On November 1, I flew to Saskatoon to attend the See Your Future event, which brought over a thousand students through the labyrinth of employers and post-secondary institutes.

After the event I was happy to spend the next couple hours in the company of the University of Alberta Augustana recruiter…thanks for the ride Lisa! Our travels landed us in Regina for the second part of the See Your Future event.

I can never convince those who have not had time to enjoy Regina that it is a wonderful city, especially when it comes to dinner options. I was excited to be able to visit two of my favorite places in Regina, La Bodega and Crave. If you ever drive through make sure you take the time to stop for some fantastic food!

After arriving home on November 4th, I went back to the office to put together some final details for the Educational Liaison Association of Alberta (ELAA) sponsored Counsellor Update in Red Deer. The update brings together counsellors and career practitioners from around Alberta. The goal is to update them on the different programs and services that are being offered at the Alberta post-secondary institutes so they can bring the information back to the students in their respective high schools.

I concentrated on the changes that have happened at SAIT such as new pre-requisites and admission updates. Check out selection criteria for more information.

After taking a couple days off to relax and get caught up on household work I spent a few days in the office getting come much needed administration work done. My next week takes me to Jasper, Hinton, Edson, Barrhead and then to the ATA conference in Banff.

This is going to be a long week! I am anticipating my much needed vacation to Hawaii! I am going to Waikiki to march with Calgary’s Avant Garde, in the Waikiki Christmas parade. Between our performances we will be participating in Germaine’s Luau, hiking the Diamond Heater Crater, touring Pearl Harbor and much more.

On top of the group activities I have also registered to go shark cage diving with Hawaii Adventures and, with a mix of anxiety and excitement, a tandem sky dive.

Happy days! Read about some of those adventures in my next blog!