July 21, 2009

Brave New World

Depart:Guelph, Ontario
-A 2250 mile drive.
-A 58 hour bus ride.
-Layovers in cities, rural towns, and a metropolis.
-Bad food, good sights, and a lot of nothing.
-A lot.
-One window to rest my head on.
-Six am drive from the station.
Arrive: Bragg Creek, Alberta

I've had choices to run, chances to leave, and opportunities to go. This is the reckless decision I finally decided on. I'm moving across the country to work in a camp kitchen. To spend my days off cycling in the foothills, and hiking mountains. To spend hours wrapped up in a book, not smog, not traffic, and not attitudes.

That being said there are tons of things I'll miss, not limited to:
- The ability to go visit my best friend at work and get free ice cream.
- Staying up all night playing video games and debating the most effective use of a chainsaw gun.
- Pronunciation, spelling, and the proper use of the word durp.
- Loading, unloading, loading, and unloading instruments for 25 minutes of playing time.
- Driving 20 total hours for one deep dish pizza and seeing a hero.
- Buzzer beaters, full counts, and shootouts with my polish comrade.

I plan on writing in this at the very least every Sunday, to recap my failures, injuries, and social miscues. Between this and The Decay blog, you should be able to get your fill in of self-deprecating humour.

I leave August 3rd at 10:30pm EST
I arrive August 6th at 6:30 am EST

Bon voyage.

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