Switching Provinces
Welcome to Pangnirtung…
13July 21, 2011
I have arrived safe and sound… took me a few days to get my internet all hooked up, but am back online with my limited somewhat temperamental at times, connection! Its been a busy few days, but everything is going well… it’s been awesome seeing old friends, and meeting new ones! At times this week I’ve felt like I’m experiencing a ‘ground-hog’ day experience, yet things are different than the last time I was here and different is good!
On Monday… I left the land of trees and excessive heat.. and started my trip north from Ottawa! It was great fun trying to manoeuvre two luggage carts with my 7 pieces of luggage and 2 carry ons at the crazy early hour—but I managed it! My flights were pretty uneventful… I even managed to get a cat nap! The photo on the right is one last glimpse of Ottawa..
First glimpses of Iqaluit from the air… (top left)..I had my ‘breakfast’ on the plane.. it was really quite tasty, it’s nice to fly where they give you food for free! I was excited to see the familiar rock formations as the plane entered the Pangnirtung Fiord! A look at the plane… as I walked to the terminal!
High tide on left and low tide on right… My view from the Lodge…
My home for the week so far… I’m still sorting out my housing…but things are looking up, things just take time, especially in the north! (Besides this means I don’t have to cook for myself for awhile… and Louis food is pretty darn GOOD!… and I get to meet different people doing all kinds of different work in the community…)
The GN Building (GN= Government of Nunavut)… 
There is lots of work going on around the waterfront—digging and working on the deep sea port… 
Walking to work on Tuesday… the clouds just hovered around, and almost over Mt. Duval… 
It’s a gorgeous time of year to be in the Arctic! The temperatures have been hovering between 8-12C… (colder at night).. and to be honest, I prefer these kinds of temps than the crazy heat wave in the south! (Unless of course I was at Haliburton Lake at the cottage… and spending the day in the LAKE!)…
It’s a Wrap…
4July 6, 2011
In the last two days, I’ve been pretty busy—wrapping up life here in Winnipeg. It’s been a bit of a crazy time, but also one of thinking back… and reflecting… I guess it is true that you don’t realize what you have, until you have to leave. I’m really going to miss Winnipeg, and the friends I have left behind…(yes, I do have friends here!)… it’s funny how all of a sudden a strange city becomes your own…unfamiliar streets become familiar… you end up going to a social not thinking you’d know anyone there..but then run into people you know before anyone in your group does! The last 18months I put down roots in Winnipeg… I’m not saying it was easy… but I did it!
I’m going to keep this pretty simple…and let some photos do the rest of the talking! Here’s some ‘highlights’ of my time here in the ‘peg…I do realize that this selection of photos is pretty random… yep, that’s where my brain is at!!!
*DISCLAIMER: (This is what I could pull together–it’s been a crazy few–sleepless nights, sorry if I left anyone out..it wasn’t intentional.)
my 'cozy' corner...aka desk in the doorway that I had for Fall of 2010!
Goodbye Winnipeg… thanks for the memories!
A ‘New’ home…
2June 14, 2011
This is something I’ve been working on for a bit… a ‘new-home’ for Sarah on the Road…
I just wanted to say a quick thank you for the help and encouragement in creating this new ‘blog’ (I was like a fish out of water, still am but at least I’ve made it back to the water!) Two people I’d like to specifically mention are Jen and Lisa! It was Jen that helped me get off my butt and actually get a domain. (I had been wanting to do this for awhile…like probably over a year)… It came up one day when we were talking on Facebook and it came up and then she helped ‘walk’ me through the process of getting a domain and hosting…. Lisa has always been my ‘go-to’ person for blog help! In the past 2 years she’s been the one that has helped me create headers, set up my blogspot layout for me… and always around for me to bounce ideas off of… She listened to what I wanted.. and then went searching for a layout that would work.. and then set up the formatting of that layout for me… (wordpress is still kind of a foreign language to me!) lol Without these gals… this would have NEVER been might never have happened so quickly! 
thanks again!
I’m not saying it’s perfect… I’ve done a bunch of ‘tweaking’ but am happy with the result! Not to say that there might be other changes in the future when I have internet again at home! But for now… I’m happy with it!
Sorry for making everyone ‘update’ their feeds on their blogs.. (it’s a pain I know!)
Thanks again!
Sarah
>New Directions….
4May 19, 2011
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ad·ven·ture
[ad-ven-cher] noun, verb, -tured, -tur·ing.
–noun
1.
an exciting or very unusual experience.
2.
participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises: thespirit of adventure.
3.
a bold, usually risky undertaking; hazardous action ofuncertain outcome.
If you know me you know I love a good adventure… and I’m about to embark on a new one…
In mid-July I will be moving… heading back to a community that has not been far from my heart since leaving at the end of 2009… Don’t get me wrong I will miss Winnipeg as it has begun to FINALLY feel like home! I have made some amazing friends and had some amazing experiences here… and memories to keep forever! And believe you me in the next few weeks I’ll be adding on MORE experiences and memories to my Winnipeg memory bank!
As a rule I don’t talk about my employment or what ‘job’ I do… if you know me, and want to know contact me privately and I’d be happy to share this information with you privately!
Have you guessed where I’m going?
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| Does this look familiar? |
I’m heading back to Pangnirtung, Nunavut! I’m excited and can’t wait… for the next chapter of my Nunavumiut Story to begin!
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| Canadian North plane leaving for Qik… |
In the meantime I have a lot of planning, packing and sorting to do!!! As well as finishing up my current job!!
I can’t wait to bring you all along on this adventure with me… I will continue to blog, and have been working on a new site and will post it here when it’s ready to view!
On a sad note… I need to sell Milo! Anyone need a car? SERIOUSLY contact me ASAP!!!
Hope everyone is enjoying the FANTASTIC spring weather Winnipeg has been having the past few days!! Go have a picnic or take a walk or bike ride!!
It was time…
2September 10, 2010
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…for me to find a hair stylist in Winnipeg!
(for the last 17months I’ve been still going to Toronto to see my amazing stylist Maddy… even though I wasn’t living there..I tried to convince her to move to the ‘peg..but well that wasn’t quite possible!)
Exhibit A: (…love the ‘brassy’ blond my hair turned after a summer in the sun!Overall the last time my hair had seen colour was in March when I was in Ontario for my friends’ wedding.. and it was red, with fire engine red highlights…)
Exhibit B: (in the chair today..bad lightening…so you really can’t see all the LIGHT ends.. and DARK roots poppin’ through.. it wasn’t quite ‘trailer’ trash..but darn it was getting mighty close!)
I was leaving the office today I asked a co-worker, Anne, where she went… and then called on the spot for an appointment! Yup, I had time.. and well my hair was telling me it was time.. I best get it done!
HairFX is a cool, cool spot! James was my stylist…and he totally got that I was a girl in a new city.. that had to break up with her stylist..(but didn’t really want to..).. He listened as I explained how I got a horrible dye job when I was 23 and didn’t even let Maddie dye my hair til AFTER a year of her cutting my hair… (and he was like, “wow, I feel honoured” and I said, “ummmm do you see my hair?! I have no choice dude!” Because I’m not headin’ back to TO til Christmas and well that hair couldn’t wait… A bonus is that this place is in my neighbourhood too!!
I jumped off that cliff… AND trusted James… well… I’m so, SO, so THRILLED I did!!!!
After Shoot… back to my roots… o’natural… (man it feels good!)… but a bit weird there’s not red.. when I look in the mirror, instead brown with some chocolate brown chunks!
Now I suppose this means I really do need to invest in a straightener…perhaps a Christmas gift!?
Thank You…
…Anne for pointing me in the direction of HairFX!
…the team at HairFX for making a girl feel a bit more at home in her new city!! (If any reader in Winnipeg goes to HairFX tell them I sent you!)
…and James–for listening and doing an amazing colour and cut!! I will be back, because I think I’ve found a Winnipeg Hair Stylist I can trust!! Great job!
*all the photos except for the first one were taken by me with my iPhone…
