So..I've been in Alberta for 2.5 weeks and I am totally miserable here. I am really thinking this whole move thing is a really bad idea.. I have changed my plans to just staying for the summer. The whole idea of becoming a medic to work on the oil rigs was a very bad not well thought through idea. I don't want to expose myself to the garbage food, bad air quality, creepy men and risk of a bear attack. A female medic was attacked by a bear right on site 2 weeks ago...so sad. And safe to say I have absolutely no desire to have a job where I will be putting myself at so much risk.
Hopefully a summer away will be good for me. I am already counting down the days until I start my road trip home. 99 at most. Well 99 until September 1, but I will likely be starting the road trip a few days before that. Nice part about doing the 4 day road trip on my own is I can do it in my own time and on my own terms. I can actually do some site seeing! And plan on camping on the way too. Maybe stay in a hotel one night.
It will be so good to get home and see my family and friends again. I miss them all so much. Just happy that the people I care most about have been there for me and supporting me the whole way through. I really should have listened to my gut and cancelled the move like I wanted to the week before leaving...I just really didn't want to admit to anyone I was making a bad decision and now it's way too late I am stuck here. I just really hope no one thinks I am a coward or a failure for deciding to stay just for the summer..
