Those times
My friend Loren is on her way to Canada. In about 1 hour she'll be touching down in Calgary, ready to begin the next part of her life's adventure.
Thinking about it lets me relive the experiences of my first few days in Canada back in 2004. It was a really great time, and my single biggest regret is having to leave just over 2 years later and return back to Australia and start all over again. I had made a life for myself in Canada - one that I really enjoyed. I made Winnipeg my home - my city. I loved crossing the prairies to see visit friends in Alberta. I loved how the Rockies are actual jagged, tree-less mountains. I loved how different, yet similar everything was.
And now Loren gets to enjoy the excitement of taking her first steps on Canadian soil, catching up with friends in their homeland, enjoying summer in July, and all the good stuff that goes along with that.
It's almost like a constant stab in my heart that I have never really gotten over having to leave Canada. Flying out of Winnipeg that day in March 2006 was one of the hardest days of my life... I was a mess and only just made it to the airport. If my friend Adrienne hadn't come with me I really don't think I would have made it.
I don't think we should live in the past, but I don't think it's something I will get over all that quickly, if ever.
Thinking about it lets me relive the experiences of my first few days in Canada back in 2004. It was a really great time, and my single biggest regret is having to leave just over 2 years later and return back to Australia and start all over again. I had made a life for myself in Canada - one that I really enjoyed. I made Winnipeg my home - my city. I loved crossing the prairies to see visit friends in Alberta. I loved how the Rockies are actual jagged, tree-less mountains. I loved how different, yet similar everything was.
And now Loren gets to enjoy the excitement of taking her first steps on Canadian soil, catching up with friends in their homeland, enjoying summer in July, and all the good stuff that goes along with that.
It's almost like a constant stab in my heart that I have never really gotten over having to leave Canada. Flying out of Winnipeg that day in March 2006 was one of the hardest days of my life... I was a mess and only just made it to the airport. If my friend Adrienne hadn't come with me I really don't think I would have made it.
I don't think we should live in the past, but I don't think it's something I will get over all that quickly, if ever.