Thursday, 15 September 2011

1st Day!


So I was unable to post this last night, so I'm posting it today...just imagine this was posted yesterday :)  

  So I've been here all of 7 hours and already I'm feeling at home. There are so many awesome people here it's outstanding. I now have had a chance to put names to faces and meet a couple new people who I didn't know were coming.
  There are 4 of us in a room, each with a loft bed and a desk beneath (I have to say that I have never had a desk this big...it's awesome!) and we get to have the awesome opportunity of sharing the washroom facilities. I think that the best part of the room is the view...some beautiful green trees and ocean front!!
  Already I'm feeling very comfortable with my roommates, it's been a good time getting to know them and I can't wait till we're really, really friends (maybe by that point we'll be ready to strangle each other, but only time will tell:) Most of the other students that I've met thus far have been really awesome and I also can't wait to learn from them and develop really great relationships. 
  My roommates are 3 very different but quite similar girls. We have labelled ourselves the seniors room due to the fact that we are the oldest girls and possibly the oldest students in general. Nancy (who I accidentally called Nicole in my email...whoops!) is 23 (nanny Nancy we call her 'cause she's the only one in her 20's) and hails from the far regions of Newfoundland and she's a newfie that doesn't have an accent - it's only a little disappointing. The there's Makayla who's from Alberta and we've already bonded over our love of basketball, in fact we're going to train this year together and then think about playing for Briercrest next year...so epic!! Finally there's Lindsey, and Lindsey in fact brought her violin (awesome!) and a 2 stringed guitar - with the hopes of learning to play it this year, she may be successful once she gets more strings!
  Life here is already busy, the day hasn't stopped since we got here so there hasn't been much time to really think about what I've gotten myself into yet. Right now it just feels like a week at camp, and so I'm hoping that homesickness can really hold off for a little while, at least until I'm ready to deal with it - which will probably be never, but I know it'll come eventually. I do miss my family a little bit so there's still going to be that little feeling in the back of my mind. We had a good time touring around camp, becoming familiar with our new home and begin to get to know the other students outside the vicinity of our room. We got to do the ever famous name games - where everyone sits in a circle and tries to avoid being hit by a towel while still trying in vain to remember our fellow kaleo-ers names (too much pressure for me, but still fun!). Finally we wrapped up with mug up (aka snack time) and an awesome introduction from our leader Andrew, who by the way just became a first time father to a baby girl at 4 am this morning- Aubrey Grace, (aka the Kaleo Baby!). I'm really excited to learn from him, he's so passionate and I can see that he tries to live what he teaches. Our other leaders are fantastic as well - Erin, Vicktor, Bec and Jay- they seem so eager to be a part of our lives that I'm so excited. And one of the better parts is that Erin, Vicktor and Andrew have all been through the Kaleo program themselves, so that's going to be a fantastic resource for all of us!
  It's creeping towards bedtime so I'm just going to close with a simple thank you for taking the time to follow along with me and I hope that I can keep you all informed so that you can experience this year as much as possible with me. 

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