another educator in the Pre-K room, she's kneeling on the floor.</div><div> </div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEdO8E3lmOFLLmsNUnMAMmMMRpiJRjsENR1GOfBwmd4OXNNA_Wj5M6TfOPMh6TixlYAc8Rd3zY8euqrvDLtjj3P8t-eX7AJKJNHF8RQ3DkuA7-cG3KuAht7IzkBut25RVKvhdeeErm4o/s1600-h/PA290051.JPG"></a> </div></div>Megburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-25533144343553740662008-11-02T18:56:00.000-08:002008-11-02T18:57:44.019-08:00PhtogMegburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-78406288773605405062008-10-21T19:28:00.000-07:002008-10-21T19:51:37.150-07:00Photog Blog again!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqvgQ3kmQJO9aaUsHzH8I92bhfHaVn3RB5B8qYAg7TT8uXoqp0qyLYrxwxosBoNHunXGSg2DtZ-CW04dX-C4T6Df1-hy2OLkO31Aw4L0_LICDeNCDxH4Gwj3WmksdbLfSc1h2OZWexXA/s1600-h/PA120042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259804117737622258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqvgQ3kmQJO9aaUsHzH8I92bhfHaVn3RB5B8qYAg7TT8uXoqp0qyLYrxwxosBoNHunXGSg2DtZ-CW04dX-C4T6Df1-hy2OLkO31Aw4L0_LICDeNCDxH4Gwj3WmksdbLfSc1h2OZWexXA/s320/PA120042.JPG" border="0" /></a> MUH BIRTHDAY!!!!! So Anna and Charles cooked an AMAZING Thanksgiving dinner and it happened to be my birthday too and they told us to dress up pretty then they shut us in the basement so that we wouldn't get in their way and we took lots of pictures. Here are SOME of the girls, clockwise from left Monicka, me, Kalleena, Kayla and Marjolaine. AWW so pretty!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2kcTXoUTSmQhBkEZAnjGpHcg_VS0NPaEpCs-5niOA-9uS9k0oX-zDE2g-arm5toF5mRCiVmPlhGZ8Kr-3L1SeBKJp9QIDbIDxQyRXX0lQ2dMNOzTXj1j6dqrYys-mcsX9BH-o1jwoWA/s1600-h/PA120041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259804123809770162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2kcTXoUTSmQhBkEZAnjGpHcg_VS0NPaEpCs-5niOA-9uS9k0oX-zDE2g-arm5toF5mRCiVmPlhGZ8Kr-3L1SeBKJp9QIDbIDxQyRXX0lQ2dMNOzTXj1j6dqrYys-mcsX9BH-o1jwoWA/s320/PA120041.JPG" border="0" /></a> Garret, me and Kalleena. The toy gun was my birthday present from Rachelle, it was SO COOL until i broke it like 5 minutes after getting it, but either way it still makes a loud bang when you pull the trigger so I'm happy :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOz1Lg_4V039pF9Oj1YzCHOi_Nq_Z5nSmk7aQ6J00KpKgReLZzpSz0b3g8FcVWSJ2kaAiKFC01kecPxu4p_zPgrt75iV6xn6YfM_xom-puG-4Tk18Dq8z9tpLVvzfvOhNmjAsVKzg-9k/s1600-h/PA120022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259801835072095458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOz1Lg_4V039pF9Oj1YzCHOi_Nq_Z5nSmk7aQ6J00KpKgReLZzpSz0b3g8FcVWSJ2kaAiKFC01kecPxu4p_zPgrt75iV6xn6YfM_xom-puG-4Tk18Dq8z9tpLVvzfvOhNmjAsVKzg-9k/s320/PA120022.JPG" border="0" /></a> Monday day, the group went to some beach somewhere outside of town and we had a sand castle competition. This one was Marc, Anna and Stephans...it's a giant turtle destroying LG1 (the HydroQuebec dam) and it's AWESOME<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgay6kXpb2KNAhxz9KaBKUtPiTDC8CKj4lHBKY0ZN88VVR1PcIqZLMHlNcvZOFHckKcU4d5n4LgFQ5ROHtwl0NFlW9rUWFoFBIe7mFdkoUHneKGUQ2XLt3PqUeMDYRE-iHDxg2pK96jDQk/s1600-h/PA120017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259801845474668450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgay6kXpb2KNAhxz9KaBKUtPiTDC8CKj4lHBKY0ZN88VVR1PcIqZLMHlNcvZOFHckKcU4d5n4LgFQ5ROHtwl0NFlW9rUWFoFBIe7mFdkoUHneKGUQ2XLt3PqUeMDYRE-iHDxg2pK96jDQk/s320/PA120017.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was Charles, Marjo and Monicka's, sooo pretty. The other two teams sort of got lazy and didn't finish...it was cold!</div><div> </div><div>I just realized I don't have any other pictures..,. ENJOY!</div><div> </div><div>-megan<br /><br /></div><div></div>Megburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-5639319477076070492008-10-18T18:26:00.000-07:002008-10-18T19:26:30.050-07:00Bloggy BlogdemSOOOOORRRRRRY for taking so long I got a little lazy.<br /><br />Anyhosens it's been a nice likkle while here in Chisasibi. It is freakin' cold here, I have pulled out my winter jacket and it is in daily use. Work is fairly borbor but what can you do? I'm slowly learning some cree words/understanding their conversations.<br /><br />Last Saturday the group headed over to Fort George, which can also be known as Old Chisasibi. It's about 10km from here on an island. About 30 years ago they picked up most of the town and hauled it over to the mainland because the construction of the HydroQuebec Dam threatened to flood and submerge the island. Alas, it did not flood or submerge so they all go there now to camp and be free because there are no rules over there. We met a family there and they were building something (I forget what it was) and carving up a partridge for dinner. It was gross and intriguing at the same time. We also explored the island by foot/Katimavan and had a sort of campfire with wet wood on a beach and it was cold and Anna claims that she saw a seal but no one else was there.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2vnGdohOwuO3C9cW5cUqpRvUXv84WULbI4UkntBcZvvYW_XM8AIjufgi2iC3L70wmbLI5Gp0yHmM3YswJGh0dWuReDMjvSRgrKQfuzTzT8moBMObZgROmqeOQ0DFgf0d1QK7xthc484/s1600-h/PA090001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258673899849085618" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2vnGdohOwuO3C9cW5cUqpRvUXv84WULbI4UkntBcZvvYW_XM8AIjufgi2iC3L70wmbLI5Gp0yHmM3YswJGh0dWuReDMjvSRgrKQfuzTzT8moBMObZgROmqeOQ0DFgf0d1QK7xthc484/s320/PA090001.JPG" border="0" /></a>AH! It's the group on the barge over to Fort George!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuZhvF9gYYo53tk4ywehai0PQbc2Jcpe4ZckzqfStogIh1g7BgywLSHJWaHUXxfz-onOMgD3W-5Bt3SbECHwu8C4llcpnmunbYfkFNCoLM_1c-1oOwQZ6fusiQ9Ww8N30shRCzk3ppJU/s1600-h/PA090025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258673902075502754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuZhvF9gYYo53tk4ywehai0PQbc2Jcpe4ZckzqfStogIh1g7BgywLSHJWaHUXxfz-onOMgD3W-5Bt3SbECHwu8C4llcpnmunbYfkFNCoLM_1c-1oOwQZ6fusiQ9Ww8N30shRCzk3ppJU/s320/PA090025.JPG" border="0" /></a>A very very old gravestone in the cemetary on the island.<br /><br /> Okay, so Monday was mah birthday!!! It was pretty cool, aside from missing everyone at home :( But everyone here was so nice and got me really funny presents/candy and we had a great day at the beach having a sand castle competition. When I say beach, by the way, forget the swimsuits and sunscreen and add the long johns and sweaters. So the sand castles were SOOOO cool. Rachelle and Kayla burried Karl in the sand as a castle; Charles, Marjo and Monicka made this beautiful garden sanctuary type thing; Marc, Anna and Stephan made a HUGE turtle destroying LG1; and Kalleena, Garret and myself just made a random thing with trees and rocks and a mini michuap. I'd post pictures but it's kind of a pain in the ass so I'll make a picture blog later. Oh and on Monday night we had thanksgiving dinner and we all dressed up really pretty and had a fancy dinner complete with British accents.<br /> <br /> The rest of the week was boring aside from an intense game of Shirades last night and a little Welcome party that was long overdue on Wednesday that was pretty cool but hardly anyone showed up because I suppose they have better things to do. I'll do a picture blog later. OH and tomorrow we're building a wintercamp. We were going to make a Michuap (teepee) but I wasn't listening either way it's a wintercamp now and we're going to sleep in it in the middle of winter...HYAY<br /><br />k peaceMegburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-33762277344177833432008-10-10T17:11:00.000-07:002008-10-10T18:17:37.496-07:00PICTURE BLOG!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-AX0O1_ileNmpZz53xiK57swGRRc5XYTfpzoHJ4csyq190sFRse8viJvGtnmXQS_rS9sYz9oBzc8g1u3kvXhLvj3bafI2AOyl5o1FhR-Gx91IRBkst_1k9BxV7IQlzbsgFOo-qac2gM/s1600-h/n541046531_1463840_6811.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255697862289604642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-AX0O1_ileNmpZz53xiK57swGRRc5XYTfpzoHJ4csyq190sFRse8viJvGtnmXQS_rS9sYz9oBzc8g1u3kvXhLvj3bafI2AOyl5o1FhR-Gx91IRBkst_1k9BxV7IQlzbsgFOo-qac2gM/s320/n541046531_1463840_6811.jpg" border="0" /></a> Our first outing in the Katimavan, we got stuck in sand. We tried with all our might to push it out but we failed. Eventually a nice neighbour came out with his truck and got us out of there. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsB3cy6k3rrW7esBfTyx8T8MGT6GMEw_U1w84U2HsRsI22eWnXxaBjaz-_mRiPfTeHkPQgKlSQva_kFHchO8mWaI4SHGqy5DG6AuJeQr0emOJu5LBvM7I294AFLXzzjemNhnM5q283wMw/s1600-h/SDC10271.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255697867702498322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsB3cy6k3rrW7esBfTyx8T8MGT6GMEw_U1w84U2HsRsI22eWnXxaBjaz-_mRiPfTeHkPQgKlSQva_kFHchO8mWaI4SHGqy5DG6AuJeQr0emOJu5LBvM7I294AFLXzzjemNhnM5q283wMw/s320/SDC10271.JPG" border="0" /></a> Marc, pretending to be Jesus? Anyways we decided on Monday night last minute to go see the sunset at James Bay so here are some photos.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9K4OHEYYkX2wZA9CFjenU8BHJhyYMSCFD643uT5_qSwTGbmdXp8Dw_UQiOk-yoEynkUgNBhAmYsgnr4QH7pWjVy7lfh-qeuu7VWKF_5azLtxilXDM5fp3iFb4bVxRN-l5PQYaKltG8Y/s1600-h/SDC10257.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255697873735370946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9K4OHEYYkX2wZA9CFjenU8BHJhyYMSCFD643uT5_qSwTGbmdXp8Dw_UQiOk-yoEynkUgNBhAmYsgnr4QH7pWjVy7lfh-qeuu7VWKF_5azLtxilXDM5fp3iFb4bVxRN-l5PQYaKltG8Y/s320/SDC10257.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sunset at James Bay<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRr73rKNmaRRbIWNjjzy8a80xqvN_wawcZ2BRWX5EsA_1LQePDLc14O5prQ3jEe4QWCv3jXwK_ZKCpdk-M3oa5LdRyViJ8l4FPNoSLvNbxrvTAi-528nWRNAJ1zQUJvg4BX4BFFHL9bw/s1600-h/SDC10259.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255697873148605250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRr73rKNmaRRbIWNjjzy8a80xqvN_wawcZ2BRWX5EsA_1LQePDLc14O5prQ3jEe4QWCv3jXwK_ZKCpdk-M3oa5LdRyViJ8l4FPNoSLvNbxrvTAi-528nWRNAJ1zQUJvg4BX4BFFHL9bw/s320/SDC10259.JPG" border="0" /></a> A view of James Bay sans sunset.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAGw1RSvJW-6OZCbcuPYCA74KA7pTAre7MLvaF0boMGA-0nuV5mYnVaDo9WJW-9cMj37DiLU1gD7D8LnFPmXM1po85oN8aBNqNf_zezVrQc0e1REq7RxLJhlTKTkkjhqa4PWSmcjsHcM/s1600-h/SDC10268.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255697876545314178" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAGw1RSvJW-6OZCbcuPYCA74KA7pTAre7MLvaF0boMGA-0nuV5mYnVaDo9WJW-9cMj37DiLU1gD7D8LnFPmXM1po85oN8aBNqNf_zezVrQc0e1REq7RxLJhlTKTkkjhqa4PWSmcjsHcM/s320/SDC10268.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sunset<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255686701155673586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ2FIxX6uRf3Z1EjfQTATl0xqIU4Lc80ASbpMnFLc2bJVGvkAolvqNV3yRje8p42JodqmYvkEkh0br5xYLUcVlXG2tJh2aXd9HfNA1RqgF_xV3XolfZMLxaqbH4imh6BXqgRz8c54mDo/s320/P1000087.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><div> </div><div>While at the sunset at James Bay we decided to spell out KATIMAVIK with our bodies. So from left to right : Garret, Karl, Stephan, Kayla, Kalleena, Marjo, Monicka, Rachelle, Charles, me and Anna. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3H_ms20aTmigNtpsAPEM8nZxu-SUP4NwzpoSP1qZ05qgjHHM4hCtf15DHTcT4-pGNia24Nj1nE2AjpbdIqZ8yxPWAjlLuj6xHkOSuX2mag_imS0qS3Sd0IpRsKcMuGqSScrpl10pemw/s1600-h/PA080025.JPG"></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3H_ms20aTmigNtpsAPEM8nZxu-SUP4NwzpoSP1qZ05qgjHHM4hCtf15DHTcT4-pGNia24Nj1nE2AjpbdIqZ8yxPWAjlLuj6xHkOSuX2mag_imS0qS3Sd0IpRsKcMuGqSScrpl10pemw/s1600-h/PA080025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255686714251526898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3H_ms20aTmigNtpsAPEM8nZxu-SUP4NwzpoSP1qZ05qgjHHM4hCtf15DHTcT4-pGNia24Nj1nE2AjpbdIqZ8yxPWAjlLuj6xHkOSuX2mag_imS0qS3Sd0IpRsKcMuGqSScrpl10pemw/s320/PA080025.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><br />On Wednesday night, the group headed to the James Bay Eeyou School for the awards ceremony, and this was a cute little girl sitting in front of us. AWWW<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi523qE1KINhFa2-we7u9sstfoPXs2IO-Fdui5DT95QZZ3YCYX6ETAcDyJ0IqgJNwOyNJE48EPcq7cfVi-t5QLfTzTVtZNpFOWghhSrF3q5jKspxstHy0WlkpAqkgCJIt44UHw-fpvIKBk/s1600-h/PA070001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255686709416808146" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi523qE1KINhFa2-we7u9sstfoPXs2IO-Fdui5DT95QZZ3YCYX6ETAcDyJ0IqgJNwOyNJE48EPcq7cfVi-t5QLfTzTVtZNpFOWghhSrF3q5jKspxstHy0WlkpAqkgCJIt44UHw-fpvIKBk/s320/PA070001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Tuesday night: A few of us decided to play Monopoloy, and used the hotels and houses to create a mini Chisasibi.<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoYFTIqPCikogksSdibrfPsuNMI-ghOBuYwuNIm1QV0M8Aye73wHz1F5DIf6KbGs88AUAGeHCPhPyk143Rnu-schTyQgCcvXYMv5td7Owcqo-8a-pEdL_fWeAGIQidUBLrYpVz3LSn5E/s1600-h/PA080026.JPG"></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoYFTIqPCikogksSdibrfPsuNMI-ghOBuYwuNIm1QV0M8Aye73wHz1F5DIf6KbGs88AUAGeHCPhPyk143Rnu-schTyQgCcvXYMv5td7Owcqo-8a-pEdL_fWeAGIQidUBLrYpVz3LSn5E/s1600-h/PA080026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255686712133481746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoYFTIqPCikogksSdibrfPsuNMI-ghOBuYwuNIm1QV0M8Aye73wHz1F5DIf6KbGs88AUAGeHCPhPyk143Rnu-schTyQgCcvXYMv5td7Owcqo-8a-pEdL_fWeAGIQidUBLrYpVz3LSn5E/s320/PA080026.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Wednesday night again, the little girls older brother playing a slapping game with Monicka</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoYFTIqPCikogksSdibrfPsuNMI-ghOBuYwuNIm1QV0M8Aye73wHz1F5DIf6KbGs88AUAGeHCPhPyk143Rnu-schTyQgCcvXYMv5td7Owcqo-8a-pEdL_fWeAGIQidUBLrYpVz3LSn5E/s1600-h/PA080026.JPG"></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoYFTIqPCikogksSdibrfPsuNMI-ghOBuYwuNIm1QV0M8Aye73wHz1F5DIf6KbGs88AUAGeHCPhPyk143Rnu-schTyQgCcvXYMv5td7Owcqo-8a-pEdL_fWeAGIQidUBLrYpVz3LSn5E/s1600-h/PA080026.JPG"></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoYFTIqPCikogksSdibrfPsuNMI-ghOBuYwuNIm1QV0M8Aye73wHz1F5DIf6KbGs88AUAGeHCPhPyk143Rnu-schTyQgCcvXYMv5td7Owcqo-8a-pEdL_fWeAGIQidUBLrYpVz3LSn5E/s1600-h/PA080026.JPG"></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Megburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-56016763213160777202008-10-05T06:43:00.000-07:002008-10-05T07:04:58.268-07:00Oh mon Dieu, le gastro!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gVnTcBT6-HcFw0FYcPqytjP5Y0b8GQZ9j2oYA879rToDOd5kh6rLSon4nSbL6KugOPDQTqimuz6cE4_qdMx3UZXW_IqWyuE_s4_r2F7mOjAsQOjs_6uDMp4v74NJ1Bx0jG2xExyCLJ4/s1600-h/n606515408_1811787_3816.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253669557377873282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gVnTcBT6-HcFw0FYcPqytjP5Y0b8GQZ9j2oYA879rToDOd5kh6rLSon4nSbL6KugOPDQTqimuz6cE4_qdMx3UZXW_IqWyuE_s4_r2F7mOjAsQOjs_6uDMp4v74NJ1Bx0jG2xExyCLJ4/s320/n606515408_1811787_3816.jpg" border="0" /></a> YAY! This is our house, is very nice and our front lawn is made of sand and rocks :) Its brand new and very nice except theres lots of sand so we have to sweep inside 3 or 4 times a day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBxUFhz5MYLLDbn7l71fjW4V2LL633y8Pk9zdusE767EYP7tiKauZGXQQWPmYCCaaAnPw_aB2tJPIrTLz9-Eq2yrtTy3nB-1DmBx6MuBwMxAJ-C9aTRQc5_bIa1F_2WpWgK46XSfEZsI/s1600-h/n606515408_1811790_7219.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253669555143884722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBxUFhz5MYLLDbn7l71fjW4V2LL633y8Pk9zdusE767EYP7tiKauZGXQQWPmYCCaaAnPw_aB2tJPIrTLz9-Eq2yrtTy3nB-1DmBx6MuBwMxAJ-C9aTRQc5_bIa1F_2WpWgK46XSfEZsI/s320/n606515408_1811790_7219.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a ... forgot the word for it, but they don't call it a teepee... they are everywhere and people are starting to cover them now and roast geese in them. It's interesting.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4CATvxm4dom8g2bscwyIu5_Lw1B1eFdIur4FSa3ZKQAYwmDhdNNmeyw6clFnP38AC3cYEiJojNyWYDeXT7eoC55aPl8Q6qHsJV4a-d89-8Zudh1wqxYjOa5QgNr3SrZ4-eCPri68G6Y/s1600-h/n606515408_1821320_6360.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253669557625830898" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4CATvxm4dom8g2bscwyIu5_Lw1B1eFdIur4FSa3ZKQAYwmDhdNNmeyw6clFnP38AC3cYEiJojNyWYDeXT7eoC55aPl8Q6qHsJV4a-d89-8Zudh1wqxYjOa5QgNr3SrZ4-eCPri68G6Y/s320/n606515408_1821320_6360.jpg" border="0" /></a>Some Cree children that were playing outside our house. We decided to join them and then they wouldn't leave us alone and kept ringing our doorbell during dinner. Very cute though, in the end.<br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">Howdy y'all!</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So it's been a rather exciting few days here in the KatimaHouse. My french is very much improving because my house manager partner hardly speaks a word of english and in turn I can now understand pretty much everything she says. Most of the time.</div><br /><div>On Thursday afternoon Marc told me that because I'm working at the daycare, I had to complete a First Aid training course. I was a little pissed off because I really wanted to cook dinner that night but now I had to go to this course. Anyways it was 3 hours Thursday night, Friday night and Saturday morning. I actually am happy that I went because I must say, I learned quite a bit.</div><br /><div>Also, on Thursday night, one of the girls came down with the flu. So she stayed home all day with Monicka and myself while we cleaned. Well of course this is a house of 12 people, so duh its going to get passed around. So Friday night Monicka started feeling a bit queezy and looked a little pale, and I started to have some really painful stomach cramps. Finally Saturday morning Monicka was full out sick with the flu and I was all right so I went along to my First Aid class and got everything I needed. By the time I got home, I ran downstairs and passed out for a couple of hours, only to wake up vomitting and realized that I too, had the flu. Now lets just put the icing on the cake...by Saturday night, Kalya, Monicka, myself and now Kalleena all had the flu. Isn't it great living with 12 people? </div><br /><div>I think thats as far as it will spread because it just so happens that all 4 girls who got it share a bedroom so we all quarentined ourselves and that should be the end of it. </div><br /><div>Anyways I'm going to post a few more pictures and then go back to sleep. Enjoy!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Megburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-45414670029668527152008-10-03T08:28:00.000-07:002008-10-03T08:47:44.469-07:00Des PhotosIt is far too early to write another blog and I lack the energy to do so right now, so I'll just post some pictures :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTzwVyga5byjiw6PMHLy5o3GpkOt7Jd2wwdibmWbjssATlY6FVrFZYJTNJHkmMgYuLmCWtgGdrLzRhSqYu8RxQnhNQ9of1UDjiLXhAwdB98bdGPvBgMYdGNVK4CZcLvEGTXvzJKhuueE/s1600-h/P9210066.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTzwVyga5byjiw6PMHLy5o3GpkOt7Jd2wwdibmWbjssATlY6FVrFZYJTNJHkmMgYuLmCWtgGdrLzRhSqYu8RxQnhNQ9of1UDjiLXhAwdB98bdGPvBgMYdGNVK4CZcLvEGTXvzJKhuueE/s1600-h/P9210066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252952245374384370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTzwVyga5byjiw6PMHLy5o3GpkOt7Jd2wwdibmWbjssATlY6FVrFZYJTNJHkmMgYuLmCWtgGdrLzRhSqYu8RxQnhNQ9of1UDjiLXhAwdB98bdGPvBgMYdGNVK4CZcLvEGTXvzJKhuueE/s320/P9210066.JPG" border="0" /></a>So this was the Sunday of our "Mass-Orientation" camp. That bucket is full of food scraps and who knows what else. They used it in one of our camp games, we had to find 20 marbles that were at the bottom of the bucket, but that was only on the second night. In this picture, the bucket had been sitting out in the sun for a few days, and Stephan and Alex so kindly volunteered to clean it up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiGkTcO3Y2FMSJNh_QywszVGqzl1TkXw2bwHynsv6TL4O2G778JLwNxd7eBDpiKCZZPk_FGcwkSS1xoNffbJ9BA3wAp8AKXFfpU5ZPUCk-Pu6h9j-Z9yOsOcRbVius1iMDM6MWHoIbJ0/s1600-h/P9230092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252952245706648754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiGkTcO3Y2FMSJNh_QywszVGqzl1TkXw2bwHynsv6TL4O2G778JLwNxd7eBDpiKCZZPk_FGcwkSS1xoNffbJ9BA3wAp8AKXFfpU5ZPUCk-Pu6h9j-Z9yOsOcRbVius1iMDM6MWHoIbJ0/s320/P9230092.JPG" border="0" /></a> Tuesday morning, around 9:30, at the Val D'Or airport(one of our two stops on our way up north). It's very very small, about the size of the Swiss Chalet I worked at, and it had ONE taxi spot, which was, of course, vacant. This isn't everyone but clockwise from the left, it's me, Charles, Rachelle (in the rainbow hat), Marc, Anna, Karl, Garret and Stephan. This is also the airport that took our luggage hostage for a day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixenvLmNQLC_S4xT8nn2JeD3bY3d4mQL7SvBhWqD2W1Mvl3zBtffHQHJawVEBHTsvt49q5FBuD0P_ppy8J2YyB4wS_-_DMNwG2P7u3FE_hQpBcyJADscGeBwd_n_CbzVgJL6laCRueBaQ/s1600-h/P9240120.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252952252167370866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixenvLmNQLC_S4xT8nn2JeD3bY3d4mQL7SvBhWqD2W1Mvl3zBtffHQHJawVEBHTsvt49q5FBuD0P_ppy8J2YyB4wS_-_DMNwG2P7u3FE_hQpBcyJADscGeBwd_n_CbzVgJL6laCRueBaQ/s320/P9240120.JPG" border="0" /></a> First picture of Chisasibi. This is the Administrative Centre, duh, one of the nicer looking buildings. I don't know what they do in there but it's really nice and the receptionist is such a doll, she helped us out a lot during an activity on our frist day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lzYM0rkXAygPq43zYbYYCAfCSmttGTEzsvixqe2jehugRMFy131pTWhbzuSK9_fRiF4qg7kuE8upFOtF1wvPxCL6Tt1YuRWFATmOZwngOlPcYpploCfno22pHQffRcWULcG4cXrUZco/s1600-h/P9240125.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252952253193732514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lzYM0rkXAygPq43zYbYYCAfCSmttGTEzsvixqe2jehugRMFy131pTWhbzuSK9_fRiF4qg7kuE8upFOtF1wvPxCL6Tt1YuRWFATmOZwngOlPcYpploCfno22pHQffRcWULcG4cXrUZco/s320/P9240125.JPG" border="0" /></a> DOWNTOWN! Not a joke, this is downtown Chisasibi. There's not much to say about it, but on the right is the hockey arena and on the right is the school. Also in downtown : the commercial centre (consists of a post office, cafe thats not really a cafe, a CO-OP, a CIBC bank and the Northern Store), City Hall, the general store, a First Nations Bank and a Youth Centre.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEbPSZCRw2ejD7rGGLmyowqA0zAtvsO24m8OIludZldJE1uhRWPNouQIlSlsFREhF-Eqo-3o-37Gj8kDAPzxII222VZ-nLypEN_LxNzjBtV5esFTwdeulUnxYHb9ks0VEsp-1rcmWOHc/s1600-h/P9300037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252952253199483666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEbPSZCRw2ejD7rGGLmyowqA0zAtvsO24m8OIludZldJE1uhRWPNouQIlSlsFREhF-Eqo-3o-37Gj8kDAPzxII222VZ-nLypEN_LxNzjBtV5esFTwdeulUnxYHb9ks0VEsp-1rcmWOHc/s320/P9300037.JPG" border="0" /></a> Aw, this is some of the group walking to work on their first day at their jobs. Of course I was in the van getting a ride, so what was I to do aside from snap their picture and mock them :)Megburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-21664838935338382912008-09-30T17:35:00.000-07:002008-09-30T18:19:45.549-07:00Wachiya!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdY0ZEISSbMBczie91QvrtXGCFW2l-vHfbOzc0S6u5t6EgNHy5QjoMpdVZSahDFTyRoSB5_S6d5XNh8JZuIB_nXi3-7znr4H9baC0fhDzSM1fSvOTXvcJoJUxQlqmGsm4lGCyFPYhaQw/s1600-h/P9230092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251988933680334626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdY0ZEISSbMBczie91QvrtXGCFW2l-vHfbOzc0S6u5t6EgNHy5QjoMpdVZSahDFTyRoSB5_S6d5XNh8JZuIB_nXi3-7znr4H9baC0fhDzSM1fSvOTXvcJoJUxQlqmGsm4lGCyFPYhaQw/s320/P9230092.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JFn0frt48kw5u83jWUCCYyuOTaRb9xEmavlTRcIeeEtV5eI6X_tbIrhtCnpsPyJM26NSuEhC4WgsXRK57ChkhNE9rUbVgGVl0yBIi7VRKMW_lazo8VXmpt4aQAWUKizRfc3f91qm58U/s1600-h/P9230100.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">Wachiya toute la monde!</span><br />Hope all is well for everyone, cause its awesome up here.<br />I am having a blast. We just got our internet today, yeah it took a while. I was at an orientation camp from the 17th until the 23rd, and we got up here around noon on that day. Funny little anecdote:<br />The luggage from my group weight almost 1000 lbs., so the plane couldn't take off from one of its stops in Val D'Or, so they removed our luggage from the plane.<br />Whats funny about this? Well we only found out once the plane was in the air and had already left the airport and our luggage was still sitting in the airport :D<br />Yes, it wasn't actually funny at all, it was very annoying, alas we got it safely the next day and brought it home.<br />Okay, so the orientation camp was tonnes of fun. We were with two other groups, and there was plenty of games and food and campfires and joking around. I even picked up a french accent for a couple of days because there were so many frenchies around me. So the other two groups left on the Sunday because their first placements were in Ville Ray and Ville Emant which are both in Montreal. So my group and myself had the whole camp to ourselves for 2 nights and 1 day, it was fun fun fun but we missed everyone else. Finally Tuesday came along and we all woke up late at 4 am so we had to rush to the airport, and there was no point to that because once we got their the Air Creebec desk wasn't even open. There is such thing as 'Cree Time'. They like to take their time doing things, like with this internet, that we were supposed to have last week and just got today after Marc (our Project Leader) actually took the computer into the place and made them do it. Either way, they are very nice but timid people, and they are very accomodatin and have been very nice to us.<br />Our house is brand new, with new appliances and everything, except for the cooking pots and all that stuff but who cares, they get the job done and everyone is happy with it.<br />There is a lot of construction up here and a lot of children. They seem to hang around the general store and eat candy a lot. They are extremely shy but a few of the brave ones approach us and<br />ask us stuff, and usually laugh at everything we say or do or whatever we are wearing.<br />The weather is not too bad, yet. The days are beautiful, nice t-shirt/sweater weather, but the nices are SO COLD! I guess thats what for coats are for though right?<br />We all took a walk out the other night and got to see the Northern Lights, which was, combined with the stars, probably the most amazing thing I have ever seen, and they weren't even in their prime, they were "faint" apparentyly. I almost cried because it was such a beautiful sight.<br />I've forgotten what I've written so I'm going to point out that I work at the daycare as a cook/receptionist, which I start next week and I am super excited.<br />And I have to share my laptop so I must be on my way. I will try to update more frequently.<br />Take care y'all<br />-Megan<br /><br />p.s.- wachiya means hello/welcome in Cree...and CHIP-CHEE means STOP and its written in all these funky letters that i can describe as 'candycane, triangle, two squiggles, candycane dot' :D</div></div>Megburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-85216869338003893782008-09-16T08:36:00.000-07:002008-09-16T08:58:07.879-07:00The Sun'll Come Out, Tomorrow<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCvYHa_yVvmx88Ay_OSiKvoWM2Am7_LIYXc4VF4T_LPftjxev3-BnQfm7HrMwwH7-pou7PaF-44LTmKS9c8RYY56xU2n5XLuvVaJ7XsNb5AVdd6390DuOkCO4ktEQjXyHQem2uTaYtAY/s1600-h/image002069-thumb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246648882379054530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCvYHa_yVvmx88Ay_OSiKvoWM2Am7_LIYXc4VF4T_LPftjxev3-BnQfm7HrMwwH7-pou7PaF-44LTmKS9c8RYY56xU2n5XLuvVaJ7XsNb5AVdd6390DuOkCO4ktEQjXyHQem2uTaYtAY/s320/image002069-thumb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>AH AH AH AH!!!!!<br /><br />Tomorrow is the big day!!! Am I finished packing? Nope. :D<br /><br />Well today is very exciting for me, I've got a lot to do (packing and making sure my room is clean) and I don't really feel like doing it but eventually, I will start.<br /><br />I was very happy yesterday to find out that Chisasibi does recieve service from Telus, meaning I get to keep my phone instead of putting it on 3 month vacation, and on top of that, I have free calling to my fave 5, which is awesome!!!<br /><br />Also, I've already met 6 people from my group, and I've been chatting with them! Thank you Facebook!! So just to let everyone know, my housemates for the next 9 months are:<br />1. Kalleena Hunter<br />2. Rachelle<br />3. Anna Slater<br />4. Monicka Lemelin<br />5. Kayla Hodges<br />6. Garrett Gunning<br /><br />*Including my Project Leader, Marc Guilbeault<br /><br />With myself included that makes 6 girls already, so I'm assuming everyone else will be of the male gender.<br /><br />So this time tomorrow I should be sitting on a Greyhound bus on the 401 East right outside of Kingston, bored out of my brains haha. I'm going to miss everyone so much, and my room and my bed and my cat and normal food and warm weather (by the way, high of 9, low of -2 next Monday, our first full day in Chisasibi) and well, wish me luck!<br /><br />Take Care,<br />Megan</div>Megburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900496068747806781.post-53856097858059539122008-09-09T08:42:00.000-07:002008-09-09T09:09:59.775-07:008 Days Left!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMOHAMkwhTSrHeAzhatRn0GFvghVfm7cyPwc2iskTSoR5GbbnL6oQvqYL9mxHAL2ZgMIznhp4RupscHk68sdHj0QgIevUuyEZuH1D2ku7CKP1_JP-QoH8PjE1C35hO6gBiwCih235Cbw/s1600-h/SuffernChisasibiMap.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244054223135564610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMOHAMkwhTSrHeAzhatRn0GFvghVfm7cyPwc2iskTSoR5GbbnL6oQvqYL9mxHAL2ZgMIznhp4RupscHk68sdHj0QgIevUuyEZuH1D2ku7CKP1_JP-QoH8PjE1C35hO6gBiwCih235Cbw/s400/SuffernChisasibiMap.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Okay, this is my first blog, it might be lame.<br /><br />Right so just to fill you in, I leave next Wednesday morning (the 17th) at 9:35 a.m. for Montreal, where I will be in an orientation camp for a few days. From there my group will be heading up to Chisasibi, Quebec, a small town in the James Bay region of northern Quebec. It is a town of about 4000 residents, mainly of Inuit and Cree origin, meaning they speak neither English or French, so this will be quite the experience. I understand that I'll be able to see Aurora Borealis while I'm up there, I've never seen it before so I'm pretty excited!!! On January 7th, 2009, we'll be flying out to Burnaby, British Columbia. This is a fairly larger city right outside of Vancouver, and my cousin (he lives in Coquitlam, excuse my improper spelling if need be, right outside of Burnaby) says that there is a very nice shopping mall there :) So we spend three months in Burnaby doing our thing, and then on March 25th we're flying back to Ontario, to the town of Woodstock, which is not too too far from Toronto, so it will be like being home, but not really home hehe.<br />Sooo it's T-minus 8 days until the big departure, technically 7 days since my bus leaves bright and early in the morning (and I arrive at 4:05 p.m., followed by another bus departure at 5:15 p.m. that will stop by the airport to pick up more people before we head out to orientation camp, and I have no idea how far that is from Montreal, LOOOOOONG BUS RIDE!!!) :).<br />Anyways my sad attempts at packing are giving me some results. I've managed to squeeze in a winter coat, snow pants, winter gloves/hat, sleeping bag, towel, bed sheets and shoes, while sparing some room for actual clothes (this is not going to be fun).<br />Oh, on top of all of this, I have to keep clothes out to wear for the next 8 days as well as pack my backpack for 3 days of camping, any volunteers to help me out?<br />I think I'm done this blog now, I don't know if I'll be able to update it very often in Chisasibi, we'll see if they even have internet up there lol. As for now, I've got some stuff to take care of at the bank.<br /><br />Take care,<br />Megan</div>Megburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185035481925770621noreply@blogger.com0