Ok, I haven't updated this in a while, and already people think I'm dead. Edmonton was great, people are friendly and there's lots of jobs. Staying at my cousins Paul and Edith was wonderful and they were extremely hospitable. Still, Edmonton is a car city. I have a hard time imagining years spent there, all the more so after a sun stroke put me ( Read more... )

Went to take a nap at 7:30 last night, local time. My hosts were supposed to wake me up an hour later, but I woke up at 3:30. I'm guessing they weren't able to wake me: I went back to bed, and slept for another five hours. Hopefully I caught up ( Read more... )

Only two trains a week go from Toronto to Vancouver, passing through several towns and cities including Edmonton. Toronto to Edmonton normally takes around 48 hours. Long enough to get to meet several people ( Read more... )