Laluna Hotel Saint Georges

... about the car, and the full search and interrogation at the Canadian border, the drive was nice. I hit the info center just before Quebec city, made some phone calls and went to find my hostel. And just because I don't want it to shadow the next entry, the car was fine. I'll need to get it checked again in the States but they said it was drivable and safe.

... flung assistants (his responsable couldn't pick him up on the right day), we were all taken to eat for free at a local restaraunt in St G and, setting the tone for meals out to come, were thoroughly stuffed. The responsables are all really nice and for the most part speak great English, which made the adjustment easier. Upon being given a tour of 'La Maison Anglaise' (which is basically an apartment in a two-apartment building ...

... assistants - Canadians may have something to say about the way their tax dollars are being spent there, ha ha! Especially so as we also left Montréal with a massive amount of freebies - lots of stationery, a Quebec 400th anniversary branded bag (which admittedly is handy for school), a hoodie (who turns down a free hoodie? Certainly not me ...

Well that's it done...fini! I honestly have had one of the best years of my life and I was so sad to leave the Georges that I managed to cry all the way from there to Vancouver! However where one door closes and all that and so to Van it is with myself, the Gordfather and Grantos ready to start the summer adventure down the west...yahoooo! PS....St-Georges 2000 and fine anyone?! Vive Quebec!

Et bien voilà ! On est exactement à une semaine du départ.. et il reste encore beaucoup de préparatif à faire.. ben en fait pas tant que ça !!! Beaucoup de choses sont pas mal toutes réglé.. Reste à faire les bagages et à décider qui vient nous reconduire à l'aéroport.. !! Pour ce qui est de l'avion, et bien on voyage avec Air Canada, départ de Montéal a 14h10 mercredi le 9 avril, escale à Toronto, départ de Toronto vers Lima à 17h10 pour arriver ...

... memorabilia to scrapbook emotions and Au Vieux dancing..hope it was a good one Walt! SCHMEH! Sunday here was turned into Xmas day here where a Xmas feast was cooked up in the 11630 kitchen, crackers pulled and gifts exchanged! I got absolute banter gifts including a Brian Blessed card, CRS t-shirts and my personal favourite a chicken pie!! YUS! Eating ourselves into a stupor, playing charades and articulate in Francais and crashing out on the sofas made for an absolute fantastic ...

... in high spirits with Xmas just around the corner though so the kids are mainly happy and LOVING the snow which is grand! In other news off to a chalet tomorrow for the weekend - I picture Wham and the "Last Christmas" video straight off and so we St-Georges Michael-ans are veeeery excited! There are about 30 of us in one big house up in a ski resort just outside QCity - should make for an interesting time! Will keep you posted! A la prochaine! xx

... hats, scarves and gloves so I should be all set for the next wee while! Very exciting! Minus the snow it has been all go here as ever from partying in St-G town last weekend to working away at school to ice-hockey matches (where we lost AGAIN!) and eating silly amounts of poutine! La vie est belle! xx

... became impatient, and made her way along the swampy area, Joe followed her and hunted her down. Driving her into further into the woods we felt a glimmer of hope. We had just seen our first moose so at least now we were sure they were really there! Back in the truck, I drove with one eye on the highway ...

... and got myself ready for the days mission - apartment hunting! Headed to 18e Ave on the East side of St-Georges we found our new house - Number 11630. The apartment itself is pretty cool - it`s a student house as we live right next to the local CEGEP (the equivalent to a French lycée) and so I live on the bottom floor of the house with 4 other English language assistants (Mary, Laura, Orla and Emma), 2 Québecois (Michel and Fred) and 1 Québecoise (Roxanne ...