So it's almost summer time, which means it's about that time for me to make a whole bunch of weekend plans in the hopes that at least half of them will happen. Sadly, I don't always make realistic plans, so whatever. As long as some happen, I'm happy.
What are these plans, you ask?? Well, let me just tell you all about them.
May 2-4 is the first upcoming long weekend, and I just can't decide what to do. There are so many options!! My sister and I talked about camping, but she may go with other friends instead. Matt and I talked about maybe going to Ottawa, 'cause I really want to go for the tulip festival, but I'm not sure how doable this is. There is also the Bamboozle festival in New Jersey (Saturday's show is Foo Fighter, Blink 182, All-American Rejects, Jimmy Eat World, and Anti-Flag!!!). NJ may not be the nicest place (as learned on the last Bamboozle road trip), but the festival is pretty good. To be honest, I'd really like to do the road trip/concert option, but it all depends on if Gaby gets off her ass and gets her goddamn passport!!
Then comes Canada Day. It's a long weekend this year again, and I really like the idea of going to Ottawa for this one (which is why I'm not super sad if I miss the tulip festival). I figure Matt's been there before, he can show me around. I'm sure there's one or two places he liked. I don't know if Matt can take the time away from work, but if he can, I'd really like to go.
For the August long weekend I really want to go camping at the Bruce Peninsula National Park, which is just south of Tobermory, ON. It's incredibly beautiful there. And since renting a cottage might be crazy considering we'll be going to El Salvador (and stopping in Dallas for a football game, eww), it might be a little better to go camping. Camping is much cheaper and you can still enjoy the gorgeousness that's up there. Also, I love camping.
I have other things I'd like to do, although those are way less likely to happen since I don't have a timeline or plan for them. I'd like to do a weekend in Boston, or maybe in Chicago. And more camping. I looooooove camping.
I also plan to go skydiving. Yes, I would like to jump out of a perfectly good, well-functioning airplane. And as terrified of heights as I am, I know I'm gonna freaking love it!! Also, zip lining. I wanna go to Scenic Caves Nature Adventure in Collingwood and do their Eco Adventure Tour, which includes a suspension bridge, treetop walk, zip line, and cave tour. Doesn't that sound freaking awesome??? Thankfully that doesn't need a whole weekend, so it's perfectly doable.
I'm sure as the summer gets closer, I'll come up with more plans. Let's just hope I can do most of them!!!
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Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Friday, 9 March 2012
A trip home?? So exciting!!
So my cousin is getting married in November, and I'm super happy for him. I'm also happy that he gave me advance notice, and hopefully I'll be able to go.
Now, I haven't as of yet been able to find a job, so I'm running short on time for saving. I'm still hopeful, though, that if I get a job soon, make a budget, and stick to it, I'll be able to go with no problem. I know, I know. A budget. But in the end, if I really want to go, and I really want to be there for his day, then I'll make it happen. I've always said I'll be there for it, and I'll do whatever I need to make it happen.
Happily, Matt has agreed to come with me. I'm super excited to show him around and introduce him to all the people I love and miss. I'm also super excited to take him to the beach and show him my favourite place in the world. Los Cobanos is my little piece of heaven.
I'm not sure yet where we'll be staying. I want to go for a little longer than a week, that way I can spend some time with my cousin before he gets married and goes on his honeymoon. So I'm thinking we can fly in on the Wednesday or Thursday before the wedding, and stay at my aunt's until Sunday. After that, I'm not sure if we should find a hotel in San Salvador, or even just stay at my aunt's, so we could have her drive us and go sightseeing and stuff every day, or go stay at the Royal Decameron Salinitas, which is the all-inclusive resort on the beach I love so much. The only problem with staying at that hotel would be that it's too far for my aunt to drive us every day, so we'd have to either pay for hotel tours or only go sightseeing maybe three days. I guess I'll have to figure it out with Matt and my aunt closer to the actual date.
But there are a bunch of places I want to show him!! I want to go see el volcan de Santa Ana, and hopefully try and go to the crater. I read that it should be done with a police escort, but those can be arranged the day before. I also want to go to el lago Coatepeque, and maybe go to Illobasco. I also want him to be able to walk around the little towns, 'cause they're totally different than walking around the city here. And of course, I want to take him to a pupuseria and to Los Cebollines and the restaurant in Punta Roca. I'm just not sure what's safe and what's not. I figure if my aunt says it's not safe, I'll call my cousins (on my dad's side) and see if maybe they can help.
I do plan on calling the Silvas and trying to meet up with all of them. I assume my dad will be there, since they'll prolly invite the whole family. I'm okay with that, 'cause I want to see my brothers. I'm hoping they can put something together. I just don't want to see them on the 11th, because as petty as it may sound, that's my dad's bday, and I don't want to it to seem like I'm there for his day. Unfortunately, though, that might be the best day to do it. I guess I'll figure that out when I call them, which I don't plan to do until I know for sure when I'll be there.
I'm so excited!! I'm gonna have some mango cumbia, and some chancletas, and some marañones and jocotes. And some atol de elote. And some tartaritas!!
Yeah, beyond excited. I love the things my country has to offer. Food is awesome, and the places are great. And it helps that I have family there.
Of course, Matt's not happy that it's the second most dangerous country in the world. Yeah, apparently, it has more deaths per 100,000 people than most African countries. That's freaking crazy!! But since most of those deaths are gang-related and not directed at tourists, I'm thinking we'll be okay. I think as long as we stay out of dangerous neighbourhoods, we should be okay.
But yes, excited. I'm hopeful that everything will, for once, go according to plan and work out. so I guess I'll keep you updated.
And is it weird that after living in Canada for almost 20 years, I still say that I'm going 'back home' or just say 'home' when I refer to El Salvador?? Home is clearly in Canada...
Now, I haven't as of yet been able to find a job, so I'm running short on time for saving. I'm still hopeful, though, that if I get a job soon, make a budget, and stick to it, I'll be able to go with no problem. I know, I know. A budget. But in the end, if I really want to go, and I really want to be there for his day, then I'll make it happen. I've always said I'll be there for it, and I'll do whatever I need to make it happen.
Happily, Matt has agreed to come with me. I'm super excited to show him around and introduce him to all the people I love and miss. I'm also super excited to take him to the beach and show him my favourite place in the world. Los Cobanos is my little piece of heaven.
I'm not sure yet where we'll be staying. I want to go for a little longer than a week, that way I can spend some time with my cousin before he gets married and goes on his honeymoon. So I'm thinking we can fly in on the Wednesday or Thursday before the wedding, and stay at my aunt's until Sunday. After that, I'm not sure if we should find a hotel in San Salvador, or even just stay at my aunt's, so we could have her drive us and go sightseeing and stuff every day, or go stay at the Royal Decameron Salinitas, which is the all-inclusive resort on the beach I love so much. The only problem with staying at that hotel would be that it's too far for my aunt to drive us every day, so we'd have to either pay for hotel tours or only go sightseeing maybe three days. I guess I'll have to figure it out with Matt and my aunt closer to the actual date.
But there are a bunch of places I want to show him!! I want to go see el volcan de Santa Ana, and hopefully try and go to the crater. I read that it should be done with a police escort, but those can be arranged the day before. I also want to go to el lago Coatepeque, and maybe go to Illobasco. I also want him to be able to walk around the little towns, 'cause they're totally different than walking around the city here. And of course, I want to take him to a pupuseria and to Los Cebollines and the restaurant in Punta Roca. I'm just not sure what's safe and what's not. I figure if my aunt says it's not safe, I'll call my cousins (on my dad's side) and see if maybe they can help.
I do plan on calling the Silvas and trying to meet up with all of them. I assume my dad will be there, since they'll prolly invite the whole family. I'm okay with that, 'cause I want to see my brothers. I'm hoping they can put something together. I just don't want to see them on the 11th, because as petty as it may sound, that's my dad's bday, and I don't want to it to seem like I'm there for his day. Unfortunately, though, that might be the best day to do it. I guess I'll figure that out when I call them, which I don't plan to do until I know for sure when I'll be there.
I'm so excited!! I'm gonna have some mango cumbia, and some chancletas, and some marañones and jocotes. And some atol de elote. And some tartaritas!!
Yeah, beyond excited. I love the things my country has to offer. Food is awesome, and the places are great. And it helps that I have family there.
Of course, Matt's not happy that it's the second most dangerous country in the world. Yeah, apparently, it has more deaths per 100,000 people than most African countries. That's freaking crazy!! But since most of those deaths are gang-related and not directed at tourists, I'm thinking we'll be okay. I think as long as we stay out of dangerous neighbourhoods, we should be okay.
But yes, excited. I'm hopeful that everything will, for once, go according to plan and work out. so I guess I'll keep you updated.
And is it weird that after living in Canada for almost 20 years, I still say that I'm going 'back home' or just say 'home' when I refer to El Salvador?? Home is clearly in Canada...
Friday, 11 March 2011
A Happy Update - I know, so rare!!
Hallo there, pretty people!!
So I thought I'd do a quick update. It's been like three weeks since I turned old, so I guess it's time for an entry.
First off, work. So I've just been hired as a freelance reporter for the Mississauga News. Now, this isn't a full-time, monday to friday job. It's more of an on-call thing, where if one of their employees can't cover something, or they have people on vacation, then they call me. The upside to this is that this is a paid journalism job. As in, I will get assignments, I'll write them up, and they'll be printed. And they can all go into my portfolio, and hopefully that means I'll be able to get a full-time writing job soon. So this is super great. I am now officially a journalist. High school goal: complete!! :D
On to something else awesome: the first weekend in April I'm going up to Ottawa with a bunch of people to attend my first ever NHL game!!! I'm not a hockey fan, but I am super excited!! It's Ottawa vs. Toronto. I'm really looking forward to it. I'm glad Nick invited Jess and I. Maybe it'll turn me into a hockey fan?? I can always try :)
My fan fiction stories are now up. Two are one-shots (so basically a short, one chapter story), and one is multi-chapter. So far only one chapter is up, but I'm working on it. I've already had a few people put it on alert, which makes me incredibly happy. I've also worked on my other fiction story, In The Midst Of Lies, but I haven't posted the new chapters yet. Maybe tonight I will. Or tomorrow. Soon, I promise!!
My allergies are getting better. I'm on week three of the weekly shots, and it's gotten bearable now. I no longer want to rip my skin off all the time. Just sometimes. Which is way better than before, though, so I'm glad. It'll be great to not be covered in scabs and scars from freaking hives and allergies. It's just stupid.
My back started to go out again, but I refused to sit at home and cry about it this time, so it actually only lasted a few days. And most of those days were okay: I was walking around, sitting, standing, driving...even wearing heels and dancing!! Sunday was bad (it started saturday night), but after that it was okay. I think I'm actually going to look into it, though, and see what can be done about it. I can't live the rest of my life afraid of lifting something heavy, or turning the wrong way too fast, or bending funny.
So yeah, that's my update. I think it's a happy update, overall, which is kinda awesome. I like it when things go well, even if it's small things. Maybe the upward trend will continue?? I think it's about time I see some good and not shittiness. Anyways, I'll try to update ITMOL later. And you guys can all check out my fanfic stories here if you guys want.
Bye bye for now!!
~Suz
So I thought I'd do a quick update. It's been like three weeks since I turned old, so I guess it's time for an entry.
First off, work. So I've just been hired as a freelance reporter for the Mississauga News. Now, this isn't a full-time, monday to friday job. It's more of an on-call thing, where if one of their employees can't cover something, or they have people on vacation, then they call me. The upside to this is that this is a paid journalism job. As in, I will get assignments, I'll write them up, and they'll be printed. And they can all go into my portfolio, and hopefully that means I'll be able to get a full-time writing job soon. So this is super great. I am now officially a journalist. High school goal: complete!! :D
On to something else awesome: the first weekend in April I'm going up to Ottawa with a bunch of people to attend my first ever NHL game!!! I'm not a hockey fan, but I am super excited!! It's Ottawa vs. Toronto. I'm really looking forward to it. I'm glad Nick invited Jess and I. Maybe it'll turn me into a hockey fan?? I can always try :)
My fan fiction stories are now up. Two are one-shots (so basically a short, one chapter story), and one is multi-chapter. So far only one chapter is up, but I'm working on it. I've already had a few people put it on alert, which makes me incredibly happy. I've also worked on my other fiction story, In The Midst Of Lies, but I haven't posted the new chapters yet. Maybe tonight I will. Or tomorrow. Soon, I promise!!
My allergies are getting better. I'm on week three of the weekly shots, and it's gotten bearable now. I no longer want to rip my skin off all the time. Just sometimes. Which is way better than before, though, so I'm glad. It'll be great to not be covered in scabs and scars from freaking hives and allergies. It's just stupid.
My back started to go out again, but I refused to sit at home and cry about it this time, so it actually only lasted a few days. And most of those days were okay: I was walking around, sitting, standing, driving...even wearing heels and dancing!! Sunday was bad (it started saturday night), but after that it was okay. I think I'm actually going to look into it, though, and see what can be done about it. I can't live the rest of my life afraid of lifting something heavy, or turning the wrong way too fast, or bending funny.
So yeah, that's my update. I think it's a happy update, overall, which is kinda awesome. I like it when things go well, even if it's small things. Maybe the upward trend will continue?? I think it's about time I see some good and not shittiness. Anyways, I'll try to update ITMOL later. And you guys can all check out my fanfic stories here if you guys want.
Bye bye for now!!
~Suz
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