Sun Run
Funny Story. I have been a little sick the past few days and not sleeping very well, having to take naps when I get off work and I would miss my alarams. Knowing this I set two alarms for sunday morning in order to wake up in time to go run. Guess what?! I slept through both alarms and woke up right when people started running. Kind of a bummer because it would have been fun. On the other hand, I got to sleep in which was very nice and I now own a 40$ t-shirt.
Whistler
Jani in the snow
I am at Whistler right now, I got 10 days off work and I am using those to do a bunch of fun things! This ski resort is huge! I went up to the peaks of Whistler and Blackcomb and the view is simply amazing. It wasn’t too sunny, but at least it didn’t rain or snow on the second day so I got to enjoy the most amazing view of valleys, mountains, lakes… Beautiful!
Faye and I
There are 36 different chairlifts, T-Bars and Gondolas, when you look at the map to figure out where you are you have to do it very closely since there are so many runs! The longest one is on Whistler, “peak to creek”, the longest blue run in North America, 7 km long! Quite the ride! I started up in windy, snowy, cold and great snow conditions and as I made my way down it got warmer and warmer, snow turned into rain, great snow turned into slush and grossness. The snow is breaking for you because its so wet. It’s a blast though! So much fun!
The sun came out for a moment
The longest blue run in North America: Peak to Creek 7,5km long!
The Woods
I couchsurfed in Whistler as well and Faye (my host) gave me her helmet with integrated headphones! How cool is that? Very convenient, especially when you’re out boarding by yourself since you don’t get bored as fast. It’s nice to have some music playing in the background whilst racing down the mountains.
I had a great time in Whistler and whenever you get close to it, stop by and go have fun on the mountains for a few days! It’s amazing and soooooo much fun!!
Vancouver Island
My friend Heather and I are going to the Island on the weekend. Taking an adventure trip on the ferry, visiting her parents in Nanaimo and then going down to Victoria for a day! Maybe the sun will even come out… That would be wonderful. I’m excited, it’s going to be a wicked weekend!
The finding yourself story
It can be a pain. It feels like it takes forever, there are so many ups and downs and you don’t know what to make out of them. Sometimes you think you got it, and then you see you are totally wrong. Sometimes you even forget what you are looking for or what you should be looking for. But once you got it all figured out, it feels great, it’s liberating and just nice 
I like this quote, Karen Bower (in Middleton) had it up on her classroom wall: “When you’re going through hell, keep going”. So true. Often you see that people are having a bad time whatever they are doing, if it’s life in general, sports, work, it doesn’t matter what it is , but it can’t really get worse and it will get better at some point. For some it takes longer, some figure it out a bit faster, but in the end, looking back on everything that happened and seeing where you ended up (hopefully in a good place) after going through your own personal hell sure feels good. Knowing that you can handle everything that life decides to throw at you and be comfortable with the situation.
Here is another one of my favorite quotes: “Fear is only a verb when you let it be” – Andrea Gibson (I do)