Vie Passion - Souvenirs et rencontres

Vendredi 12 mars 2010 5 12 /03 /2010 14:49

My trip to CANADA in 1994 - for Stacey & Léodie

When I was student, I was thinking about living a great experience over the sea; Don't search job as everyone'ld have done after degree, but go away..., as far as possible. What for ? ... may be I wanted to know myself better, I don't know. All I can say is that I was dreaming of CANADA...
In October 1993, a good friend talked me about SESAME who organised jobs all over the world. I immediately postulated and I left my native land in April 1994. I was 22 years old.
The work was very hard and intensive during days and weeks... Mails from France became more and more precious. The last month my energy level dropped. There' re some places where slave mentality still persist... But my mind is full of memories..., even though years has gone. And what is more beautiful than sharing and remembering the past with a friend many years later...
For you Léodie

, and for you my canadian friend Stacey ( HAPPY BIRTHDAY again

)

PARIS Orly airport. Can you just imagine my emotion at the moment: here's the flight I'm going to take to CANADA. I remember that tears fell from my eyes...

Montréal - pic taken from the Mont Royal April 1994

... and it was the BirthDay of who?????

... all Canadian students. The Boss was renting us for cheap this big woden house just near the Nursery. When we arrived, in April, water pipes had frozen and we had to live without comfort for a month ! Love CANADA...

... just arrived from Montreal Mirabel airport. Happy..., discovering the place where we're going to live for months. What a great experience ! April 22th 1994

We had to buy some food and accessories... so exited to go to the city with this dirty and oversize car

My bedroom - the place where I wrote many many letters..., and where I was thinking of all those I loved.

Léodie, a french student who became my best friend during all my adventure

Do you remember Léodie ? ... What were we saying ? lol

The Traditional American Party and the Boss's Burgers May 1994

Léodie disgusting the delicious eating corn at the Cramer Party

Léocake

We were working very very hard in the largest tree Nursery in Quebec. This evening, when I went back from work , Léo had cooked a mixt cake whith everything she found

. So cute..., but my knife wasn't enought...