West Edmonton Mall

... to stay at the hostel because I needed to experience a Canadian hostel before the end of my trip. I arrived at the hostel at 7 am.  I got a spot almost immediately and the guy working behind the desk told me where I could use wireless and how to get to my room.  Each night at the hostel will only cost me $29 dollars.  I went into the commons lounge and wrote out everything I wanted to see that day.  Then I put my bags in secure storage and headed out into what was now rain to catch a ...

... 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 ...

... estimate is that the wind coming off that glacier and blowing across my rain-soaked head was somewhere south of what would be classified as a tropical breeze. Just to give you an idea of the scale of this thing - The last picture shows the toe of the glacier and its lateral moraine. (The pile of rubble pushed off to the side of the glacier.) The height of the lateral moraine shows the former height of the glacier. About half-way up the ...

... my every move, picking up my pieces as I left behind. He guided me from darkness into light, back into reality, though I was fighting him the whole time.  Dad ended up coming to Varanasi to get me. I was not ready to go, not ready to end my adventure. In my mind I was still fine.  Looking back, I am so thankful that I was able to come back to Canada when I did and how I did. Who knows what would have happened without my Kali and without dad. I staying in ...

... rejecting my brain. I've got a long walk to my car. The sun isn't making things any better. My walk takes me through a sketchier part of town. I walk by pawn shops, rub-and-tugs, tattoo parlors and other scenes of random sketchiness. I'm meeting my sister this afternoon and going to the fair. Rides may be difficult. 45 minutes walking in the sun when you're dehydrated seems like forever. Never again.

... round. The second class was surprisingly easy and I was absolutely shocked at how flexible I was. I guess I loosened up a lot in the first 90 minutes so now as long as I could fight the fatigue, I would grow. I think the astonishment at how bendy I was gave me that extra little kick of energy to make it through. I was so happy with myself and was thrilled to be able to put two stickers in one day on the 30 Day Challenge progress board ...

I think I overdid it in the yoga this morning. I was absolutely spent and my muscles were aching like nobody's business. I am not sure what happened but it was like my consciousness was invaded by a thick cloud of exhaustion. I thought maybe it would help to drink water or eat some food but it didn't seem to help. I did end up getting my work done and had my weekly meeting with Luc as well. I am excited ...

... town. We woke up on Sunday to snow and more snow, covering the ground. After breakfast at a truckie stop diner, some truckies, and us and we then headed off to Edmonton! At one stop I decided to move the car, it was parked on snow and I wanted to see what it was like to have a turn. I then got a bit of a taste for it and kept driving, unfortunately I'm "slightly" unlicensed to drive in Canada and kept imagining I was seeing police cars so I didn't drive too long, but I can ...

... of my commitment to making better choices. It's a good thing too because soon I am going to be in a bikini. Stephanie and I are going to Hawaii in a few weeks. I am super excited about it even though it is only for 12 days. It's still TRAVEL! Yay! I also have two new family members living in my house. One is a cute little fuzzy foster ferret. I am taking care of her for the Alberta Ferret Society until someone wants to adopt her ...