Yes I'm still here. Things have been going well so I havn't been in the mood to write. Yes it seems that things are starting to calm down significantly which makes me happy because I honestly couldn't have handeled another week of the drama that was going on. I've actually been working straight since Sunday as well so there really hasn't been all that much to write about that's been interesting.

Some observations about the new surroundings I find myself in at work though. I am in a store with a high population of East Indian people living nearby. In fact the largest Sihk temple in the lower mainland is right across the street, so dealing with these people on a daily basis has become second nature. I have to say that I really enjoy working with most of them. The prevailing sense I get from most of them is that they are very nice people and are very hard workers. I am consistently in awe of the language abilities members of my staff have. We have many Associates who speak up to five languages, which is absolutely invaluable, and listening to some of their life stories and places they have come from to get to Canada is always amazing. I'm working in a very multi-cultural place and perhaps experiencing Canada as so many people aroun the world believe it is but in a way I a Canadian born and raise have never experienced.