Holiday Inn Express Edmonton-Downtown, Ab

... left immediately for Bubba Gump Shrimp Restaurant. Getting there involved going through security at Universal Studios, which almost stumped us. You’d think we got through US Customs without any trouble whatsoever that getting into Universal Studios Citywalk wouldn’t be a problem. Apparently they have a rule about no obscene or swear-laden material in Universal Studios. Apparently the kids (both kids) Ragged Ass Road shirts were almost ...

Well it has been a while since we had a good enough connection to update the blog. We obviouisly not where we planned to be, but will be back on schedule tommorrow. The big event of day two was driving through Iowa. Never seen so much corn in my life. It was on both sides of the highway for hundreds of miles. Speaking of highways Iowa has the worst interstates in the US. The road has pot holes in it. Bunches ...

... that most Albertans couldn't even say her name.  Named Marie Claude she had to be called MC.  We talked a lot in French and then we said our goodbyes.  Then I went to have lunch that was going to turn out to be the best lunch I have had on my trip so far.  I went to a little place called Valentino's Pizza.  Originally choosing it because it was the healthiest option I went in and ordered a Caesar salad and a mediterranean pasta which was amazing.  The Caesar salad was fresh and ...

... the exhibit. Bodyworlds is a collection of real human bodies which have been plasticised and cut apart to display various body systems etc. Some were just skeletons, others showed all the muscles, other the different organs and things like that. In some ways it was easy to forget that they were once real living people who had agreed to donate their bodies to the exhibition after death, but the thing that made it real for me ...

... or if the confinement and lack of sleep would push them over the edge. I learn that 'verga' rain is that which doesn't hit the ground - it's common in Alberta. This trip has gone on long enough, it's time to spend some time on solid ground again.

... Infiltrated slowly Destruction your tao You played all the parts Displayed what was real To those who have purpose Your truth can't conceal You hurt from the inside decay futures now Refuse to give purpose This now wont allow I want you to wonder TO question your why Cuz I wasn't offered Your future to buy Endure what they teach you But learn what you know Despite what they sell you You reap what you sow

2 months left until my world changes forever. Well i guess it sorta already has... So Time has been flying by, Its amazing how work and exhaustion can really pass the time... As the Days get closer, I've slowly preparing myself /detaching myself from the rat race or life in Edmonton, This past weekend has been no differnt, I'm officially homeless Well not so much homeless As no longer living in my house i've lived since moving out a month after ...

... was the straw that broke the camels back. I freaked out when my boyfriend brought them into the "situation" and said a few snide remarks against me. I guess it was really my fault for reacting. But man, I just went into protective mode. I had to let him know that speaking against people is extremely destructive behavior in front of kids. So in the end, my nephews knew it was a break up and felt really uncomfortable to have been involved. I hate that it happened but I learned a very ...

... carpets cleaned the night before. It was super duper humid but the heat stayed relatively consistent. I was in the back row and the older lady in front of me was a prime example of why one should not drink anything other than water in this class. She was fidgety and very off balance which at first made it harder for me to concentrate as she was right in my line of view. But after a while, I was able to block her frustrated and anxious energy out of my field. I took a trip to pick ...

... the artwork of the Inuit peoples of Canada including a media presentation from the production company that made Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner. As I have been traveling across Canada I have been witnessing and experiencing the First Peoples' lives like I have never before and learning about the social problems that accompany them in Canada. It is excellent to see that their artwork and stories are being told in a public arena where ...