Resurfaced

It has been far too long. I appoligize, but much has happened in the last month. Where will I begin?
My sister was in Calgary for the Christmas holiday arriving at the start of the month. It was nice to have here around again. I finished my last UofC exam of life mid December. It was strange to think I wont have anything to do with that place again. It has been an enjoyable 4,5 years, but I felt that the time had come to move on. Following the UofC exams I wrote the midterm for my final class which I took through Athabasca distance learning. After losing myself completely in the confusing loops of personal finance the seriousness of the next couple of weeks began to set in. In the next 14 days I wrote the final assignement for the class and studied for the final exam of my university career. I also managed to get in a few more hikes, ride my bike celebrate Christmas and the New Year. It was a hectic period, so hectic that it almost doesnt seem like it even happened. I was simply so focussed on finishing school and move on that it was difficult to remain in the present with my mind well into January and all that was to come.
On the first Thursday in January I wrote the final exam for my Athabasca course. The next few days were filled with packing all my worldly possessions into two bike boxes and a 140L duffel bag. I enjoyed a couple of final farewell rides on my regular training routes with the cream of the local cycling scene, met with a solid group of friends for last goodbyes at Vicious Circle and then left. By Monday I had seen the last of Canadian soil for a while and on Tuesday I stepped onto European soil in Bergen, Norway to start a new life. A life as a university graduate with a BKin, a small ATB bank draft, three bikes and a very open mind.
2008 is going to be about meeting new people, discovering joys beyond those found with a two wheeled machine between my legs, growing and figuring out what I want to do with myself.
I will be living on an island just outside of Bergen for then next 5 months. I am staying at a Christian school here, enjoying what is essentailly an extended holiday with no responsibilities, lots of incredible people, breathetaking natural surroundings, and seeming endless opportunities.
I have already managed a road trip to one of the most stunning parts of this fine country just to the north in Sunnmore. Some of the worlds finest powder skiing is found here and although I havnt got any planks sorted out yet I have a feeling I will be back there soon to enjoy that natural resource.
In the coming weeks I will be learning Telemark skiing in Hemsedal, travelling to visit my brother and his family in Drammen and taking a two week trip to Tanzania, Africa at the end of February.
I am back in the virtual world so stay tuned for a familier but different pdotproductions experience in 2008.