Dawson Cont'd! Finally

Mmmmkkay.

So it's been a while. Updates galore and excusable excuses excusing me for communicating excruciatingly poorly. That last post makes this place seem a lot less awesome than it is. I had a few down days, but since getting a job and friends (honest) things have been incredible! I'm doing swimmingly, and am excited to move on though!

Access to internet comes in 1 hour doses, most of which is spent trying to organize my life and my way out of here and to Japan. Hence the lack of blog posts. Anyways, a few things for you.

This is my personal limo. Completely free, her name is George Black and I think the Yukon stole her from Vancouver in the '60s because they never took the big Vancouver label off the side of her. She (and she is a she. Either she's short for Georgina, or she's basking in androgyny, but I get a distinctly feminine vibe) is completely free, and crosses the Yukon River. This is important because on one side lies Dawson City and work, and on the other my internetless, electricityless, running-waterless “Hostel”. Or really, if I'm going to be honest, my glorified campground run by a tyrannical German whose comparison to a certain dictator I'm trying really hard to avoid. Whatever, I am not and will never be a sion of self-control.

Anyways, the other thing you'll notice is that the lighting rarely changes.

The land of the Midnight Sun is a doozy. It took some getting used to and a lot of checking of watches to remind myself that yes, it actually is midnight, even if it feels like 4PM, but I'm pretty used to it. I'm going to majorly non-plussed when it actually gets dark again.

Other things. I work in the Dawson City General Store stocking shelves, and at Cheechako's, a bakery. Bakery is awesome, the General I just get through my day and look forward to new horizons... It's kinda just a time filler and a way to pay my way back home. Which brings us to the next important thing in my life.

JAPAN! I got an email the other day offering me a position at Kikuyo, (MAP). The only thing I know about it is that it is population 29 000 and is famous for its carrots... So I'm super excited. My escape plan right now is as follows:

1. Finish work on June 15^th
2. Hitchhike to Skagway Alaska
3. June 18^th: Inside Passage Ferry from Skagway to Bellingham, Washington to Vancouver. It's a 4 day trip, but I'ma see some whales! I have to go to Bellingham first only because there's nothing directly to Van
4. June 23^rd and 24^th: JET Japan teaching training in Vancouver. I worked it out so that I can split my dates between Vancouver and Ottawa because of my current location.
5. Then I'm gonna head to Lake Louise to see the lovely Ashley Hoag and Paul Yacobucci
6. Then to Calgary to see the Stampede for a day or two.
7. Then to Toronto.
8. Then to Ottawa for July 10^th. I'll be there until the 23^rd of July for JET training and BluesFest Volunteering. Hangouts a must!
9. July 23rd-August 2^nd, home! Enjoy the pleasures of Minden for a bit, get a tan, hug my parents, etc, etc.
10. August 4^th. FLIGHT! Ottawa-Toronto-Tokyo baby! So excited!

Also, someday there'll be more pictures. The ones you see took so long to load it hurt my soul