More Vacation Time on the Horizon

The job search is officially over! I have found new employment and am very excited about the new challenges and opportunities. However, I will miss the employees and clients at St. Joseph's Community Health Centre. I will write more on this in a later post as I am still in the process of notifying some close friends and because it doesn't officially begin until July 17th. In the meantime I have use up my vacation time in my current position. That should be easy to do!

Last week was an odd week and full of change, besides the new employment offer. My hairdresser and investment advisor both called me on the same day to say they were finished. One is pregnant and the other is moving onto other opportunities. I will miss them. I have had the same hairdresser since I arrived in Saint John in 2000. My first roommate in Saint John and good friend also announced she is moving to Ontario. Why? Because her educated partner could not find work in this City. This further speaks to an issue I have be ranting about for a couple of years now! We need to address this problem in a better way with new ideas.

I did get a nice surprise though when a high school friend from Charlottetown arrived on Friday night. She is now living in Ottawa and the engineering firm she works for was asked to do some work on the N.B. Legislature so she slipped down from Fredericton to visit. We had a great evening full of chat and laughter. It was great to see her again! She is a wonderful person. The next time I see her will be our 10 year high school reunion in August.

On Saturday we attended Tim Isaac's auction in Quispamsis. It was a very rainy day and an indoor auction was a nice place to be. We didn't buy anything but were interested and bid on an old Moosehead charcoal drawing collection of N.B. cities. Perhaps we will have more luck next time!

On Monday and Tuesday of this week I was in Moncton for a Primary Health Care Conference for the Atlantic region. It was an okay conference and one session was particularly interesting to me. It was about cultural diversity in the Primary Health Care setting. It raises many interesting and ethical questions. Nova Scotia has already implemented guidelines and educational programs and I hope N.B. will follow suit soon. However there are questions around when certain cultural norms should not be allowed or tolerated under Canada's value system. Think about it.

Well tonight was my last French class until the next level which is not being offered until September. While I am learning a lot, I look forward to having my Wednesday nights back for the summer. The exam was okay.

Finally a reminder to all of the Many Faces of Violence Coffee House this Friday. It should be a fun and educational wrap-up event for the project!

Oh, I quit smoking again tonight so if you see me around please offer praise, every amount helps! Have a great week!