Au Nord Du Quebec

This is a quick update before our well-deserved Goose Break! Less than one week until I am Texas-bound with two of my good friends from up north. After Easter was a somewhat relaxing 3-day week before 2 professional development days. Those two days were jam-packed, so not exactly a break. My friends and I decided to get away that weekend to Chicoutimi, which is about a 5hr drive away from Mistissini. The drive is much more do-able in a weekend than Montreal. I had only been to Chicoutimi once before and just for a day, so it was very nice to spend more time and explore the city. Chicoutimi has around 65,000 people and reminds me of a small Sherbrooke. It has a river running through the center and has one long road with basically all of the shops in the city. The mall was wonderful because we got to go shopping for the first time since Easter! It really is a big deal when the closest Wal-Mart is 5 hours away. Our view of the river from the motel We were lucky enough to find a...

Happy Easter and Passover everyone! I am happy to be giving everyone another fun update on my life up North! This weekend was our long Easter weekend, so we got Friday and Monday off from school. My friend and I drove the 10 hours South right at 3pm on Thursday and arrived in Montreal around 1am. It was a very long drive but at least I had good company and it was light for about a third of the ride. This holiday break is the first true break we have had since starting back in early January. Needless to say, it has been a long winter and the break to go south was much needed. We now have 4 weeks of school until our Goose Break then 6 weeks of school afterward then it's Summer! I say that I live in the Land of 1000 Seasons because I feel like we have gone from winter to spring and back to winter about 3 times since March 1st. The week before leaving for Montreal was beautiful, cloudless skies and positive 3 or 4C (35-38F) in Mistissini and the snow was starting to melt. We le...