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Ups and downs of day one


Today was the first day of school for the boys and work for me.

By noon Aiden was back at the hotel, feeling sad about not already making friends. He was also frustrated that his English class was going to be studying the same books he had done in grade nine. I came back to the apartment to check on him. It was actually really nice to be able to see Aiden at lunch! So after a couple of hugs (and letting us know Jay had messaged him to say Aiden would always have him as a friend) he was off.

Brent gave me a lift back to work, and to my surprise and delight Jay was crossing the street in front of us. It was such a nice surprise. At my work, my manager had been unexpectedly been called to Toronto and my colleague Sarah was off. So my Director ended up dong my orientation. The good news is there is lots of work that needs to be done, and fairly short timelines to get it done. I share an office with two others - which after working in my own office for 10 years is quite a change- but a nice one. Having colleagues close by is nice. They work on immigration issues related to the labour market so we have lots of connections and conflicts with what we are trying to accomplish. I am already having really interesting discussions about how the labour market works in NWT.

The best part of our day was definitely the Farmer's Market. My colleague Brian mentioned that apart from selling local produce, it was very much a food fair. And was it ever!! Perogies, bannock, BBQ, samosas, curries and homemade treats! I think we walked around the main park three times before finally deciding on what to eat. By the end of the day we were all full and tired. All in all it was a good day!








Location: Yellowknife, NT X0E, Canada

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