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It's been exactly 2 weeks since this program started, but I feel as if its been atleast a month.
hhmm.. What shall I talk about first.. I guess work placements. The place that I will be volunteering at is the YWCA. Mon, Wed, Fridays I'll be there during the day during all sorts of differentt activities. I'm paired up with Saumu (from Tanzania), we got off pretty easy on Monday. As for Wednesday we are helping out with putting together food boxes, there's over 250 that we'll have to make :S then on Friday we will be helping organize clothing at their 2nd hand clothing shop then.. on Monday we will be visiting and helping out at the shelters. There's a couple other activities in the works... but I'll tell more about them later on.

As everything starts to unfold, I'm starting to realize this program is a lot more focus on the informal aspects more so then the actual planned "activities" such as the work placements. As we do more group activities, you start to realize what things make you tick, drive you, annoy you, or motivate you. I'm definately noticing that I struggle with having patience and really miss my independance that I've gotten very use to in the last couple years. It's the little things that seem to be creeping up on many of the participants already and sometimes it is really hard to see the bright side of things, but we always somehow do... The workplacement are a crutial part fo the program, but it sometimes seems that we're stretched in other directions as well that it almost seems like a never ending program. I don't mean this in a negative context, I am enjoying it, but sometimes I wish I could have Sally time a lil more.

We went to a First Nations Pow Wow (Back in the day, tribes got together to have a Pow Wow in order to exchange goods) last Saturday. We saw quite a bit of tribal dances. Did you know: If the people are dancing in a circle, you have to move in the same direction as others..if not, it means you're declaring war. There's was this really cute lil boy dancing around too... he was soo adorable... I just wanted to bring him home..hehe

I'll write about some other tomorrow... I'm too tired right now...