From now on

I guess some of you might be wondering what I'm up to this days because I wrote only a single post so far in July and I haven't comment on anyone's blog either.

Well the major reason is that my “real” life has kept me quite occupied.

First my job, or should I say my ex-job because since July 11, I'm a pre-retired man! (not exactly but it's the running gag among my friends ). But what's true is that I have finished working at the park. It was my 8th years there and it was more than the time for me to move along and do something else. Some of the employees(many of them or more friends than ex-colleagues) has organized a little party for the occasion and gave me a nice card. They even collect a good amount of money to give me as a departure gift. I didn't felt comfortable receiving it since many of the people who has contributed can't hardly make ends meet. So what I decided is to bring this money with me in my upcoming trip to Guatemala so it could profit to people in real need..

And what I will do next?

For the moment, I take a break. I spend my accumulated vacations and I have managed to have unemployment insurance benefits after. So financially, I will be okay for a while. Anyway I can't really find a job right now because I'm leaving for the Guatemala in around 50 days(check my sidebar countdown ) and I don't think any employer would accept to give a 5 weeks vacation after 1 month of work! Maybe I will find a little job on the side or do some volunteer work but nothing serious...


Ok next: Guatemala!

I already have my plane ticket in hand:

Departure: Montreal Dorval Pierre Elliot Trudeau - September 17, 06H05
Connect in Atlanta 08H54 – 09H50
Arrival: Guatemala City 11H19

I'll be there 5 weeks and I haven't decided yet what job I will do (working in a school, in a farm, in a convalescence home, etc.) but I'm sure it will be a great experience.
I have a pre-departure formation weekend on August 22, but I don't know what exactly they will teach us. Until then, I have begun a Spanish course with my 16 years old niece who prove to be a great teacher. She prepares her course with great care and seriousness, creating some interesting exercises, and games to help me learn faster. I'm really proud of her.

The only down side to my trip to Guatemala and also what occupied my mind most of the time right now, is the fragile relationship I have just begun with a wonderful woman who unfortunately has to go through a difficult moment before being really free and abandon herself to this promising new life that is waiting in front of her. So the trip for me comes unexpectedly at a bad time but then again, maybe it will be at the perfect time and when I will come back, the return will be sweeter.

Until then I might be more or less present on the OC. To be frank, I go with the flow. But nevertheless, I've heard some interesting rumours:

Seems like the co-writers of Barney & Amélie have begun talking about the overdue final episode. Does anyone where the story was left off?

And seems that the Canadian football season has begun and the first game between my implacable Alouettes and San's asthenic Lions will take place next Friday and normally those games give some amusing repercussion on some blogs...