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Hobden's Canadian blog December 2007
Darren and Mette Hobden brace for a big winter - but nothing stops Anja and Daniel enoying their lives to the full
Here on Vancouver Island we have a storm season, which runs from November to January. During this time it can be wet and also have spells of high winds. This November was no different and we had a number of these just to let us know that winter is here. The first snow arrived and made the landscape look really pretty. We have been informed by the weather forecasters that this year could be the coldest winter for 15 years!
Anja went on a weekend camp with a club and enjoyed that. She went last year and made some friends and looked forward to meeting up with them again this year. Because of the cold weather, they stay in dormitory accommodation rather than tents.
Daniel's basketball season has now officially started and he went off to Vancouver for a weekend tournament. A good thing about getting into sport here is the travelling that comes with it. During the year, with his school and other basketball clubs, Daniel will travel up and down Vancouver Island, travel to Vancouver for a few weekends and also go to the US for tournaments and training. We went to Victoria and saw the Harlem Globetrotters Basketball team. It was a very entertaining evening, both in the basketball skills these players possess and the fun and laughter they provide throughout the game. The Globetrotters are well worth seeing if they come to the UK.
My parents have arrived for a holiday and are staying until mid-January. They are sharing the time between us and my sister in North Vancouver. My parents and my sister and her family came over for Christmas so there was 11 of us around the table this year.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish everybody a Happy New Year. We hope that 2008 will bring along some more visas to those waiting and the opportunity to emigrate and start your Canadian life.
Tip Of The Month: This month's tip is linked to the Christmas season. Christmas is a great opportunity to spend time with family and friends. There can also be other community events and school plays. Emigrating is a stressful process and during the Christmas holiday there isn't too much you can do to push it along. Take the time to enjoy family time. If it's due to be your last Christmas in the UK this year make it a good one and spend the time with all those that you want. It may be the last Christmas you spend with them in a while.
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