tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80157014319831804612024-03-05T20:50:31.876-08:00Toutes nos passions reflètent les étoiles"All of our passions are reflected in the stars." - Victor Hugorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356559499422110631noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015701431983180461.post-92049879908057242292013-08-26T12:31:00.001-07:002013-08-26T12:31:53.752-07:00Bonus videos!Hey everyone! I hope that you all have been enjoying your summers so far and that you have settled back into normal every day life... I don't know about everyone else, but it still feels like I'm going to be going back to Quebec really soon, or as if I haven't left yet. This summer passed by so quickly and I am so grateful for all the people I got to spend it with as well as thankful for all the wonderful experiences we had.<br />
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While clearing my memory card for my next trip (yes, I'm going away again to New York!), I stumbled across some other videos that were never posted... I think you all might enjoy this :)<br />
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Here is a music video for The Bad Joes... just getting the exposure out there !<br />
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And of course, who could forget this. Although really, really dark, if anyone worked at a daycamp this summer, you will all be familiar with this song. I believe Patrick is ready for his solo career now!<br />
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We only have a week left until school starts! I wish everyone the best this year in their studies, and hopefully we can arrange reunion days! And of course, Quebec Summer 2018 is still alive in my mind :)<br />
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And for our song, since I think it is agreed across the board that this was the best summer ever.... "Best Song Ever" by One Direction. I apologize if you aren't a Directioner...<br />
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<em>A prochaine et bonne chance tout le monde! Je vous manque beaucoup!</em><br />
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rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356559499422110631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015701431983180461.post-5175456378684980892013-08-19T22:02:00.000-07:002013-08-19T22:02:06.974-07:00Train Videos!Here are two "vlogs" that I had made on the train... I would have made more but unfortunately I ran out of battery :( <br />
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This is en route, somewhere in the middle of Ontario with special guest star Patrick Benoit...<br />
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<br />And this is a recap of our last full day on the train during our little "party"... by the way, we really did have a Pitch Perfect-esque sing off that lasted a half hour. I wish I had the actual video, but I suppose this will suffice :) Party time!<br />
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I really wish that the trip could have lasted longer! But it is really nice to be back home.<br />
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My song... since Spencer was doing this almost every meal, "Cups (When I'm Gone)" by Anna Kendrick seems fairly appropriate. LOL, I guess...<br />
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<em>\A plus tard,</em><br />
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(Just a side note, this post will be post into parts just because of the amount of material to cover...)<br />
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We rode one train from Montreal to Toronto, which had an interesting dinner included...<br />
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Because we were running a little behind, the time that we were going to spend in Toronto was basically train hopping, and just before midnight we left Toronto and began our journey.<br />
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The train ride was certainly an interesting experience... take 50+ teenagers and putting them in a confined space for 4 days was quite fun: all the movies, card games, random junk food and Heads Up that we played was definitely a trip never to be forgotten. The food was better than I expected, the scenery was breathtaking, and the experience was very unique... check it out!<br />
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I'm sorry this took so long to post... unpacking has never taken so long! All the pictures have finally made it onto Facebook... and now it's onto the videos! There will be a separate post for that :)<br />
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<em>Je t'aime et je te manque Quebec :)</em><br />
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It is going to be an interesting trip back as I have never taken a train before as a mode of transportation. While Skyping my mom this morning I was doing a final check and packing all my belongings to get ready for departure. Even my breakfast was sad that I was leaving!<br />
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After a lot of good byes and a lot of pictures with my host family, we drove to the <em>gare central</em> in Montreal to meet up with Janie and the rest of the Surrey group. We met many people along the way that we will be spending the next four days with. The goodbyes were difficult and waiting to board the train was difficult too, but as of now I am blogging from the train.<br />
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So it is with great regret that I inform you that wifi will be no more as of 10 PM tonight Eastern time... we arrive at Union Station in Toronto at about 8PM tonight and leaving at 10. While we ride through the Prairies there will be really spotty connection. As we pull into major cities and stops I will put little updates along the way, just keep a look out :)<br />
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As for a song, I wonder what that will be today... well, here goes nothing. I love this song, so I hope you enjoy this too. There really is no relevance to be honest, I just like the song. "Industry" by Jon McLaughlin.<br />
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<em>Au revoir, Quebec,</em><br />
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<br />rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356559499422110631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015701431983180461.post-40651431015971758772013-08-09T21:14:00.000-07:002013-08-09T21:14:47.504-07:00Le Dernier Journee<em>Je suis tres triste, parce que demain, je pars pour Vancouver.</em> I am sad because I am leaving Quebec, my home away from home for the past six weeks. I miss home just as much as I want to stay here, so inside of me all day was a gigantic tug of war between the two places.<br />
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It was a bunch of lasts of sorts today: it started with the last day of work with the Camp du Jour Crabtree. My coworkers and all the campers were kind enough to make me a huge card that was filled with well wishes and much thanks. While there were a lot of things that I did grumble about and kids that I found annoying, in truth it was all a rewarding experience and I did grow bonds with many of these kids. I will miss a lot of them, my coworkers and just the entire camp and all its activities and quirks. It was the last time that I rode a bicycle to work as well. *Siiiigh*....<br />
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It is currently past midnight, so it was officially last night (or tonight, <em>ton choix</em>) that we all went to Patrick's host family's home for our <em>fete du depart</em>. It was a wonderful night filled with laughs and good times and music, and it was all very bittersweet for me... it's crazy to think that 6 weeks has come and gone, just like that. To quote Patrick, "I still remember the welcome barbeque. It felt like such a long time ago but really, it wasn't". I think we all feel the same. The good news is that we get to spend four more days on a train together, and since we all live so close, it will be possible to hang out during the summer and the rest of the year and hopefully into the future. <br />
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The "sweetest" part would have to be the cakes that were made for us... we really are the"Terrebonnest"!<br />
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Packing was depressing, but I believe I am finished and all set. I pray that no baggage is over weight, fingers crossed.<br />
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Tonight Spencer and I did a Marianas Trench mash up of "Beside You" and "By Now", so I think that since tonight is a special night, here are two songs... those two listed above :)<br />
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Our train ride begins tomorrow and lasts for four days. I am praying for WiFi so that I can update every so often. In the meantime, I thank you all for reading and following along. It's been a pleasure <3<br />
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<em>bon retour tout le monde,</em><br />
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It is with mixed emotions that I write these last few posts while actually in Quebec - part of me really wants to stay longer, get to know all the people that I spent the summer with a lot better, take more pictures, do more activities... but I also know that all good things must come to an end, and it would be really nice to spend some of this summer with my family and friends back home. I feel quite torn, <em>c'est tellement difficile pour moi!</em><br />
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Wednesday night was our party night on a cruise. There were 6 YMCA groups - 3 from Ontario, 2 from BC, and 1 with kids from all over the country - and we spent this last night altogether, partying and living it up. This was the group of people that we braved a ghetto gym with, so I think we're all pretty bonded :P Everyone was dressed very nice and it seriously felt like prom or something... I just loved seeing all the wonderful dresses and suits and ties (there goes "Suit and Tie" by Justin Timberlake again...)<br />
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Unfortunately for us, the weather wasn't quite in our favour... <em>il a plu un petit peu! </em>(it rained a bit) but that didn't stop us from having a good time. From the time we got on to the time we were forced off, we were all dancing in the rain, dancing on the floor or on the open air deck. It was a wonderful time and a great way to hang out one final time with one another.<br />
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Like I said, it's quite difficult to fathom the fact that I called this place home for the past 6 weeks. I have started to assimilate myself and suddenly, it's all over. Crazy how time flies when you have fun, I believe I've heard that expression before ;)<br />
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In the meantime, I hope that everyone enjoys their last couple days.<br />
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This is a really cute Quebecois song that I hear all the time: "Ca Fait Rire les Oiseaux" by La Compagnie Creole.<br />
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<em>a tantot,</em><br />
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Rachelrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356559499422110631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015701431983180461.post-48816231030092829582013-08-04T18:15:00.001-07:002013-08-04T18:15:23.321-07:00St. Joseph's OratoryHow's everyone's weekend going so far? For me, my weekend ends tonight but not without an amazing and serene trip to a very holy place in Montreal!<br />
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Our first stop was a lunch stop at this cute diner called Paulo and Suzanne's. Simon introduced this place to me as "a place with <u>real</u> poutine"... and amazing it was! Instead of the typical original poutine that is stereotypical to Canada, we had many choices with other toppings. I went with Simon's recommendation of "Philly Bomb" Poutine! It was huge and delicious :)<br />
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After that delicious lunch, we drove to Mount Royal to where St. Joseph Oratory was. It was just breathtaking to see as well pulled in!</div>
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Just some history behind the Oratory, as read taken from the Arrow Guide:</div>
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<em>Brother Andre was born in 1845 in a town southeast of Montreal. He had incredible confidence in St. Joseph, who he could relate to as Brother Andre was an orphan who had little education and was poor and sick. At the age of 30, much attention was brought towards him as he was attributed for the reason of many miracles and cures. Br. Andre attributed these miracles to the power of St. Joseph.</em></div>
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<em>In 1904, he built a chapel across from the college that he worked at as a porter in honor of St. Joseph. This chapel soon became a great basilica as there were many people that came to visit Br. Andre.</em></div>
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<em>Br. Andre passed away on January 6, 1937. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on May 23, 1982 and was canonized on October 17, 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. Every year more than 2 million people come to visit the Oratory, which houses the tomb of Br. Andre as well as his heart.</em></div>
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<strong>- Brother Andre lived to the age of 91, living from 1845-1937</strong></div>
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- In the bell tower (Carillon - one of the largest in North America), there are <strong>56 bells</strong> weighing a total of <strong>24,000 kg</strong></div>
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- In the Votive Chapel, there are <strong>10,000 vigil lights</strong> present</div>
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- The Crypt-Church has a seating capacity of <strong>1,000</strong></div>
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- A statue of St. Joseph in the Crypt-Church weighs <strong>5,000 lbs</strong> and is <strong>9 feet tall</strong></div>
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- The statues in the Way of the Cross Gardens were created between <strong>1943-1953</strong>, and carved between <strong>1952-1959</strong></div>
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- In front of the Main Portico, the Corinthian columns rise up to <strong>60 ft.</strong> At this place, one would be <strong>537 ft above sea level</strong>, and it would take <strong>283</strong> <strong>steps</strong> to return back to street level.</div>
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- The exterior dome of the Basilica rises <strong>506 ft above street level</strong> and <strong>856 ft above average sea level.</strong> It is the highest point of Montreal.</div>
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- The Grand Organ within the Basilica is <strong>60 ft high, 44 ft wide</strong>, and consists of <strong>5,811 pipes</strong></div>
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- The original chapel has a sanctuary that measures <strong>15 by 18 feet</strong></div>
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In all, it was a wonderful experience to go see the Oratory. I am so glad that I got to see it before I left Quebec! It is also so strange to think that my 6 weeks is just about up. I have mixed feelings about this - I am sad to go but I am also excited to go home and see my family and friends again, but I don't want to leave behind this summer. I've learned so much this summer about myself that I never knew before.<br />
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The final week... let's make this count :) I dedicate this song to all the kids in the exchange with me who also dread to see this summer end...I stumbled across it when I was listening to my playlist on Youtube. "Don't Want an Ending" by Sam Tsui.<br />
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<em>bonne semaine tout le monde,</em><br />
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This was a song that was introduced to me first by Spencer in my group, and I finally heard it again intently at work with the lyrics playing in front of me. I'm hoping to do a cover of it with Spencer, and if it gets around to happening, I'll definitely post it ! <em>"Comme on attend le printemps" </em>by Jerome Couture.<br />
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<em>bonne weekend de famille!</em> I hope everyone enjoys their weekend !<br />
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Tuesday night was amazing, and unfortunately it will be the last time that the seven of us as a Surrey group will see each other, because as this weekend is Family Day weekend, we will all be doing different things with our host families. The next time we see each other will be next Wednesday during our <em>croisiere </em>(cruise) with most of the other YMCA groups that we spent the summer with, Friday for our <em>fete de depart </em>(going away party... </3) and then four full days of train through Canada.<br />
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The seven of us went to Janie's parents' house to have a bonfire and to chill and unwind. Spencer brought the guitar, so coming soon, you might find us on Youtube. Or not. But we got to roast marshmallows and sausages and just have a good time with each other. Check out some of the pictures! <br />
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Try eating dinner in nothing but pitch black all around.<br />
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Upon arrival we were given menus to order our meals and told to turn all electronic devices off that would emit light, and then we were walking into the main dining area, conga-line style with one hand on the shoulder of the person in front of you. All you can hear is the sound of people talking and silverware clanging against plates, but other than that, you see absolutely nothing.<br />
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We had bread (try spreading butter on bread in the dark!) and then our meals came shortly afterwards, ranging from selections of filet mignon, ribs, shrimp, lamb... I personally had the filet mignon that had peppers and potato wedges. If only I saw what it looked like...but it tasted amazing! I was also very thankful that the people in the kitchen cut up the steak into smaller pieces. Dessert was soon to follow: blueberry cream cake <em>pour moi... c'etait tres delicieux!</em><br />
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Eating in the dark was not only an interesting and fun experience, but also an "eye-opening" one. All the waiters and waitresses in the restaurant are legally blind, and this experience showed me how I take the sense of sight for granted. It really is difficult to eat in a pitch black environment.. after a while I gave up with the utensils and used my hands!<br />
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I would like to thank the YMCA for paying for such an incredible meal and experience.. one day I hope to come back and do it again! Also a shout out to all the cool people at Restaurant O.Noir: what you do is awesome! Great food, amazing experience :)<br />
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So it's been such a long time since I last posted it seems, and I can't believe that we are so close to this trip coming to an end. I'm quite sad to go; I feel like there is a lot of places that I haven't been to yet. Oh well, at least its Montreal and Quebec. I'm definitely coming back again <em>a l'avenir </em>(in the future). </div>
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The song for tonight was one that Vanessa had introduced me to... I had heard it back home, but never the French version, so here it is: "Alone Again <em>(Encore Seule)"</em> by Alyssa Reid ft. Dice B.</div>
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<em>Bonne weekend !</em><br />
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Rachelrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356559499422110631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015701431983180461.post-20565166770930586962013-07-21T19:47:00.000-07:002013-07-21T19:47:06.042-07:00Rafting, Shopping, Volunteering and Jamming<em>Bonne weekend!</em> I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend!<br />
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Saturday was really, really incredible as we went rafting in the Lachine Rapids in Montreal. It is quite deceiving because at first glance it is a calm river, one that you would never have imagined that people go rafting in! <br />
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After getting suited up and having a brief safety lesson/figuring out what various commands are (that would save our lives!), we began rowing out. It was interesting to see "boils" in the river - holes in the bottom of the river floor that cause the water on the surface to create whirlpools that aren't strong enough to take away anyone's paddle from their hands, but a unique and interesting site to see. The waves were strong and drenched us all from head to toe, leaving our boat thigh high in water! Big John was the name of the last wave, and we were literally getting air time at one point before crashing down onto the water. Needless to say it was quite the experience!<br />
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After our lunch we drove into Montreal for shopping. I felt really bad dragging boys along to different stores where I browsed to my heart's content. While I bought very little (which I don't know if I should be happy or sad about), it was nice to spend the day with friends in a retail environment! there were a lot of the same stores that we have back home, and it was interesting to go into Garage, which was created in Montreal. The prices are much cheaper here, I have to be honest about that!</div>
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Dinner was at a cafe that sold everything in <em>Vieux-Port </em>(Old Port in Montreal). I had Quebecois style pizza which had mushrooms and of course, bacon. Why I didn't have poutine remained a mystery. I was also impressed that Patrick took a chance and tried <em>escargots au gratin </em>(snails with cheese). According to him, he said that it tasted great. One of these days I suppose I will have to try it. For dessert we went into a Ben and Jerry's ice cream store, and what better way to end the evening but with Chocolate Therapy ice cream :)</div>
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Sunday morning into the very early afternoon was spent in Mascouche for the <em>marche public</em> (public market) which was your typical farmers' market that sold different local products. I spent the day doing<em> bricolage </em>(arts and crafts) with the little kids - we were making picture frames. It was fun to spend time with adorable little kids who have wild creativity runs in their minds. The market itself was a really cool place, running from June to September every weekend. A shout out to all the vendors that work there tirelessly every weekend as well as the really cool live band that was there playing music right by the <em>bricolage</em> table!<br />
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Afterwards since it was so early, Spencer and Nathan came over to spend the afternoon and evening. Spencer and I invented a new card game, "Egyptian Jack" - a mashup of the card games Slapjack and Egyptian Ratscrew. In theory both games are quite similar but they both have different conditions and rules, but who needs that when you can create your own game? That quickly escalated to Water War (thanks to Jimmy Fallon) with water guns, perfect on a hot day :)<br />
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And as for jamming? I got a electric keyboard from my host family as well as a guitar to use for my time here to make music, and together we were all playing music and singing random songs. I love music and jamming is the best feeling in the world. I missed it so much!<br />
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Well, I wish I had more pictures from this weekend but I really wouldn't have wanted to lose my camera in the rapids. There are more pictures on Facebook if you would like :)<br />
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Song, song, song - this was a song that the band right by the arts and crafts station was playing and singing. I remember when I used to be obsessed with Bryan Adams - "Summer of '69"<br />
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<em>bonne semaine tout le monde!</em><br />
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Rachelrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356559499422110631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015701431983180461.post-82596570059405285122013-07-18T08:43:00.001-07:002013-07-18T08:43:55.583-07:00Observations & Oddities of Quebec Hi everyone! I hope that everyone is having a blast so far this summer. It`s so surreal to think that this Saturday will already be halfway through my trip :( The saying is true that all good things must come to an end, I suppose.<br />
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Although Quebec is still a Canadian province, I noticed and found out so many different things about it. There are so many quirks and funny things that I am not used to but am slowly accepting and appreciating. As this is only the halfway point I`m sure that I will come up with more as the weeks progress. I will make another installation, but here is what I have so far. Some maybe obvious and maybe you might not care, but here they are:<br />
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1. The airport in Montreal is named after Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada who was born in Montreal. He was successful in creating a bilingual Canadian government.<br />
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2. The YMCA group that I am with from Surrey lives in a place called <i>Terrebonne</i>; however, I am living in a little town called Crabtree. By car, the trip takes about 40 minutes in good traffic conditions.<br />
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3. It is interesting to note that the 7 of us from Surrey all live in different towns that are quite small and spread apart from each other. Most towns are named after saints' names, such as St. Jacques, St. Paul, etc. as well as religious events such as L'Assomption and L'Epiphanie.<br />
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4. In each of these towns, there is always a church, and sometimes a school attached to it. This is why there are so many churches present in the area. Depending on how big a town is, there maybe supermarket, <i>depanneurs</i> (corner stores), public parks, and usually there are small community centres or arenas.<br />
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5. Many families have smaller houses and very large backyards that have swimming pools for the hot summer months. It seems to me that pools are a must here!<br />
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6. After being in a grocery store here in Quebec, it is nice to know that they do sell regular milk here that are in cartons, but most families opt to by ``bagged milk`` which is exactly what it sounds like: milk in a plastic bag.<br />
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7. As I write this on a public library computer, I noticed that the keyboard is a tad on the difficult side to use: usually to get certain symbols such as the @ sign on a regular keyboard, you would press shift and then 2, but now I have to got ctrl+alt+2 .... <i>c'est tellement difficile!</i><br />
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8. <i> </i>I currently work as an <i>animatrice</i> (camp monitor) at a day camp in Crabtree. After doing things like these for four years back home, there really isn't much difference between BC and here except for the fact that our real names are not used, and we have `camp names`. The reason for this is still a mystery to me, but I do have some speculation. My name is Dragon here at the camp, and ssshh, no one knows my real name!<br />
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9. Every day at camp the kids go swimming in the pool that is right smack in the arena. All children are required to wear a swimming cap (something I haven't worn in such a long time!) or else they are sidelined for 5 minutes before they can go in. Why this is, I`m not too sure...<br />
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10. A lot of the Quebec langauge is slang and Anglophone terms as well as the fact that it's very different from what I learned in school! They even turned the English word ``texting`` into a a French verb. It is conjugated like a regular -ER verb in the French language, which I found <i>tres tres drole</i>.<br />
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11. Listening to music on the radio here has been very fun. While there are a handful of Quebecois radio stations, there are some stations that play Top40 hits (in English!) and the DJs all speak French. They even have the Virgin Radio station here!<br />
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12. There seems to be a lag in trends and fads here in terms of pop culture. Some of the movies that we have already seen and may already own on DVD come out later here, although there are some major releases that come out the same time as back home. Music wise, everyone here is hooked onto Gangnam Style!<br />
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That`s all that I have observed so far.. I will put up another post continuing where I left off.<br />
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The other day I heard a song at the Super Aqua Club that Spencer had introduced me to... this one`s for you, buddy :) ``Cruise`` by Florida Georgia Line<br />
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Rachel<i> </i>rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356559499422110631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015701431983180461.post-91836793712467462942013-07-17T15:09:00.000-07:002013-07-17T15:09:16.407-07:00Le Weekend a Quebec (les videos boni - partie trois)I'm so sorry for the delay in the posting of these videos! The first time I posted them it was brought to my attention that the videos weren't actually videos but more like Vines... so I made a video instead. It has everything from this weekend (mostly Saturday) compiled into one. Enjoy!<br />
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<em>a plus tard,</em><br />
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Rachelrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356559499422110631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015701431983180461.post-30644201486903415842013-07-15T16:36:00.001-07:002013-07-15T16:36:21.508-07:00Le Weekend a Quebec (dimanche - partie deux)<em>Salut encore! </em>(hello again!) <br />
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Sunday was an early day too, as we woke up at about 7:45 am to get ready for Valcartier, a waterpark similar to Cultus Lake. When you have 50+ girls sharing a two sink, three washroom stall bathroom, it gets catty. Congratulations to the girls that got up at 5 to do everything they needed to do before the rush ensued.<br />
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Breakfast was picked out by each of our coordinators (I believe there were five YMCA groups in total: Surrey, Langley and three from Ontario). Janie got us croissants, chocolate croissants and berries <3<br />
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We rode the bus to Valcartier for under 5 minutes. The weather was amazing and the cement was hot, but it was an awesome day. There was a huge wave pool (where you could literally drown), many slides that are similar to the ones that we have back home as well as slides that had stories and themes attached to them, similar to how when you wait in line for a ride in Disney World, they pump all this imagery and information into your mind about what is going to happen.<br />
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I will admit it here and now that I did chicken out on one slide, Everest. It was pretty vertical the first part of the way down. I walked all the way up with my friends, got my mat on the top and looked over the edge and turned around and walked all the way down, alone. It didn't help that there were young kids running up the stairs in the opposite direction. Oh well, at least everything else was really fun and not as scary. I loved the tube rides, and the ones where there were rapids pushing you along as you reclined in your tube.<br />
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rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356559499422110631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015701431983180461.post-3196046852780825432013-07-15T16:11:00.000-07:002013-07-15T16:11:37.249-07:00Le Weekend a Quebec (samedi - partie une)<em>Bonjour everyone! Ca va? </em>I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, I know that I certainly did! <br />
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Just a couple housekeeping things before I start:<br />
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1. I just wanted to say that there will be three posts to this weekend's story to avoid really long posts that are eternal: Saturday, Sunday, and vlogs<br />
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2. In case you think I'm being a Captain Obvious, we went to Quebec City which is sometimes referred to as just "Quebec", similar to the way there is New York City within the state of New York.<br />
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3. While some photos will have faces in them, for the sake of repeats, most of these pictures will be scenic. All my photos from this weekend (all 100+ as well as the ones from the beginning of the trip!) can be found on my Facebook.<br />
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Now we can begin!<br />
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Our day began bright and early as we bussed out from Terrebonne to Quebec City. The bus ride was 3 hours and wasn't too bad. I was sitting next to Spencer and he is a fun bus buddy.<br />
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Our arrival in Quebec City was perfect timing for lunch. We walked as a group to the Quebec Parliament buildings. They are very majestic with statues of important Quebecois historical figures all over the building. While I didn't get to see the inside, the outside was just as amazing. I found out throughout the day that there were many statues and busts of important figureheads all over the city.<br />
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In front of the massive fountain! (L-R me, Helen, Fiona, Valerie)</div>
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Surrey repping! (L-R Spencer, Helen, Fiona, Patrick, Valerie, me, Tianna)</div>
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While some of our friends with the YMCA were doing a tour (the tickets sold out!), our group went off to explore Quebec City and the souvenirs it had to offer. Eventually we met up with some of our Langley friends... check out how European it looks!</div>
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Staring contest with Winston Churchill</div>
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My adventure buddies for the remainder of the day (Helen, Fiona, Nathan, Patrick and Spencer) walked down past the Fairmont Quebec, onto the boardwalk until we stumbled onto the Citadelle de Quebec, a historical site we had no idea was there. Climbing up the hill and the stairs were a nightmare especially in the extreme heat (made me think of Mr. Cabralda and all his "hikes") but when we got to the top, the view was amazing and breathtaking. </div>
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the view part one</div>
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Our eventful walk turned into a nice chill out session back at the parliament which then lead to a frenzy: someone neglected to tell us that both Down With Webster AND Marianas Trench were in town that night! We had to go to dinner at La Maison du Spaghetti (which was really good) and then Spencer and I did get a sneak peek...</div>
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That night we walked about 20 minutes to see Cirque du Soleil by the water... while the walk was tiring (especially since I was walking for 5 hours before!), the evening scenery was spectacular!</div>
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We rode our bus for one hour to our place to sleep: a haunted gym. Just kidding, but the fact that there was a cemetery right by there didn't help it either. We were sleeping in a school that had a tiny gym, causing everyone to compacted and squished up against one another.. we got there just after midnight, so no pictures there.</div>
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<em>A prochain,</em></div>
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Les garcons et les filles... tout le monde est tres belle/beau!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Les animateurs et animatrices! (L-R [<em>back</em>] Girafe, Praline, Cachou, Moi [Dragon] Nemo, Malajube, Sun; [<em>front</em>] Milou, Bidule)</span></div>
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Our <em>benovolat </em>(volunteer work) with the YMCA gang was pretty fun: we were going around to different stores, passing out flyers about the public market in Terrebonne and Masscoushe (that we will get to go to!). Our reward? Quebecois poutine! (from a McDonald's...) Here is a vlog to sum up our work:</div>
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Today's outing with the Camp du Jour was to Acrosport Barani in Laval, a gymnastics center. Although as a camp leader I could only do few activities, it was a fun place with a lot of different things to do, like getting pictures with Tarzan!<br />
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As for the title, in lieu of not having to rush dinner, we were able to go to La Cremiere du Pont, the ice cream shop that I walk past twice a day almost every day as I go to and from work. This was my first time inside and it was paradise. There is a bakery as well, and check out all the cool cupcakes they sell!<br />
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the cool interior!</div>
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We had some really yummy ice cream... brownie flavor is something you can never go wrong with! There is also a gate that leads to this extra seating area over looking the river. Actually, <em>La Cremiere du Pont </em>translates to "The Creamery by the Bridge", which is true because it is right at the corner of a bridge.</div>
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Ice cream with Remy</div>
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Anyhoo today was <em>tres difficile</em>, but before I get into that, I just want to thanks and give a shout out to the St-Jean family (Tianna's host family) for letting me spend the night last night and for dinner. It was great and I thank you guys from the bottom of my heart! :)<br />
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Arbraska was something else, really. It's not like any high ropes course I have done in my life.. this one was "physically taxing" (quoting Damon here...) in all aspects, and the fact that you had to hook and unhook your clasps to make sure that you didn't plunge to your death was another matter entirely. All in all I'm not sure whether or not I was happy or sad to do it, but I do know that I tried my best and I accomplished things that I didn't know that I could.<br />
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Today I also went to dinner with my host dad Simon, who took me to this little pizza place where we had pizza (obviously!). He also took me around to see the different churches as well as the school that his kids go to, College Esther-Blondin which is a MASSIVE school and state of the art.. I wonder what it would be like to go there? I couldn't get a photo because it was so big... they have a arts wing with theatres in it as well as a sports wing with a couple gyms, work out rooms and a pool. <em>C'est tres incroyable! </em>(It's very incredible!)</div>
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Well, it's back to work tomorrow. I can't believe how quickly this week flew by! My song for you today is a French song that I heard on the radio by Marie-Mai, "Je Cours" :</div>
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<em>C'est la fin de le weekend... bon semaine, tout le monde! </em>(It's the end of the weekend.. have a good week, everyone!)</div>
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We met up with the people from the Langley YMCA group, and it was nice to see each other again after our travel day and our pre-departure meeting! Even though we only stayed a couple hours, it was a nice relaxing way to make up for the fact that most of us were chasing after little kids (where as some people were surrounded by chocolate!) <br />
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A couple of us swam across the lake to a dock that is floating on the other side... it was tough and tiring but it was worth it! It is really too bad that I don't have a waterproof camera so that I could take pictures while on the other side. We all got to chill out and then we swam back... I felt so athletic at that point! (:<br />
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my 4 girls ready for a day at the beach! (L-R Valerie, Fiona, Helen, Tianna)</div>
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beach selfies!</div>
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The lake... I successfully swam from one end to the other :)</div>
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More beach selfies, pardon my hair (L-R Helen, me, Fiona)</div>
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avec the Langley YMCA group, love Silken's face! (L-R Spencer, me, Nathan, Damon, Silken, Prab)</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Langley+Surrey repping! (L-R Tianna, Fiona, Spencer, me, Nathan, Damon, Silken, Valerie, Prab, Patrick, Helen)</span></div>
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And my song... I heard this on the radio today on the way to the beach. It's interesting because the radio DJs speak in French but this station in particular played all English songs. One of my favourites and I know it's my mom's as well, so this one's for you, mom :) "Just Give Me a Reason" by P!nk ft. Nate Ruess.</div>
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See, I said earlier in a past post that Quebecois kids were easier to handle, but after working with 4-6 year olds, I found that no matter where you are in the world, that age group is probably the most difficult to handle. It was even more difficult for me because of the language barrier, obviously, but also the fact that I can't really assert any sort of authority. The kids were actually making fun of me and making racist jokes against my culture! Honestly it made me really mad, but I know that this is only the beginning. As my dad said, "it gives more incentive for you to actually learn the language." That is my mission for the remainder of my time here in Quebec.<br />
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Meanwhile, everything is going well. The weekend is here, so I am excited for the activities that I am going to be doing with my YMCA family such as the beach and Arbraska (high ropes in the trees).<br />
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Also, guess who cooked dinner for her host family? I made garlic salmon, a recipe brought all the way from the west coast... <em>c'etait tres facile! </em>(it was very easy)<br />
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For whatever reason, this song is playing everywhere in Quebec, and it's not even French nor is it a new song... I'm not joking when I say that I hear it at least once a day. So here it is: "Don't You Worry Child" by Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin</div>
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rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356559499422110631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015701431983180461.post-61767439688758965172013-07-03T20:05:00.000-07:002013-07-03T20:05:13.638-07:00Festival du Jazz~Hello everyone! I have plenty of pictures for the Jazz festival, but to sum up the first half of the day, as part of my job with the camp du jour, we went to <em>Parc Regional educative Bois de Belle-Rivieres, </em>a park that has a lot of hiking trails, disc golf course, water parks, a pool and a mini beach, just to name a few amenities. We did something called a GPS adventure which, as the name implies, requires the use of a GPS to find things. It was quite interesting - I never did anything like it back home!<br />
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After work it was a really quick change - nothing new, it was just like any other band trip! - and then we left for the <em>festival du Jazz a Montreal! </em>All the Terrebonne Est people were there, the seven of us, and we met up with a group from Windsor, Ontario. We got to listen to Kellylee Evans, who was a Jazz singer that sang in English. Unfortunately, my video blogs could not make it onto this post because of an upload error, but possibly Facebook. C'est bon?<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">En route! (L-R) Patrick, Valerie, me, Spencer, Fiona, Helen and Tianna</span></div>
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Helen and Fiona :D</div>
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Surrey, BC and Windsor, ON together</div>
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Kellylee Evans in action!</div>
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One of many stages at the festival~<br />
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Oui, c'est ca. We got Starbucks/Orange Julius, and according to Patrick, "I will never have it ever again." Why? He didn't know that a medium was equivalent to our larges in Vancouver!<br />
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Here is a song by Kellylee Evans to give you a taste of her sound. We listened to this song, entitled "My Name Is".<br />
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<em>bon soir!</em><br />
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rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356559499422110631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015701431983180461.post-6571989430374154892013-07-02T19:00:00.000-07:002013-07-02T19:00:05.261-07:00"Desolee, Je Ne Comprends Pas..."That was a common phrase that I used today, translating to "sorry, I don't understand." In fact, I probably used that at least twice every hour. I'm getting there, though!<br />
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The day after Canada day there was an obvious spike in participants at the camp, from about 25 to possibly 65-70. I introduced myself again on numerous occasions - "<em>Bonjour, je m'appelle Dragon. Ma francais n'est pas bien parce que j'habite a Vancouver en Colombie-Britannique. Je resterai qu Quebec pour 6 semaines... eh, c'est tout!" </em>- basically a warning that my French isn't that great because I don't live in Quebec but Vancouver where we speak English <em>tout les temps (</em>all the time). And if you are wondering why I introduced myself as "Dragon", it is because all camp leaders need a nickname, and the kids are not supposed to know our real name.<br />
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All the kids and my coworkers were very understanding and spoke <em>plus lentement </em>(very slowly) and repeated phrases several times. One girl that I got to know, Charlianne, probably repeated very phrase at least three times before I could mentally piece together the words that she said and before I could come up with a decent response for her question. It is quite interesting to observe Quebecois children - they are all very eloquent and they speak very fast. Kids that speak English probably talk in half the speed that the kids in Quebec do. They all have very interesting and beautiful names - <em>Remy, Charlianne, Marilou, Alexis </em>[AH-lex-ee], <em>Frederick, Rosalinne, ....</em><br />
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Here is a picture of my dessert:<br />
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