Flashback Friday

Back when I graduated from university (6 long years ago), I took a trip to Europe. I didn't have anyone to go with, so I booked with Contiki and I'm so glad I did. For those who don't know, Contiki is a tour operator specializing in tours for young folks (age 18-35) and from my experience mostly singles. It was such a great way to see Europe and to get a flavour for lots of countries - 10 in 1 month! I met alot of great people on the tour, many that I stayed in touch with for years after. It was a great time of my life, the short amount of time between school and work. I think I must have been alot braver then, because I can't imagine going on a trip with 50 strangers now, but at the time it seemed like the only logical choice.

When I got back from my trip, I had about 20 rolls of film (yes rolls, this was 6 years ago) and it was then that I decided to start scrapbooking. So even though it is quite embarassing, this is a page from my very first album, which I think I completed in just a couple weeks! I flipped through it just the other day and even though my style has changed alot since then, I'm glad I took the time to journal and document the details as much as I did.

Just Another Day at The Office

Well not really.... all last week I was on a Geology for Engineers course. Kind of like 'Rocks for Jocks' but more like 'Rocks for Nerds' ;) It's part of my job that I really like, the getting out of the office to learn new things. Most of the week was spent in a cramped classroom looking as slides of rocks from far away and then close up, but then on Friday we boarded a bus and went out to the mountains to see first hand what we had been talking about all week and to see what we work with on a daily basis (several hundred meters below ground) would actually look like.