The past two weeks have been lots of travelling and tons of fun! On Saturday June 1st I took the exams for the Wilderness First Responder course....and I passed! I am now a WFR! that night I hung out with my newly made friends and had a fun last evening with them all. I awoke early on that Sunday and began my drive to Ely, MN. The drive included seeing the mysterious albino deer of north-central Wisconsin and stopping to go to church on an early Sunday morning. Later in the day I had the privilege of meeting up with my friend Margaret in Duluth for brunch. We had a fun time catching up and enjoying the sights of Duluth. Moving along through the day, I picked up my friend Lilja, who also works at Northern Tier, near Eveleth, MN on my up to camp. I finally got to camp just north of Ely around dinner time.
I spent the next few days at camp in Ely working on paperwork and getting everything ready to go up to Canada. I spent some good, quality time copying, faxing, scanning, and emailing: I also had some fun times with old (and new!) friends. On Thursday (the 6th) I travelled from Ely to Atikokan, Ontario, via Thunder Bay, Ontario. I went from Ely south to the North Shore of Lake Superior and had a wonderful drive up the lake shore to Thunder Bay to pick up two fellow staff members. I had a smooth border crossing, got my work permit...legal to work in Canada! I certainly love this area! In Thunder Bay I waited for a few hours for the two staff members, each coming in on different buses from across Canada (one from British Columbia and the other from the eastern part of Ontario). From Thunder Bay we had an eventful drive to camp that included seeing five moose, two bear, a wolf, three fox, two porcupine, many deer, and a few raccoons. And that was just the wildlife....the northern lights were the BEST I have ever seen! Unfortunately I didn't get any photos, as I was driving for most of it. A short stop to stand out under the stars and stare at the sky was all I got to soak in before we had to continue driving. We got to camp late and went right to bed.
The past few days have included settling in, cleaning up base, preparing the office, sending email, making and taking phone calls, ordering food, running to town on various errands, and countless other things. It is so good to be back with old friends and working at camp again. I can already that it is going to be a good summer :)
To enlighten all of you who don't know/remember, I am working at Northern Tier National High Adventure Base - Don Rogert Canoe Base (which is the technical name for our Atikokan, Ontario location). Our main camp is just north of Ely, MN and we also have a third location in Bissett, Manitoba. Yes, I work ~ 20km outside of the town of Atikokan, Ontario on Perch Lake...in CANADA!! We have great camp, in a great location, with lots of great people. I work as the Business and Office Manager, meaning I do all of the office-type work (scanning, emailing, faxing, phone answering, etc.) as well as do all of the behind the scenes work in ordering food and other products for the camp as well as communicating with the crews prior to their arrival to make sure they are all set to come up and experience the Canadian wilderness. I work a lot with the finances and the logistics of the camp operation and help to make sure the operation goes smoothly. We have our first crew this Thursday...we'll see how we're doing!
Again, it's great to be back, in a different role, and I am enjoying my time here. Kayaking, going in the sauna, fun times in the town of Atikokan, working with fun people at a camp I love, doing what I love to do...I couldn't ask for more!
As most of you know, my phone is off during this summer months, as I don't pay for international nor do I even have service here if I did. the best way to get a hold of me is via email, kyleyarusso@gmail.com. Check my website, http://www.kyleyarusso.com for my other contact info (mailing)!
I have internet so feel free to message me! I look forward to talking to you all soon!
I spent the next few days at camp in Ely working on paperwork and getting everything ready to go up to Canada. I spent some good, quality time copying, faxing, scanning, and emailing: I also had some fun times with old (and new!) friends. On Thursday (the 6th) I travelled from Ely to Atikokan, Ontario, via Thunder Bay, Ontario. I went from Ely south to the North Shore of Lake Superior and had a wonderful drive up the lake shore to Thunder Bay to pick up two fellow staff members. I had a smooth border crossing, got my work permit...legal to work in Canada! I certainly love this area! In Thunder Bay I waited for a few hours for the two staff members, each coming in on different buses from across Canada (one from British Columbia and the other from the eastern part of Ontario). From Thunder Bay we had an eventful drive to camp that included seeing five moose, two bear, a wolf, three fox, two porcupine, many deer, and a few raccoons. And that was just the wildlife....the northern lights were the BEST I have ever seen! Unfortunately I didn't get any photos, as I was driving for most of it. A short stop to stand out under the stars and stare at the sky was all I got to soak in before we had to continue driving. We got to camp late and went right to bed.
The past few days have included settling in, cleaning up base, preparing the office, sending email, making and taking phone calls, ordering food, running to town on various errands, and countless other things. It is so good to be back with old friends and working at camp again. I can already that it is going to be a good summer :)
To enlighten all of you who don't know/remember, I am working at Northern Tier National High Adventure Base - Don Rogert Canoe Base (which is the technical name for our Atikokan, Ontario location). Our main camp is just north of Ely, MN and we also have a third location in Bissett, Manitoba. Yes, I work ~ 20km outside of the town of Atikokan, Ontario on Perch Lake...in CANADA!! We have great camp, in a great location, with lots of great people. I work as the Business and Office Manager, meaning I do all of the office-type work (scanning, emailing, faxing, phone answering, etc.) as well as do all of the behind the scenes work in ordering food and other products for the camp as well as communicating with the crews prior to their arrival to make sure they are all set to come up and experience the Canadian wilderness. I work a lot with the finances and the logistics of the camp operation and help to make sure the operation goes smoothly. We have our first crew this Thursday...we'll see how we're doing!
Again, it's great to be back, in a different role, and I am enjoying my time here. Kayaking, going in the sauna, fun times in the town of Atikokan, working with fun people at a camp I love, doing what I love to do...I couldn't ask for more!
As most of you know, my phone is off during this summer months, as I don't pay for international nor do I even have service here if I did. the best way to get a hold of me is via email, kyleyarusso@gmail.com. Check my website, http://www.kyleyarusso.com for my other contact info (mailing)!
I have internet so feel free to message me! I look forward to talking to you all soon!
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