Castle Manor ... an adventure

"Residents, mostly seniors, of the 100-year-old special-care home were shocked earlier this month when the provincial government said it could be closing in 30 days unless a new operator could be found. The Department of Social Development has since given the 47 remaining residents until Jan. 15 and possibly longer.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2008/11/20/nb-castle-manor.html#ixzz0s5T1CXbB"

I happened to stumble upon this beautiful, and Gothic building today with a fantastic adventure companion (natalie). little did we know this had been a closed building, but it seemed quite eerie entering this vacant but somewhat lived in manor. also, it was overgrown but had nicely cut grass. needless to say, the lack of proper fencing allowed us to not only get onto the roof but enter the home as a door had been conveniently cracked open on the left side of the building beside a fire escape. we felt we were intruding, noticing how "lived in" the manor seemed when we entered, so we didn't get more than 10 steps in. still prettyyyy interesting. photos:

todays fortune

dance dance dance

last night we had the "gala" which was a talent show and dance .

i won the award for "le plus determinee" the most determined...

photos for ya

more photos

photosafari

one week and two days left until i return home for two days then partir for another two weeks and a few days.

ahahahaahahah
so i will be officially and stably back in Hamilton July 19th 2010.

after that it is sweet sweet hammy summer, work and finishing up some other projects.
i feel like i have been skimming on the photos lately, so i will be introducing some below.
there are some of the Barnyard/Pumphouse microbrewery just a 15-20 minute walk from the UMoncton campus. Twas pretty interesting.

Then yestereve, we went to La Fete de Music. A music festival featuring local acts, which I was very impressed by. It was quaint, but I got some ginger lemonade with REAL pieces of ginger. soooo great, and totally relieved my stomach ache. we docy-does, hoola hooped and hung out. it was a fantastic first day of summer. LOVE YOU JUIN!

and now for your viewing pleasure:

Fete de La Music






This is a picture of my amis natalie, gazing out onto the Atlantic Ocean. We were on a boat cruise...that taught about eating lobster...kind of disgusting but tasted good?







Pumphouse!

lamanes quote of the day

in aly`s letter it say `it is necessary to feel important especially on days when you are questioning yourself`

one of the best pieces of mail i have received to date.


thanks aly! you are the best.

testerz

today is the end of the "first" semester. went by fast haha!

the office of the social sciences still has not emailed me back, i shall email them now about my transfer credits.

halifax is in the works for this weekend. we will see.

i am for sure going to this: http://monctonlocals.com/posters/201005212133j0lP.jpg

hope it is fun!

see you soon (2.5 weeks remaining)