My abode is quite warm, with a full kitchen bath room, sitting room, and my own room that has a queen size bed and all the amenities I could imagine. So far everyone else has chosen the individual rooms that have their own kitchen, so it will be one of the two ladies who haven't arrived yet that will be my new roommate. Everyone is from a different University across Canada and are quite passionate about conservation and current issues. There will not be a lack of conversation in the next few months.
We have met many locals so far, and everyone seems to know about us and the reason why we are here. We are definitely "randoms" here, but it isn't a scornful stare saying "what are you doing in our quaint little town", everyone is very welcoming and has a couple minutes to stand around and chat. Our first local we met on the barge we took from Sandspit to Skidegate landing delightfully warned us how we are going to see some "real neat shit, eh" while up here, and so far we all have to agree wholeheartedly. Yesterday, the arrival of the ferry from Prince Rupert was a hot news and although it was expected the night before, it had arrived at 4:00 in the afternoon... although no one seemed to have any complaints.
I'm excited for tomorrow night where we're meeting all the board members for the program at a welcoming dinner in town. School starts Monday, with a very relaxed class schedule of 10-1:30, to give us extra time to catch up on the amount of reading that will be assigned. I think the first month will be following this schedule and no complaints here.
Cheers from Haida Gwaii
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