So, La Loche. Population about 2,400 (officially), probably quite a bit higher than that. Almost all Dene people, once again we're in the minority! And with 75%+ unemployment, it's not exactly the nicest place to be in at times. But so far our doors and windows have remained un-broken-into, and the gas _seems_ to be exiting the car through the exhaust, rather than being siphoned.
We're doing well enough. The kids are settled down in here, much faster than the adults did, actually, though it took Liam awhile to get used to not having a bed. I told them I had two kids and a wife...but they still gave up a 2-bedroom place. C'est la vie. The basement (which apparently isn't offically part of the house) has a semi-finished room that we've converted for Aislyn. In the summer, if I get the contract for next year, we'll be finishing that off...putting up a wall and door for her. Right now she's just got tupperware, but to her that's a big deal...it's her very own place!
We've met some of the locals (mostly trying to scrap a bit of snow off for 20$) and more of the teachers...which is nice. Melissa's got a play group going, and I'll be starting Dene classes this week. Tried to go ice fishing a couple of times, but both times the weather interfered. Which kinda sucks...ice fishing has always seemed like one of the few outdoorsy things that I'd actually like. And from what my coworkers say, it's certainly far from difficult to catch things up here!
There's more to say, really...but I'm boring myself at this point. Or maybe it's just tiredness...teaching full-time, as the leader in the room, is a lot more wearing that I realized. The 9-10 hour days, plus extra time on Saturdays, don't help much either. But it's been a month now...and I'm really comfortable. It was rough at the start, but now...well, I think I'm doing ok. Hopefully once people start watching me officially they'll feel the same!
Giant Robots, reprogramming themselves in Dene!
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