It's been 13 days since my last post.
My shoulders are sunburned from a session of beach volleyball on Friday. I'm ok though, it's a good hurt.
Mike Z, my friend and former landlord in Ft. McMurray has moved and is living in Victoria and still hasn't worked in over 9 months. He's attempting to go green in both his professional and personal life. I'm jealous and inspired.
I'm going to a wedding in Cairo this weekend. More importantly, I have a date. Some of you know this story from phone calls or emails or were eye witnesses, for others this will be news. In the middle of our European hockey roadtrip in March we stayed in Den Haag. If you'll recall from my earlier post we happened upon a birthday celebration for an attractive brown haired Dutch girl. Well, one thing has led to another... Our stop in Tilburg was mostly due to me wanting to visit Frederieke again, but it wasn't too hard convincing my fellow travellers to make the detour.
Frederieke visited me here in Egypt in April for a very quick 5 days. The time flew by but we had a great time hanging around the resort during a big Egyptian holiday to ring in Spring. Now she's due back this Thursday for a longer 10 day visit, starting with a wedding in Cairo! Then back to Sukhna where I still have to go to work and Frederieke is going to write her bachelor thesis for her psychology degree. This is the last step to receiving her degree before moving to Ireland to start her PhD. But in the meantime we'll enjoy some quality time together here in Egypt...
The latest on the work situ... There were murmurs of going back to Brisbane on the PNG project at the end of June, but those have essentially past. The possibility of me going back there eventually after Egypt is still open but just not yet... So I'm here until further notice, it's looking like the end of August. SO, I'll get another 2 week vacation / rotation leave here at the end of June or early July. I'm not sure what I'll do though. July 3rd is the first day of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, which I think is the front runner. I haven't seen friends and family in Calgary since Christmas, and that was only for a quick week when everyone was busy during the holidays anyway... A dose of home could cure the sickness and tie me over until I wrap up here in Egypt... Something to think about anyway. If anyone has any suggestions please leave your comments, remember to sign your name so I know who's talking...
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the ups. You sound as though you need a little break or a change of some sort. Options galore. Don't be shy to try something new. There are still plenty of opportunities in the Great White North and we'd all be happy to see you back. On the other hand, another round of OZ would be very cool. It's all up to you, you just gotta make it happen.
If you decide to make your holiday back home, you can always swing out here for a couple of rounds at the Bear. I'm going to Seattle to watch the Jays June 30, July 1, 2 if you wanna join for that too.
Have fun at the wedding and enjoy the company.
Z