This has been an interesting week.

I had my first Canadian earthquake, the shaking was minor here in Kitchener (I thought it was the washing machine in the basement), but apparently damaged some buildings/infrastructure in Ottawa and Quebec. The earthquake I felt in England 2 years ago was much more intense.

I also got offered a job! I will be a Client Project Manager for Creative Options, a company part of the Protiviti group. This will involve managing projects to implement auditing and employee communication software. It took a few weeks and 4 separate interviews, but I got it! I am very thankful for God's provision, I've also learnt a lesson or three in being patient and trusting God. I'll be getting some more details in the next couple of days. More updates coming soon.

4 weeks later

I've been here for 4 weeks now. No big news about jobs yet, watch this space though....

In the mean time I've continued to adjust to life here and have some fun in the process. I spent some time in a recording studio earlier this week playing keys for a friend. I discovered what a skunk smells like, what a dead skunk smells like, tried my first 7-11 slurpee. I also requisitioned a bed for $90 and got a couple of items for an apartment in a garage sale.

Everything here is slowly becoming normal. I'm hilariously aware of the English accent when I speak to my family and hear it on the television. I haven't lost mine (just in case you were wondering) but for the most part I forget that I speak differently until it comes up in conversation. The strange thing that has been happening since I arrived is that I seem to dream of England a lot. When I would come back from visiting Canada I would dream that I was here, now it seems I dream of my homeland. I'm sure it will be surreal when Katelynn and I go for a visit at Christmas.

3 weeks in...

I thought I'd give a quick update. Job hunt is going well, I'm having a number of interviews at the moment which are looking promising. Once the job is sorted I can do a number of things, one of them being moving out of the basement of Katelynn and her family's house into the city, I have a room secured at a friend's house to rent, eventually I will rent an apartment. Secondly I can buy a car. Now being who I am, I've already had some fun test driving different cars and am sure will do some more of that but I've got a couple of ideas in mind ;)

Other than looking for jobs we've been doing normal life, going to church, going out for coffee, hanging out with friends. I've been working out lots and have a 30 day gym membership. I also have a musical project on the go assisting a friend of mine who's recording a song. I feel like I'm having a holiday, which is a good thing. As much as I wanted a job straight away, I can see the wisdom of God's plans in giving me some rest and relaxation as I adjust to moving half way across the world. As has been throughout this journey, it's been a case of one thing at a time.

Talking of adjusting, someone the other day asked me if I've had culture shock, it was an interesting question. In some ways not really, I more or less know what Canadian culture is like from my travels here before I moved, so that's not come too much as a shock. The hard part for me is being away from family and friends in England. The ubiquitous skype application has been very helpful in that regard. Moving country is harder than I thought. But was it worth it? A resounding YES.