Of course everyone knows I'm living in Winnipeg with Natalie now, at the UofM medical school. I find I really like Winnipeg now, even though I don't miss Calgary any less. The city is cold and poor, and the roads rarely have painted lines and I essentially have to travel through a ghetto to get to school, but it's actually a very pleasant place (avoiding everything North of Portage Avenue - if you ever come through winnipeg remember that and your stay will be a pleasant one, or at least uneventful).
Recently moved from the apartment we were in to the main floor of a house, which I have named "The Burrard"; there was also a place available on Morley Avenue, but the extra $200 in rent and 10 minutes on my commute didn't seem worth being able to once again live in a place named Fort McMorley. I tried to keep a few Fort Traditions going: Stew Sundays lasted about 4 months until the lack of interest from my friends here in coming, and the lack of enthusiasm from Natalie to eat leftover stew for 4 days when that happened, made that come to an unfortunate end. We do still have the tv often set to the fireplace channel, though, so there are at least some touches of the Fort here.
In terms of what I've actually been up to, of course school uses up a crazy amount of time, but I manage to find enough time to read a fair bit, as well as the all-important brewing, which has granted me the privilege of draft beer from my fridge, which is at least as awesome and fattening as you expect it to be. Also playing a lot of hockey, which
I've taken up because my friends here play either hockey or basketball, and for some reason taking up hockey seemed easier... no idea.
As you probably know, I was in Ethiopia last summer researching my parasite stuff, which has turned out well, going to Philadelphia tomorrow to present the results. I'll put a picture in at the bottom of me in Lalibela, an awesome archaelogical site in the North of the Country.
As for what I'll be doing for the future... All I can say for sure is that I'll be in Winnipeg for another 2 1/2 years, til I graduate. Next summer I'll either stay in Winnipeg or head back to BC for a few months, and will hopefully be traveling, there is some talk of going skiing in Chile or Argentina to make up for all the ski days we miss by living in the prairies :(
Anyhow, that ended up being pretty long, but there was a fair bit to catch up on. I'll try and update semi-regularly, and would love if everyone else did too, be great to hear what everyone's up to. And hopefully we can get a chance to all end up together at some point. All the best to the Fort, wherever you are while reading this.
Also, I assure you that although my hair loss has indeed accelerated, it is nowhere near as dire as the photo suggests - it was absolutely pouring that day.
