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Friday, August 29
the beauty of travel 5:14 AMTravelling can be bothersome and tiring, especially when every day you inevitably awake to a whole morning of hustle and bustle, stuffing things into backpacks and always rushing for some other hostel someplace else. Perhaps it is all made worse if you fall sick and plunge into a constant state of fatigue on the every day journeys. Yet, despite all the possible misery that entails, there are also the good and unexpected things that may/will happen which will brighten up and enhance the whole experience.
The People – There are the friendly locals who are always willing to listen and readily lend some help, whether or not we really need it. Or maybe it’s just in Canada, where people are generally chirpy with big hearts and warm smiles. Even the drivers too are extremely gracious and never honk at anyone! But all in all, yes, we have met very nice guesthouse receptionists, waitresses, fishermen, passers-by who let us play with their dogs and many more, and this certainly has made our trip more pleasant on Vancouver Island.
The Ambiguity – Perhaps the beauty of travel also lies in the uncertainty of exploring places on our own, whether behind the wheel or on foot. Reading maps is not an issue for us generally, but there were times occasionally when we only “roughly knew the way” or got stuck by the many “No Left/Right Turn” road signs that made us go round and round the town aimlessly. Nevertheless, it is a good feeling indeed, to navigate on our own and eventually get to our destination. Ultimately, it is about being in control of where we are and what we want to do, transforming such mundane things into a personal learning experience.
The Learning – On learning, well, all I can say is that learning can happen anytime, anywhere, issues big to small alike. The latter, for example, happened once this morning when we were at Tina’s Diner at Nanaimo. In our first few days in Canada, we had learnt to tip waitresses about 15% of the total bill, but we never knew how exactly we should pass them the money. Sometimes, we took back only part of the change and left the rest untouched; other times we left a sum of money at the table. Today however, our change never got back to us – the waitress happily and apparently assumed the remainder to be kept for herself! Well, it’s not a huge sum of money and we were perfectly fine with it, but it was something small that we would keep in mind indeed, just like the parking fine we had in Victoria (today, we were really obedient and abided by the parking rules)!
Well, the sights of Nanaimo town and Oceanside (Qualicum Beach and Parksville) have definitely provided us with inner peace, quiet and fresher air to feel better amidst the travel fatigue. We are ready to head to Newcastle Island tomorrow in the day (Friday), then back to mainland Vancouver for 2 days to finish this first leg of travel.
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You are an enthusiastic innovator, always seeing new possibilities and new ways of doing things. You have a lot of imagination and initiative for starting projects, and a lot of impulsive energy for carrying them out. You are stimulated by difficulties and are most ingenious in solving them. You can get so interested in your newest project that you have time for little else. Your energy comes from a succession of new enthusiasms and your world is full of possible projects. Your enthusiasm gets other people interested too.
Your feeling preference shows in a concern for people. You are skillful in handling people and often have remarkable insight into the possibilities and development of others. You are extremely perceptive about the attitudes of others, aiming to understand rather than judge people. You are much drawn to counseling and can be inspired and inspiring teacher, particularly where you have freedom to innovate. With talent, you can succeed in almost any field that captures your interest.
A difficulty for you is that you hate uninspired routine and find it remarkably hard to apply yourself to sometimes necessary detail unconnected with any major interest. Worse yet, you may get bored with your own projects as soon as the major problems have been solved or the initial challenge has been met. You may need to learn to follow through and finish what you have begun, but are happiest and most effective in jobs that permit one project after another, with somebody else taking over as soon as the situation is well in hand.
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