What a rush

Days prior to the Olympics people were mentioning on twitter that they never heard so many different languages as they were walking around. When I heard that I was just shocked, as Vancouver is a multicultural city just like the rest of North America. Maybe they just been living under a rock all these years.. Who knows? I remember being six years old at Expo 1986 and being amazed at all the different cultures and whatnot and then again 10 years later when Vancouver hosted the World dragon boat championships, so I got to see all these different cultures once again getting together and take part in something they love. This is why I love this city as we are all so different.

I maybe a very proud Canadian with a maple leaf tattoo but I support every athlete out there whether your have a mega sponsor(s) like Shaun White of the USA or those athletes who taking time off work and paying out of your own pocket to attend the games.. Like most of the parlympics athletes had to do.

With that being said, I do believe that the Olympics and the Paralympics has changed us Vancouverites (and maybe even the rest of Canada) in a big way, As I’ve never seen Vancouver so bubbly and so patriot like our neighbours to the south. Where ever you went you heard a huge crowd people singing our anthem or a small group of people signing theirs. There was always someone in that crowd of red and white wearing their nations flags as a cape. This is a once in a lifetime event and it was priceless and just awesome. Only thing I am not looking forward to is the paying off the debt.

The highlight of the Olympics games for me would have been when we broke the 34 year curse of not winning a gold on home soil, and for every athlete being able to make it to the Olympics and doing their personal best. And talking to US Bobsled Elena and Canadian Luger Chris. WAIT! There is more to read… read on »

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Farewell Midwest, Hello Westcoast

This is a continuation from the last two posts of my trip. Farewell Wet Westcoast, Hello Midwest and Thanksgiving round #3.

Day 4 (Friday)
We (Kari, Woody and myself) saw planet 51 after their bowling league game. It was nice to watch people bowl who have a passion for it compared to someone like me who goes bowling once a year, if that.

Day 5 (Saturday)
Kari and I drove down to Kentucky and met up with one of her world of warcraft friends and we saw new moon and had dinner at a Big Boy.

Day 6 (Sunday)
Drove back to Indianapolis, hung out at the brother in-laws to watch the Colts game, but I was more focused on who was winning the Grey Cup (the Canadian football league version of the Superbowl) and since my team (BC Lions) wasn’t in it this year, I was cheering on Montreal and they won by a point, 28-27 against Saskatchewan.

Day 7 (Monday) On the way up to meet up with Kari’s mom (my other mom… can’t have to many of those) and one of Kari’s and my good friends for dinner. We took a detour and visited Kari’s late grandparents tombstones before the sun went down. Kari’s grandparents took me in as one of their own, when they first met me, boy do I miss them.

Day 8 (Tuesday) was a lazy day and made sure all my things that needed to be charged like cellphone, my nintendo ds and ipod touch where for my trip home. As well as all my clothes were washed (I like traveling with clean clothes not stinky clothes on the way home) and played tetris with my backpack getting everything to fit back in it. I dislike traveling with luggage when taking more then one flight. The whole thing of transferring your own luggage to your next gate is annoying so I travel with a backpack.

And today I head back home.. looking forward sleeping back in my own kingsize bed and sharing it with my four kitties.

I’ve taken over 1500 pictures on this trip… but have not had time to update my flickr account, will tackle that later on in the week when I’m back at home.

How was your last few days been??

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