i can make a difference!: bye bye

21 juin 2006

bye bye

my other blog doesn't work :(

anyway, i am not sure what i should do with this blog, because i like to have an almost "private" place where i can just complain or write short and meaningless stuff about my life, and i like that some people can read it because it's in english, unlike the other one. maybe i'll keep it alive for a while just to keep in touch with some dear friends. let me know what you think.

i went to the great big north and got my work permit at the border, one less thing to worry about! i was really overwhelmed with the size of the city at first and i think it's going to take a while before i feel comfortable there. it's very much like new york: very busy downtown and then huge, spread out neighborhoods, some nice and some less nice, some interesting and some creepy... i started feeling a little better when i found an apartment after a few exhausting and discouraging days. the place is very nice (indoor parking, gym, sauna, golf, etc.), on the 20th floor, and right by the lake (and the expressway, haha). and 3 blocks away from chinatown, yumm!

i also went to the university, hoping to find someone that i knew or to talk to the HR people or someone who could get me my new email address, or office number, or something... but didn't find anything useful and everyone was gone. i was ready to leave when i suddenly met my mentor (which i didn't know but she recognized me, not too many small, read-headed, walking-with-crutches chicks around town, i guess). we talked for a few minutes and she was very nice. then i left town!

i am still nervous about living in that city. it's not just that it's big (i've been to chicago, los angeles, and many other big US cities and felt perfectly fine), it's also that it's very "intense" and crowded and people drive like... new-yorkers i guess ;)

7 commentaires:

At 6/21/2006 11:38 PM, Anonyme a dit:: sounds like an exciting place to work.
At 6/22/2006 4:54 AM, kiara a dit:: Hey, you know, this blog still have a purpose, since you can STILL make a difference AFTER you've become a Dr ! For a long time, getting the phD is a goal, that can seem unreachable, but once it's behind, it remains as a step, not the end of your research life ! And i'm sure you already know that ! :) So please, keep the blog alive !!
And now i'm thinking that i need to save money and get a new passport to come and visit Grandbled, it seems like a really interesting place, can't wait to hear more about it ! :)
At 6/22/2006 9:45 AM, lucie a dit:: xiaoye: yep, exciting... maybe a little too exciting, actually ;) (especially after life in a cornfield, hehe)

kiara: gracias amiga. you (and all my friends) are more than welcome to visit. i even have a guest room :) having guests is the best way to visit a place and to feel at home! plus i think it's about time we meet!!
At 6/23/2006 11:33 AM, Anonyme a dit:: I tend to completely agree with Kiara ;) Also... I am too shy to write on the other blog... too many people, many of whom being very different (which is good!) and outside the academic fields wich usually makes my contributions related to academia... mmm let's say controversial... As a reader I would never write the same kind of comments on this blog and on the other (as a researcher I find this statement stupid though... ;o)

If Kiara goes to Toronto she definitely has to come to Ottawa with you (I plan on having a guests room also) :o) ... could be fun! (I understand that you already both know Montreal quite well).

Sorry I did not have time to comment on your first impressions in Canada - if you have more questions do not hesitate to ask and anyway you have my phone number now ;o)

Well now gotta go finish my work before the 3pm soccer game :o))))

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At 6/23/2006 2:17 PM, laura k a dit:: Lucie, I just got your good news! Congratulations!! Stop by again or email me to tell me where you'll be living.
At 6/23/2006 7:21 PM, lucie a dit:: hi l-girl :) thanks for your visit here! i'll definitely keep in touch. right now, it's packing time...

Musarde: thanks :) i think it's a great idea to have kiara come to granbled and then we both go to ottawa to visit you!! yeahhhh, kiara, you now know where you'll spend your next vacation ;)
At 6/23/2006 8:03 PM, Scott a dit:: You asked about the life of the blog. IMHO, you might be better off letting the blog die -- that way you'd have more time to devote to research and teaching.