The last couple of weeks have been a little crazy. Work has been insane and I feel like I've barely slept (the dark circles under my eyes have confirmed this). However, the meeting that I was preparing for is finally over and I'm hoping to be able to catch up on both the work that I have neglected and my sleep. Hopefully in between work and sleep I can attempt to have a bit of a life!
Before I left for the meeting in Ottawa I was able to visit with this little girl that I became friends with in 2004. She asked my about my nephew and I was really touched when she told me that she still had the pictures of him that I sent her last December. Then she took me to the computer and pulled them up to show them to me....it was really cute. It breaks my heart to know that she doesn't have as easy a life as I had growing up. There are a lot of people around her to support her and give her opportunities, but it's just not the same as knowing that your parents support and love you. Children should not have to grow up at such a young age and she really has.
About Me
- Jenny
- In a spur of the moment decision I accepted a job in Iqaluit and decided to start a new adventure in Nunavut. I moved here on November 5th, 2008, and will be making Iqaluit my home for the next 3-4 years. I started this blog as a means of staying in touch with friends and family and to let them know what my life is like “up North”. I’m hoping that they will become insanely jealous of the -40Cish weather and want to come up for a visit and/or “the experience of a lifetime”! That said, start racking up those Aeroplan points people.
1 comment:
Well i never thought I would see the day, but we actually agree on something. I agree that children should not have to grow up and live a tough life without their parents or with their parents depending on the circumstances. However, I am a firm believer that although this is tough and should not happen, that little girl will be a stronger person for it. Her childhood will help shape her into a very strong, intelligent young woman. I hate to say this, but maybe you can be a good role model for her (I don't know how...but you know). You should not let this upset you, because when you think about it, this little girl has an entire future ahead of her and she will persevere and pull through and go on to do great things. Maybe some day when she is very successful you will be able to stand back and say "I remember her when she was a little girl"....she has come a long way and has made something of herself. Finally I would like to leave you with these famous words, which are my words of course "it is the roadblocks in one's life that builds character and it is character that helps one succeed in the future, for the future is unpredictable and full of opportunity".
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