Time Flies

Wow how time flies! The last week of classes here in Kamloops is already over. There’s not much left to do, but still not all work is done. But I will come to that later. There’s been way more amazing things happening here in Loopstown. First of all, while I was volunteering for the amazing race last Saturday, Faisal and I, who was at the same post as I was, got offered a job out of the blue. A guy just drove by and stopped and asked what we were doing there, and after a few minutes of small talk he told us that he’s exactly looking for people like us, business students with time and willingness to get stuck in. People that get up at 6 on a Saturday morning just for a good cause. The job is supposed to be in the internet marketing industry, sadly I don’t know anything further so far. We’ve scheduled a meeting for next Monday.

I think this is just another example of how more direct and open minded people in North America are. If there might be an opportunity to create and move something it simply gets done. Would anyone say this could be happening in Switzerland? I doubt so. Everyone who passed by our stand smiled and asked what we were doing, some even came for a little small talk for some minutes. I dearly enjoyed volunteering and will certainly do that again as it is an easy way to get to know local people.

If anyone out there is interested in some news and stories about life in other cities of the world I would recommend checking out the blog of Tolla, a friend of mine. You can find it here: http://kassiopaia.ch/blog/

Furthermore, I was told that on the day we were skiing in Whistler it actually was -27 Degrees cold. And honestly, with the wind that was blowing on top, that’s at least what it felt like!

As time passes by, the world seems to get smaller, especially in Kamloops. I occasionally get to know people who know people who know other people. And these people usually know people too.

Now to the future: one Marketing assignment was due Wednesday, and another assignment is due on the 21^st, but was just done today. There was one more quiz this morning as well. After that I will have the entire next week off, what I will use to spend some time in Vancouver and prepare for my last two final exams on the 26^th and 28^th, before I need to move out of my room in Kamloops on the 29^th. It is not clear yet where I will be going, but one thing is for sure: Not home!

I will keep you posted on any news.