Timberland

Hey kids, once again it has been too long since I have written on here and I should really do a bit more in this department. The whole reason I started that blog to keep some sort of record of my travels because God knows my memories from them are pretty much non existent.

One of the best things imaginable happened a few days ago. I got a job on the mountain. Actually, not a job, THE job. I am the sales host for the Ski School in Whistler. Which is not only a pretty cool and prestigious job in itself but it also make doing my CASI certification that much easier. Only catches were that I don’t start for a month and staff housing was full up so I would have to start looking for a place to live; a more expensive and shittier place… But yesterday I got a phone call and more good news! I heard from the recruitment department and apparently people employed as part of the domestic recruitment fair had positions reserved for them in staff housing. I rang them up yesterday and it’s not 100% but I’m pretty sure I can move in on the 30th of Nov. This is fantastic news for one; finding a place was going to be a real pain two; staff housing is by far the cheapest option (about $300-350 a month from what I have heard) and three: I really wanted to stay there for the social aspect.

I got a haircut today. And once again, like every other haircut I have had on this continent (except for one: thanks Sonia! xo) I got absolutely butchered. Although to tell the truth this one isn’t nearly as bad as the last two. After the one I got in Montreal I found a big clump of hair next to my ear that he had completely missed. I’m not surprised the way he came at me was like an uncoordinated Edward Scissor Hands. Now I just look like a regular army boy. Love it.

Lately it seems like whoever walks through the door to my room at the hostel is my new best friend. Finding drinking buddies is essential for keeping myself occupied until I start work. Earlier in the week I was hanging out with a guy from Victoria (the state) and yesterday I went shopping with a guy from Canberra. Last night I went out with a guy from the UK. It’s all a bit crazy really.

I was also supposed to be going out with Richie (my friend who I stayed with at the hostel in Montreal, also went to Québec city with him) tonight but turns out he has to pick up his grandmother from the airport. She is flying in from India tonight.

I tried on these boots yesterday and they are the most comfortable things I have ever come across. In the store they were $315 but I found them online for $199 so I’m pretty happy about that. Once I get an address I’ll get them posted out from the US. Although; I have been told that in working for the mountain I get 20% from their stores in Whistler so I’ll take a look around there. Only catch is that I can’t get a reduction on items already on sale which is exactly what I would be looking for. I am really pulling out all the stops on the boots and easing back on the rest of the gear. Boot fit and comfort is paramount in snowboarding whereas the board and the bindings are less of a factor so I’ll find some cheapies in that department.

So everything is really starting to fall into place and the next 6 months is shaping up to be, to put it mildly; pretty bloody awesome.

This is me trying to tone down the awesomeness of my life so I don’t make those of you who thought you were making the best and most responsible life choices feel too bad about having done so. That’s just how nice a guy I am.