I Want to Break Free

My apologies for a nearly one-month hiatus.  During the past few weeks a few things have happened that have put me into a “I Want to Break Free” sort of mood.  [I have been listening to this song on repeat now for the last week!]

To start, after my last blog post, my city flooded.  Fortunately, my parents’ home is on the top of a hill and it remains untouched by excessively large pools of water but the power went out, water rations went on and my dear friends’ homes were practically destroyed.  I have spent quite a large amount of my free time trying to help everyone get their lives back together.

Secondly, the management team of the facility where I run the Aquatics department, graciously invited all recreational groups, whose home facilities were destroyed in the floods, to use the pool free of charge.  Unfortunately, as they opened the front doors to these new bookings and user groups, they themselves walked out the back door in order to escape the overpopulated facility and thereby left me to deal with the aftermath.

Lastly, someone I had become accustomed to seeing on a fairly regular basis, was murdered in her home a few days ago.  Quite a shock to my system, for sure.

After all of this, amidst car problems, attempting to move my grandparents from their house into a lodge and the regular every day inconveniences, I feel as if it has been the longest three weeks of my life.  When negative situations happen around me (no matter how uncontrollable) I like to think that removing myself is a suitable option.

I have been quite impulsive lately and so my solution is to move off to a new place and to really enjoy the ride there!  I have never lived anywhere except Western Canada and so I am off to Eastern Canada.  I will be stopping in Saskatchewan to visit old University friends and to see some of the major cities.  [Maybe bond with some cattle and other farm-folk.]   On my travels, I shall be joining a Ride Share program which is basically the modern day version of hitchhiking, except I can ‘virtually’ meet my riding companions before hand and agree upon a fee!  Half the cost of gas?  Whoopee!  The cheaper, the better.  I always say!

Then it is off to Manitoba to take the Via Rail on a very long, 40 hour train ride, to Churchill.  I do not know if I will see Polar Bears but I will definitely kayak with the Beluga Whales and possibly do some bird-watching.  I truly enjoy seeing animals in their undisturbed natural habitats.

Next on my travel list will be to cruise on through the United States to check out some of the major Eastern-central cities like Minneapolis, Chicago and hopefully Buffalo.  Upon my return to Canada, I shall finally see the beautiful Niagara Falls.  Fingers crossed that it is as majestic as the Tourism Marketing has led me to believe.  I might visit some more friends in Hamilton, maybe milk some Maple Sap from tree and reduce it to delicious Maple Syrup.  Eventually, I will find a good hostel to temporarily call home while I search for a job in Toronto or the GTA as well as a look for a place to live.

It will be quite an adventure, which is exactly what I need!  I am so looking forward to it but time is passing far too slow.  It does give me time to condense and pack up my life into the trunk of my car.  11 days… GO!

Stay Limitless,

Molly