Friday night. It’s been over three months since my last post. I don’t know what has gotten into me tonight but it’s definately a good thing. Writing heals.
I don’t really know why I havn’t posted in such a long time. I imagine that no one is really interested in my ordinary life back here in Québec. On the other hand, I think my life is interesting as hell but I’m not yet convinced that the rest of the world agrees. Do keep in mind that it doesn’t take much for me be amazed by something ordinary… I hope that never changes.
So my life has been a game of snakes and ladders lately. Seems to me something extraordinary, yet unexpected, occurs every day and throws me in a different direction. Some would tend to think that there is no worse way to live but I’ve been enjoying every thrilling second since my return.
Québec rocks. It really does. It took me 5 months away from home to realize it. We are (generally speaking) liberal thinkers with open minds who have something to say. Obviously there are idiots, assholes, fuckers and whatnot no matter where you find yourself in this world of ours, but Québecers are pretty damn cool.
I’m working now. Who would have guessed, given the wonderful situation I was in this semester. I’ve never felt so not at school while being at school; 4 courses, 2 taken on the Internet, the two others not very important to my degree. You can’t even believe how easy-going I was at the beginning of this semester. I really didn’t feel like I was attending school! So… oh yes! Work! Frima Studio is a multimedia/video game startup from Québec City which belongs to my video game prof Steve Couture and a few of his friends. The company is simply amazing! Everyone at work is just so dynamic, open-minded and creative. I work three days a week, the two remaining I spend at school. It’s not always easy to deal with the scheduling and the stress involved but I’m having a blast.
I know that I just mentionned a few paragraphs ago that I absolutely love Québec, and trust me, I do, but I want to leave again soon. I’m going to have a month or so off after my summer semester which I could possibly use to travel and visit the world. I thought that teaching English in China after my degree was going to be my soonest possible departure but I was mistaken! The UK, around the Mediterranean, western Canada, western USA, Austrailia, back to Scandinavia? Who knows… I just want to discover some more of the global village, soon! The only difference is that I have some something holding me back this time around, someone keeping me grounded… I couldn’t possibly ask for anything better!
I want to keep writing. It purges me of my daily fears and haunting demons. It’s different now, given the fact that I’m back home and all but it’s still as interesting for me as it was back in Sweden. Hopefully I’ll have just as much to say as when I was 6000 km away from home.
À bientôt!