Blog Roll

I was just looking at the list of blogs on my sidebar and thinking about how fast time seems to be moving.

We Move to Canada, Alice In Canada, Loud Murmurs, My Life in Exile de Facto, Newly Canadian, Moved to Vancouver, and Soulbliss have all posted within the past two weeks. That's Toronto ON, Fredericton NB, Vancouver BC, Cambridge ON, Sooke BC, Vancouver BC, and the Annapolis Valley, NS. Nice representation!

These folks last posted between one and eleven months ago: Wondrous Canadian Renewal (Windsor, ON), Calling Canada Home (Victoria, BC), Canadian Hope (Toronto, ON), and Canadian Boomdiada (Toronto, ON). Fortunately, I see updates from them on facebook!

But, these ex-pat friends - or hopeful ex-pats - haven't posted in a year: Beyond Borders by Toma, Life Without Borders, Notes from Nanaimo, and Would Be Canadians. I'm able to keep up with most of these folks on facebook, too. But, anybody ever hear from Daniel and Alan at "Would Be Canadians"? I know Bob saw them at least once in Vancouver, where they settled. I hope they're well.

So, I was just looking at the list and thinking, from my first post on 11 April 2006 - over five and a half years ago!!!! - how much we've all experienced, learned, lost, changed, etc. What a ride for everyone.

Five years ago our file had been with CIC for six months and we were waiting for the AOR. And waiting. Did I say waiting? Now, we've been here two and half years, built a house (for better or worse), and consider NB home. Maybe I'm prompted to think about this because I just sent out invites for our holiday party - and there are so many good friends we've made here.

Nothing earth-shattering to share. Just thinking about our ex-pat "family," our respective journeys, and hoping that everyone is well!

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