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Thursday, August 17, 2006Greetings to all those across the world from my post in Oakville, Ontario shifting shortly 2712 km (1685 miles) west and approximately 400 km (250) miles north to Edmonton, Alberta! My new chosen Canadian college city of Edmonton I will be setting myself up in my first abode on my own. Will be going for a week with my parent and then launch myself into Albertan life, with 8 days to settle in, adjust to my surroundings and wander around. My orientation will begin on September 6th, with unknown expecations, presumably not overly challenging. I then start classes which first term include a set of seven classes: Computer Applications, Food and Beverage Service,Introduction to Tourism, Food and Beverage Service Practical (working at the student restaurant), Rooms Divisions Theory (front desk & hotel security), Organizational Behaviour and Business English. I will cease posting on the blog from today until my premiere post from Edmonton on Monday August 28th. At this point I will be free of the massive organizational projects, packing (made more challenging by the precautions following the aborted terror attacks) and my final appointments and social visits with those near and dear to my heart.  The very green and rustic skyline of Edmonton, Alberta I absolutely and always truly wanted to take a gap year as they are now titled, and spend a year traveling. Also was highly interested in studying at a British college to live the European experience and begin where I want to end of living anyways. My ultimate goal is to live in Europe following my graduation, the fact that this seems so far flung I find very difficult to bear. Nonetheless I have been granted the green light and go ahead to spend the time between the two years abroad working, traveling and living the life of a local far, far away! This descision will take many months and the entire 8 months between now April when I can embark on this journey. The main debate at the moment is between : Japan & England with New Zealand in the back of my mind. From Japan I would travel to connections in South Korea and possibly China. From England what's especially attractive is I could work in more than one country in the United Kingdom, travel the other U.K. countries and throughout Western Europe. From New Zealand I would visit Australia and the opposite island in New Zealand from the one I would gain employment and possibly Tasmania or Fiji. Other pars of the globe fascinate me but for the work term and long term living my debate remains as this. In the coming months I will be writing posts on the study abroad companies and experiences that are available, profiling these countries in further detail with an expatriate edge. I am looking into other travel over the next while which will come with photos and posts.  London, a truly world class city, strongly thinking of doing my work term here,and want to live here in the future,  The almost ethereal untouched landscape of New Zealand, one of the possibilities for my work term  The seas of shining Japanese neon lines light up the neverending streets of Tokyo, Japan is one of the strong contenders for my work term, I would absolutely love to return after doing a Japanese exchange there in 2004  The Golden Temple built in 1534 for Shogun Ashilaga Yosmitsu,his retirement home built in 1387 I saw while in Japan in Kyoto Teague Neal blogged on 9:20 AM
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