Got a life

Here we are ... last day in Katimavik.

It started on January 13th and it's really hard to believe that it's done. Almost 6 months of our life just passed, like that.

The bus is picking us at 9:30 PM tonight. Untill then, we just have to pack. We'll also have our last dinner and a small ceremony with our project leader Julie.

The day is pretty long. I can feel that my group is very nervous and calm at the same time. I'm finishing the scrapbook we have to do to... it's the best way for me to kill the time right now.

It's weird to see all my group in the house for a last day and imagine them leaving everywhere in Canada tomorrow morning. That's why I need to think about something else right now and just keep myself busy.

Robbie, our first project leader called us earlier. He just said to us: "Congratulations on completing Katimavik!"

That's what we should keep in mind. We just accomplished something huge! It's a big ending but we shouldn't only be sad, we absolutely need to be proud!

La Gaspésie

Yes, I'm still alive! It's been a long time, I know...

I'm still in Katimavik (I only have 10 days left!!). I just feel like May didn't happen. I already wrote it, time runs freaking fast ... I'll skip that part for today.

A week ago, our group went for an excursion in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (in the region called La Gaspésie). It was epic!

We slept two nights in a festive hostel called Sea Shack. We volunteered a little bit for them. In exchange, we got two free nights! That place is pretty nice. It's right across the beach (and the St. Lawrence River), houses look pretty nice, and visitors enjoy the place a lot ... A LOT.

It's just a hippie place! People are very nice. The only low point of the week-end was the sleep. The saturday night party kept going until the sunrise sunday morning. When you try to sleep, it can get tiring but whatever, it was part of the experience!

We didn't only work and try to sleep, hell no! We had the chance to do canyoning. What's canyoning? First of all, you put a wet suit and a helmet on.


(I was not the only one looking dumb!)

Then, you only have one thing to do: follow the guide. The guide will make you walk in a river, pass through waterfalls, try natural waterslides and jump in water. It's really fun and also pretty hard, especially when you have to walk against the current and do everything to stay up.

La Rivière Castor look very nice. It was cool to walk in it. And, if you want to see me doing the highest jump of the course, check the link! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGhxP_RqZ7I

Also, during that week-end, we visited a provincial park, Le Parc de la Gaspésie. We went on Ernest-Laforce Mount. It is 820 meters high. It was nice to be with all my group up there!

I am lucky to be with that group and I'll enjoy every second I have left with them!