About the blog of me
Im travelling around the world, working as i go, living life as much as i can, enjoying everything thing and everyone i encounter. Along the way I capture these moments of fun and beauty and like to share these with whoever is watching.
i havent done much today, but went to the gym and sat online, so the best thing i’ve seen today is:
Powder Mountain Perspective from Ian Provo on Vimeo.
i should try it myself, i have the gear, it keeps snowing so yeh.
watching bedtime stories, and there are too many overly exaggerated british accents,a nd the idiot russell brand.
i’ve just about finished my work as a ski/snowboard instructor. it’s been great, i’ve spent sooo much time on the mountain, had some great experiences, met some great people, learned a lot.
i’ve progressed to level 2 snowboard instructor and level 1 ski, and will take my snowboard freestyle course in a couple of weeks, so i’m working my way up nicely.
i’m pretty exhausted and so im resting up a bit this week, even though it has been snowing, i’d rather rest up than tire myself out more, there is still 2 months of riding left before the lifts close!
so i have to job hunt now, need money.
so photos i’ve been uploading from my travels in the past year:
Again it’s been a long time. I don’t find myself with a lot of free time these days, especially with Christmas and new year having just passed. Well now I do have time, being driven by steve. I drove us as far as the rogers pass, and he has the last 100km to do while we listen to hits of the 80′s.
Alan and I were to be evicted from out house, as john decided that after nine days we were too rowdy, but we’ve been behaving and have convinced him to give us another chance, so no parties, no friends round, no sillyness for the next few fortnights.
Alan quit his job due to the early starts, but no worries as he should be working in a bar in the next few days, and will even get his lift ticket refunded because he’ll be working on the mountain.
As for me and working, I have worked a bit, I’m working as a ski/snowboard instructor at Nakiska resort, it’s about a 45 minute drive, kind of a small hill, but pay isn’t too bad and the people I work with are great. I still need to find more work to get by and save up some money, but I’m sort of working on that. Job hunting was an option during the busy holiday period.
So Christmas day was great, we got a group together for a picnic on the mountain. It’s was a glorious sunny day, warmest for ages, and we basked with bagels and sparkling german wine, henkel! Yum. So then we went back to town and had a fun dinner buffet in the keg restaurant and tried to drink after, but with most bars closed it wasn’t too late of a night.
My new years eve was never going to be crazy with the knowledge that I had to wake up at 6:30 to goto work and teach kids all day. Nonetheless I had fun, and spent the 1st sleep deprived.
So life is good, it hasn’t snowed much until 3 days ago, and well it’s been too busy to go up the mountain, so work and chilling has taken up most of the time.
So back to now and steve and I are on a little roadtrip to see Seb, a mate from verbier, who lives in revelstoke. I’m trying not to get my hopes up over this place but there’s quite a buzz going around about the snow and mountain. Now steve’s getting road rage haha.
So now I’ll leave you with some photos:
That bird beast is a turducken, chicken stuffed inside a duck inside a turkey, impressive and gross!
Alan and I have a home, at last! It’s such a relief, seems like a huge luxury after living out of a bag or car or just a mess for 8 months. I packed my socks into a drawer this morning and it felt like heaven, funny how such trivial little things can make life so nice.
It’s a huge place, we both have double beds, big kitchen, even a dining area, washing machine an dryer and the cherry on top is a fireplace. It was unfurnished bar a sofa, so we got online, trawled adverts and placed our own and came up trumps to get a giant dining table and chairs, sofa bed an our beds, plus some pans. So now hone sweet home, and we even have a Christmas tree we cut down! Only thong missing I the Internet, but that should be fixed before the weekend.
We had a house warming party last night just an hour after moving in, so we managed to annoy our landlord, old man john upstairs. But we won’t make a habit of it.
So the weekend to lake louise was f*€¥ing cold doing a course. I got some bad frostbite on my nose. When it was over I sat in the hot tub in the spa and my nose just started bleeding and didn’t stop properly for hours. So I’ve learned that the cold is dangerous! I’ve never bled ao much in my life.
I think it been a long time again. I’m sat in the restaurant at lake louise having some lunch. I’m on a pre course level the snowboard instructor level 2. I think I’m becoming accustomed to the cold a little, yesterday it was -10 and felt almost warm! Monday they couldn’t even open the lifts because it’s was over thirty below. People say this is freak cold for this early in winter, but so good for getting used to it. I tend to lose feeling in my toes after twenty minutes outside, and frostbite comes in around ten.
So it hasn’t snowed in a while, just nice and sunny, the sun not feeling warm. But everybody is waiting for the next snow, after all snow is what we came for.
After being here around 5 weeks, alan and I finally have a place to move into, so that’ll end my almost 8 months of homelessness. It’s unfurnished so were trying to find our furniture online at no cost. It’s been done, so doable. I can’t wait to have a home.
So we decide to stay here for the winter, and have season passes for the local hills, so we are totally committed to Banff, expensive as it is.
I have a definately job lined up for January onwards, but only part time, so I’m still looking. But instructing is what I’ve been working towards, so excited!
Most of the time here is spent cold, on the snow, drinking, eating, and having lots of fun meeting new people.
Oh and one bad thing, I failed my level 1 for ski instructing. I passed the teaching but failed the technical skiing. It was pretty ambitious taking the course having barely skied In ten years. So there is a another course next week so I have to get practicing, and make sure I pass this time.
I guess last thing is ???
Photos; cheese, dice and drinks, bingo, robs new car, elk in town, more bingo, me riding, circular rainbow and my leg bruise after landing on a tree
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