It's been a while...But my mind is formulating plans to travel again!

Gee, it sure has been a while since I've posted on this blog!  I don't think anyone is really following me anymore, but it's a nice little scrapbook in case all my things one day go up in flames or I lose my memory... (These things happen, though I don't think it'll ever actually happen to me... just like everyone always says!)
ohh yes and I forgot to mention that this spring and summer, Sam and I didn't go on many foreign adventures, but we travelled a bit on weekends to go camping in new places, even going further north than Chisasibi on Labour day weekend! :)  These pictures are from May 24 weekend to Theodore Rosevelt Nat. Park in USA. We went with some friends and made some bison friends while we were there :P

So since our travels in the east coast, I've become a lot more comfortable with Winnipeg being my home.  I've made friends that have made impressions on me, and I have found a community that gives me a great deal of comfort.  Upon arriving home, I continued my job working at a hunting and fishing store, but I eventually got a job doing what I did in Katimavik- working with adults who have mental disabilities.  The people I work with each have their challenges, but they are each capable individuals, living independently and I really like that my job is to enable them to be individuals, to facilitate an independent life style.  And the people I work along side care a lot about what they do.  This isn't a job where we get paid much more than minimum wage, or require any background education, but we're caring people that just want to help others in need.
In September I also started school for Massage therapy.  I'm currently exploring my next traveling opportunities because there's a big part of me that really wants to use my skills abroad in a volunteering setting while discovering a whole new cultural way of experiencing human interaction.  I want to do some volunteer work here in Winnipeg as well to kick start my career, meet new people, make connections and get a lot of experience really quickly, but I feel that I won't experience diversity unless I seek diversity on my own.  At some point I want to see the Yukon with my partner Sam and then my plan is to graduate with a massage diploma here in Manitoba, work here for a year, maybe two to pay off any debts and save money, (maybe volunteer for 1 month somewhere in that time?) then travel to south america or Africa for 2 months up to one year  and find a new home (permanent or not... well see!) maybe the east coast?  or New Zealand?  Australia?

As much as I love school, I'm really looking forward to travel in the nearby future. And to using the art of touch to heal others.
I can't wait to have knowledge to offer to the world!
For now, I can certainly offer my services and human touch in a non physical way :)