What about Me?!?

A little update and for those that do not know, I have been out of work since May of 2005. I spent a little time traveling in June 2005 I went to Calfornia for two weeks. In August I took a road trip to decide if I wanted to move to Eastern Canada so I went job searching in Ottawa and Toronto (Center of the Universe), Ontario. I used to live in Ottawa and my brother and his wife live in Petawawa which is about 90 minutes north of Ottawa. On the trip across Canada I stopped in Winnipeg but it did not appeal to me and then Calgary and Edmonton.

I do not think I could handle Toronto (Center of the Universe), as the size, traffic and probably the winters do not appeal to me. Did I say it was the Center of the Universe. As for Ottawa it has the appeal of my brother being nearby and Quebec is right across the river but it has crappy winters and I did not really enjoy living there previously. Mind you I have changed and I know Ottawa has changed as well.

Winnipeg did not hold much promise as I do not like how isolated it felt to me. I did not feel comfortable and also did not really find any jobs which piqued my interest. Not knowing anyone in the city did not help either.

As for Calgary, the city of my birth, I think I could handle living here even though they have snow. Where I live in British Columbia my winters consist of lots of rain and very little snow. Going to to a place that has snow 6-8 months of the year is a difficult decison. Calgary is also home to my hockey team the Calgary Flames so that is another plus. The city has alot of benefits including a good vareity of jobs. I have dipped my foot in here and had some response but nothing solid yet.

In Edmonton I have the concern with weather, even moreso than Calgary. The biggest benefit to Edmonton is I have family that lives there and my good friend Sean and his family live there now. I have spent sometime job searching here with the intent of moving here if somthing comes up. No serious responses yet but i am still hoping.

It will be a major move for me as I have lived in Chilliwack for 20 years and currently live in a large 3000 sq ft house with lots of stuff (yes I am getting rid of stuff). So any move will be a very traumatic experience and very costly making any decision a very difficult one.

Why do I want to leave Chilliwack after 20 years, well I am single and to be completely honest there is nothing in Chilliwack for me. Don’t get me wrong my friends are great and I love them but they have there own lives and so I might get together with them once a month if that. So I have nothing holding me here and I think in a different place I might have a better opportunity to meet someone who could become my better half.

Wish me luck in my job search and my search for my soulmate.