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Hey hey people

So I got back from my little roadtrip (36 hours approx.). It was so amazing! Really nice to finally see a little more of Canada

So we left Saturday morning at about 7am. This was a little tough due to the fact I partied all Friday night for Aussie Day! (That was also great… click on the photo below for some interesting photos!) Anyway, off we went!

First stop was Apex Mountain. This is about 30mins out of Penticton - the drive was amazing. From Kelowna to Penticton we followed the Okanagan Lake! It was so beautiful. Snow topped mountains rolling by with this amazingly huge Lake beside us!! I really enjoyed this drive. I did a bit of it when I first came in from Vancouver to Kelowna but I was sleeping some of the way so I missed it!! I can remember waking up though and seeing the mountains topped with snow! It still amazes me today =)

Anyway, I was a little worried about Apex due to a few different stories I heard. The girls I live with had trekked down there and didn’t even ride the mountain due to the fact it was too steep! Craziness! A few other mates had been and had a good time but thought it was a little hairy still… basically it’s way steepers than Big White. And the terrain (due to its steepness) isn’t groomed and is mostly black or double black diamond runs.

Quick lesson for those who dunno… black runs = hardest, thus double black diamond = majorly insane. Ungroomed = runs don’t get groomed at night so they’re moguly, which is basically caused by the turns skiers do! Which means for boarders the runs are pretty annoying (especially if your learning!)

So i was a little freaked out, because (as you all know) I’m new to this whole snowboarding thing and a little freaked out by heights!! But it was all good as I was with three ski patrollers so worse comes to worst I’d be in good hands =)

Anyway, the view was amazing from the top. It was a pity I couldn’t do all the runs but nevermind. There was one green run (beginner) that went to the top of all the other double blacks so at least we got to see the view from all parts of the mountain!!

This is me at Apex. Click on the photo to see all my photos from that day!

peace!! I’ll blog about Red tomorrow I’ve gota run to work!

So… today i did somethin’ crazy! I bought tickets to a three day festival in Indio, California!!! Me and a girl I work with (Ashely - she’s from Kelowna) both bought tickets. They don’t officially go on sale until Saturday, but there was a ticketmaster presale! However, as we didn’t KNOW the presale code we though we were done for!! (Ba Bawm, waiting with the plebs!) Nonetheless, 2.5hours at ‘work’ on the internet (thankgoodness for google!!!) found us the code and bingo… i somehow spent over a lot of money of money on a three day festival in California, with a road trip from good ol’ Canada down - what a thrill!

I am coming out of my skin with excitement. This gig has something for everyone and then some! Not to mention that Crowded House and Rage Against the Machine are re-forming for the event - do you need me to repeat that? Even my sisters should appreciate the CROWDED HOUSE!!! w00t - other highlights are the chilli peppers, a few wicked djs, and a tonne of awesome bands.

So stay tuned because my dream is being lived! This is SO why I came overseas! I have nothing else to say but ROADTRIP!!!!!

Check out the lineup at: http://coachella.com/event/lineup

The shrine in my bedroom

Originally uploaded by amytheblue.

So… I’ve been getting a few packages!!! My lovely neices and nephew have sent me! This is basically so I can show them all their wicked artwork!!! It makes it feel a bit more like home too…

So, while the rather impulsive, dramatic (but fantastic) change in hair colour may appear to be the only tough decision I’ve had to make while living at Big White I have been trying to work out what to do next Summer - where do i go next?

Well, I’ve made it! Yahoo. It feels super nice to have a little bit of planning… though it does lay in the hands of the Canadian Immigration! So lets all cross our fingers. Anyway, I’ve applied for my second working visa so I can stay on in Canada!! Exciting =)

So my plans are to stay on in Canada and return to Big White to do another season - or at least to another Ski resort!! There still remains a small chance I would come home around my birthday sometime this year but it’s all a matter of money, money, money!!!

So other than that not a lot has been happening! Same old stuff everyday really! Howevermm I do have a roadtrip this weekend to Red Mountain and Apex Mountain. These are relatively steep mountains!! I may get totally scared!!

Check them out :

• http://www.apexresort.com/
• http://www.redresort.com/

My housemate Liz has been saying she’d cut my hair for yonks! And, my hair is really dry (was) due to the bleaching and the environment up here! So my hair was hanging for a cut and I finally got the balls to let her do it!! Very cool… but I also got her to dye it while she was at it! We had our own little salon happening in the lounge/kitchen!!! So here’s the new me! Tell me what you think!!!

We even dyed my eyebrows - check it:

So last night I spent the night in Kelowna. One of the girls, Ashley, that i work with lives down there and said me and Andrew (housemate) could crash at hers. I desperately had to do shopping! There’s a staff shuttle that goes from Big White to Kelowna every night then back in the morning.

Shopping was funny, we went to Canadian Superstore and that place is a bit crazy! Everything is in JUMBO sizes… and as I haven’t done a shop since before Christmas I had a bit to get! I think i have enough to last me most of the season now!! Craziness - I bought like 10kg of frozen vegies and a bunch of sauces and stuff - Mum sent me a stirfry cookbook so I’m going to try be healthy! w00t

This is the Canadian superstore … Jumbo is the way of this store! haha we spent like two hours in there! Shopping has never been so fun!

So… we also used a drive through ATM! How exciting was this check it: