I had a great weekend. I love being outdoors and all the fresh air was great. I met some new people and caught up with old friends. I realized how much of a klutz I was this weekend: I wound up with a hurt hand, a cut on my leg, and multiple random bruises all over my body. For the record, only the hand was my fault. It was good to get out and do some manual labour after being sloth like for awhile. It was also very very nice to lay on the dock in the sun under a sleeping bag and talk/ sleep and to be paddled around in a canoe.

Note of advice anyone going into the wilderness in the next little while: Bring all the fleece you can. The sun can be deceiving- it's cold in the shade and at night.

This week has been a blast! It seems that I am even more busy than when I was in school. How odd. Or maybe not.

Lets see..... Monday was my relaxing day. I worked out and went to capp and then slept in the evening.

Tuesday was fun! I had my first fitting for my grad dress. It's going to be beautiful! I had my weekly date with Nike (love you hunie) and caught a bit of the senior boys basketball game and then went to FIREFIGHTING. What at rush it is. No matter what obstacles come up about firefighting (school, other work, my parents) every tuesday night I leave the hall knowing that that's what I am going to do when I'm older. I have no doubt in my mind. I love it.

Wednesday I worked till 4. Work is good, it was very very slow in the morning. It was another nice sunny day. It's nice to look at but the sun is such an inconvenience to me. Oh well. I'll just have to lather on the sunscreen. Wednesday after worked I headed downtown and picked up my friend who is visiting from Winnipeg, James. We out for dinner and a movie. It was a good time. Not as awkward as I thought it was going to be but not as comfortable as I hoped it would have been. We say Sideways. A good, funny movie. See it.

Thursday was more work. Which is good because it means more cold hard cash. Something that I tend to run low on quite often. I don't know where my money goes. Well, that's not true it hangs in my closet and sits on my shoe rack. Thursday night I went downtown again to see my friend Zahrah, I love her to pieces. We had a good catch up session over dinner and coffee. Well my dinner, her coffee.

Today I'm going to camp for the weekend. It will be good to get away and to work hard. I hope to lots of laborious jobs this weekend. I love flexing my muscles. LOL. It will also be weird because just minutes ago I finished my application and sent it in to Camp Fircom. I love Potlatch and I will go back but this summer I just want something different and I want to be out of my comfort zone. A new camp will do just the trick.

The other day I saw Hotel Rwanda. That is the most amazing and convicting movie I have seen in a long time. It boggles my mind just to think that there was a civil war going on and no one wanted to help the poor, innocent civilians. The world just turned a blind eye and didn't consider the situation serious at all. The worst part is that what happened in 1994 in the Africian Congo is happening again and innocent people are dying all over again. I wonder if the world will help this time.

See the movie.

Fire-Fighting is so amazing!

Last night was so much fun. Langley Township has the best, and one of the only fire training grounds in BC. Last night we went there and drilled a car and dumpster fire. I got to be part of the team that put out the dumpster fire and I got to be a hose operator. It was such a rush. I loved it. Also last night I noticed that some of the guys realize that I have potential to do this when I'm older. Not only has my assigned mentor been great at explaining things to me, but two other fire fighters always give me inside information and make sure I know exactly what is going on and what everything means. On of the guy's is a teacher and last night he and I were talking about ways that I could prepare myself to be a fire fighter between now and when I come of age. Last night was so nice compared to last week when I heard a lot of sexist comments. I can't wait until next week!

Other highlights from my day:

Yesterday I went to school to pick up Nike so that we could hang out, like every Tuesday, before my fire fighting. It felt so weird being there.

Her and I ended up going out for lunch where we ordered virgin maragitas- or so we thought. Even though I was the one who was asking about the virgin drinks the waitress brought me a regular. I know I look older but come on! The thing is I didn't notice until the bill came and my drink was at regular price. The waitress looked horrified because she didn't ID me or anything.

What a day!

So last night I had firefighting...

Some of the guys they are awesome and all of them are really interesting, but (of course there's a 'but') some of them are sexist. If any of you know my personality and the things I have done in my life, you will understand how much this bothers me. It wasn't so much that they would blatantly say that they didn't agree with women fire fighters, but if I couldn't do something the first time they would say things like 'stop being a girl' and they would ask me, not the work experience guy student, if I was tired from the drills or if my back hurt from carrying things. Oh well. If i decide to do this, that is what I will put up with.

Last night was so rad though! We learned how to put on oxygen packs and mask properly. Then we did drills. In these drills we entered the fire hall, which was now filled with smoke, and had to find our many 'patients' and drag them out to safety.

Apparently within a few weeks I will be helping fight live, controlled fires.