Saturday Nights.

This Saturday, we headed to Edmonton for a night of drunken mayhem....

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=1hRpvkeI_DU

Money Ruins Life.

It's getting cold.

Today the roads were covered in a layer of ice and I didn't dare go outside.

Luckily I had the day off, as my winter driving skills are quite rusty.

Oh right, I'm working now.. have I mentioned that yet??

Well I am. Temporary office placements, mostly receptionist positions in oilfield offices.

It's quite boring, I'll be the first to admit it, but my current financial situation doesn't offer me much choice of waiting for the perfect job.

I've started to plan a budget and savings plan for my next trip, but my Mastercard is in serious need of being payed off before I can even consider leaving the country again. Soon enough I'll find myself working 2 jobs, 17 hour days, and having no social life... but if it gets me where I want to be, I'm okay with that.

49 days until Christmas!!

Another week has passed and I don't know what I've done with my time.

On Monday, we went to karaoke night as usual, only for once we were joined by quite a few friends, making it less lame than the usual Carley and I.

Check out the video. Epic evening.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=6TZlxEjg4a8

I have a job now. Yeah, I know, FINALLY.

It's only temporary... 4 days to be exact, but I've got another one lined up right after.

I started this morning, and I've yet to adjust to waking up early. I slept in, and awoke to the realization that I had to leave in 10 minutes. I showered, got ready as fast as I was capable of doing, and sped to the other side of the city. It was a slack day, but it feels good to know that I'm going to have income very shortly... it's been far too long. End of August actually. Wow, I've done well.

My friend Ron fixed my camera that broke on my last day in Sydney, so he is officially my hero. I don't know what I've done without that thing.

Anyways, another early start tomorrow.. 7 am!!!! Yuck.

Off to bed for this girl.

Happy Halloween!

This Halloween, I dressed up as a pirate, complete with my pet parrot.

As usual, the night consisted of many photos, jello shooters, and becoming stupidly drunk.

Happy Halloween 2008!!

ARRRGH!

Trick or Treat...

Tomorrow is Halloween.

I missed last year's celebrations, due to being in a jungle deep in the heart of Thailand.

Of course sleeping in a tree house with monkeys surrounding you beats dressing up like a slut to make a drunken fool of yourself, however, I'm glad I'm home this year for Halloween.

We are attending a house party, and then perhaps, the bar... where I'll be dressed as a pirate.

Arrrgh!

I'm All Alone...

I've reached the conclusion that I can't be alone.

It's nice, for short amounts of time, but my family has been gone all weekend, and they even took my dog.

I know what you are thinking... "You just backpacked an entire year on your own.."

Okay, true. But that's different! I was staying in dorm rooms with at least 5 other people in the same ROOM at all times. So to have this big house all to myself, I'm overwhelmed.

I know so many people at home... friends, family... but they all have busy lives, jobs, boyfriends... At least in Australia the majority of the people I met were doing the exact same thing as I was, and we were united in the fact that we were all away from home. I was never alone there, and I took for granted the fact that there were always friends nearby, and if there weren't, you could make new ones in a matter of minutes.

There are 2 types of people in this world:

Those who travel, and those who don't.

And I honestly believe that to be true. You can't just go out and say "I'm going to go make friends" here. People go on with their day to day life and aren't usually searching for new friends when they go out for the day.

When you are traveling, you can go out with the intention of making friends, and you do.

Autumn in Alberta

Towards the end of September, the leaves turn into shades of orange, yellow, and red...

Although it marks the end of summer, fall is so beautiful you can't help but to love it. The weekend I got home from a year of tropical, perma-summer destinations, I went for a photoshoot with some of my best friends to capture the beauty of this time of year.

Photography by Ronnie Rabena.