7:00am start again today. We had breakfast and opening worship with keynote speaker aidan legault. Aidan is about 20 years old with the wisdom of centuries. After that we went to morning workshops. Mine was called “spiritual practices” in which we got to try a bunch of different ways to pray and be mindful. It…
Day 8 (Aug 17)
Today was a busy day. 6:45am start with breakfast at 7:15am and then opening worship at 9:00. Our keynote speaker this morning was Paola MÃ rquez who is from Columbia and talked a bit about what it is like to be gay in that part of the world as well as other parts of Columbia’s culture….
Day 7 (Aug 16)
Last day of travel today. We started the day at 7:00am and had breakfast at Coras around 9:00. I had a ham and swiss crepe and it was really good and REALLY big. That’s not even the whole thing! After breakfast we watched the gaurd parade on the parlement lawn and then had a closing…
Day 6 (Aug 15)
6:30am start this morning. We had toast and eggs for breakfast this morning and then got packed into the vans for our last full day of travel. Our last stop was ottawa and along the way we had lunch at east side marios. When we arrived, some of us stayed the jail-turned-hostel (young adults) and…
Day 5 (Aug 14)
7:00am start this morning. We got up and packed and into the vans by 7:30am and then drove to the terry fox memorial where we had breakfast which was croissants, fruit and cheese. After out breakfast stop we got back on the road. Our final destination today was sault saint marie and along the way…
Day 4 (Aug 13)
7:15am start with a breakfast at a nearby tims just after 7:30am. And then once again, we hit the road. Our final destination today was thunder bay in ontario and along the way we stopped at a restaurant famous for its bannok for lunch, had some pretty awesome dance parties to ’80s music and apprently…
Day 3 (Aug 12)
6:30am start this morning. Got packed and dressed and had muffins and fresh fruit (pineapple!!!) for breakfast. Then we hopped into the vans and continued on our way. The van I was in today was substantially roulwdier but just as fun. We stopped in regina for lunch at swiss chalet and then carried on our…
Day 2 (Aug 11)
6:45am start today. We got ourselves packed and dressed and then we had breakfast which was bagels and cream cheese. Then we left castlegar and hit the road again. Our final destination today was medicin hat and along the way we stopped at a cute little diner for lunch (I had a chicken burger). The…
Day 1 (Aug 10th)
The adventure begins! But much too early in the morning. Left the house at about 6:00AM and picked up Nathan before heading out to the ferry. We met Nancy (group leader) and the rest of the island crew and then hopped on the 7:00am ferry. Played a round of “sushi go” ate breakfast and woke…
Hello world!
Here we go again! This time we’re headed to montreal! But wait didn’t we do this already? Yes. But this time we go by mini van! Tomorrow i start my 6 day journey to the 4 day conference rendezvous. Should be fun!!