It is hard to believe that it has been 10 months since that cold night in April when I first landed. A lot can change in 10 months, but also, a lot can remain the same. Relocating your entire life is an important life decision and I am sure that if I had stayed maybe… Continue reading 10 months update
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3 months update
90 Days! Today marks exactly 3 months since I first landed at a snow covered Toronto Pearson Airport. It feels like such a long time ago. So much has happened in that time and I can hardly believe that only 4 months ago my life and everyday routine was completely different. My Canadian Permanent Resident… Continue reading 3 months update
AIC 003 – The Weather and I
Spring
Today it rained and the temperature was back to 8-9C. It reminded me of my first week in Halifax and how on my very first morning I found myself stuck in a downpour without a jacket. Today was decidedly different, I knew it was raining and I had a rain jacket and water proof shoes… Continue reading Spring
One week to go
It's happening, it really is. I woke up this morning, a nice clear day. The birds were singing despite a light shower. Its seems like it has been raining all week. Today is important for two main reasons, one is that it is Memorial day in Rwanda where I have lived and worked for the… Continue reading One week to go
40 Days to go – All is revealed
It is Sunday the 4th of March today, exactly six Sundays from today, I will be at an airport checking in my bags and making my maiden trip to the great white north. Sometime back, my employer caught wind of my impending departure on this week, he called me in to have a chat about… Continue reading 40 Days to go – All is revealed
79 Days to go: Dreaming of Halifax
For many years until late into my 20s, I would experience the most bizarre and yet vivid dreams. Some of them included strange occurrences like floating over my town, not really flying like superman or flapping my wings, but, more just floating, arms to the side, face down. It was the most common mode of… Continue reading 79 Days to go: Dreaming of Halifax
Airbnb booked: 92 days to go
I have looked at several airbnbs in the Halifax / Dartmouth area. I had a whole selection of homes saved under 'Halifax, new beginnings' and as the days get closer I started noticing that a lot of the places were being taken up.. My two favourite place, one that was a full apartment and hosted… Continue reading Airbnb booked: 92 days to go
95 Days to Go :)
I got back to work from the holidays on Monday the 8th, I didn't know then that it was an important date. Today though, I was stuck in 3 hour meeting and my mind drifted back to something that has been on my mind. I need to pick a date. You see everyday when things… Continue reading 95 Days to Go 🙂
It’s here, everything is here :)
This post comes a little later than it should have and yet the emotions have not faded. Knowing that my date of moving is getting closer makes fills me with such a mix of emotion. Joy, relief, hope, doubt, courage and more recently. Peace. Everytime I put things in perspective, I realize that most things… Continue reading It’s here, everything is here 🙂