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Its always strange to be back in the 'real' world. Ive gone on a few forays abroad in the name of turtle conservation, and sadly they are all for short periods of time. The downside to that is that it always necessitates a return, often into the unknown. Im in this limbo period right now and im not sure how I feel about it...always the...
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So I went to the tropics to save some turtles, misinformed was I about the scope of my duties I continued on for 5 months. I met someone there who kept me sane and allowed me to stay that long. left shortly after she did, which may have contributed although I was just plain sick of the place. Now she is on the other side...
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Preparing for a long trip is often so very stressful. Or perhaps I just make it so. It is always quite hard to decide what to bring with you and what should stay behind, both in physical things and emotional things. I am now mostly packed and have got all the necessities for my travels and hope so dearly that my bags are below the...
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I wrote this a while back whilst working with a previous turtle project:

There it was, 3am sitting on a beach waiting for a turtle to lay her eggs, the waves crashing in the surf. I was at peace, there were no sounds but the ocean. I took this time to reflect on how fortunate I am to be doing what I am. Sitting in...
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Today is my time to massacre my hair, well almost. It has been more than a year since I last cut it, and it is is now approximately 10inches long. Being that I leave for the tropics on Monday morning I figured it would be best to cut it all off. Now rather than waste such a big quantity of hair, i've opted to go...
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So the end of the cross country trip was mostly uneventful save for driving through Northern Ontario in the midst of an itty-bitty snow storm causes much grief when being passed by transport trucks. It would have been ok but it was just enough snow to have the trucks leave monstrous rooster tails after they passed you, totally obscuring your vision and hoping the road...
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wow there is nothing more exhausting than an 18 hour straight drive, with minimal stoppage for gasoline and such, I only spent 34 minutes of that stopped. There is nothing I love more than being hopped up on energy drinks, cruising down the highway with the ipod on shuffle, with nothing but you, the music and the road keeping you company. Over 1700km of road...
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two more shifts of work. twenty four hours of meaningless travail. a night of mayhem to send me off. some ultimate frisbee thrown in for good measure. a 4000km drive that awaits me. a week in the hometown. then seven months in the tropics. slightly busy three weeks for sure.

six weeks to go! soon I will be back in tropical climes, near to reefs and diving and turtle conservation, my ideal definitely. it will be difficult to take work seriously over the next while, but ill try.