Le Meilleur Weekend chez Québec...
...by far. travelled to Quebec City with 7 other co-ops to attend its annual Winter Carnival. man alive it was soooooooo fun! i felt like a kid again. summary of the trip in list format...
Food I ate:
-beaver tail (cinnamon and sugar and lemon), a first-timer for me. reminded me of soggy pretzels
-alligator (tasted kinda like fishy rubbery chicken)
-maple taffy on the snow, in all its chewy and sticky goodness
-poutine, can't go to quebec without eating some poutine
-seafood crepes au gratin and yummy dessert crepes
-drank caribou (it's a drink they have, made with porte wine and triple sec...served warm)
Activities Partaken:
-zip lining (more on this later)
-tornado slide, an 8-person circular raft which spins as you slide down a crazy incline
-the raft, a 12-person raft which becomes air-borne over the bumps down a crazy incline
-tubing, it was a kiddy hill with optional yellow snow
-trampoline show, they did some pretty sick moves
-ice "castle", if i peed on it the whole thing might've collapsed
-snow and ice sculptures, pretty darn impressive
-human jitz table, we were tied to giant sticks and we had to kick a ball around...good times!
i also went "clubbing" with them. i ordered pineapple juice, listened to a live band...then i went home to watch the hockey game. i tried to dance for 3.2 seconds and failed miserably. i'm never dancing again. haha.
i couldn't ask for a better weekend. i've done many road trips and this one has to rank near the top. it was nice getting to know the people outside of work. the highlight of the trip for me was definitely the zip-lining. when i found out that it was included in the pass we bought, i wanted to go on...just for experience sake. but the thing is...i forgot that i was afraid of heights. i kept hyping people on about it...and as the line drew nearer to the front i got more excited. i wanted to do something risque, something that took me outta my comfort zone. as i got to the top of the tower...there was no turning back. i could've chickened out...or manned up. with the harness up-riding on me and fair maidens awaiting me at the finish line...i couldn't disappoint. i ran full speed and jumped. and man alive, it was probably the best decision i made all trip.
the experience was just liberating...i was running, swimming and modelling while i was up there. sometimes this is how i feel spiritually. there's always something that i'm afraid of, sins ashamed to be exposed, past mistakes that i wished to be erased...but i gotta face it...and let go of it. go full force in the Grace of God and to embrace and trust in His love.
PICTURES HERE!!!
En ce voyage j'ai fini par connaître cette fille un peu meilleure =)
Food I ate:
-beaver tail (cinnamon and sugar and lemon), a first-timer for me. reminded me of soggy pretzels
-alligator (tasted kinda like fishy rubbery chicken)
-maple taffy on the snow, in all its chewy and sticky goodness
-poutine, can't go to quebec without eating some poutine
-seafood crepes au gratin and yummy dessert crepes
-drank caribou (it's a drink they have, made with porte wine and triple sec...served warm)
Activities Partaken:
-zip lining (more on this later)
-tornado slide, an 8-person circular raft which spins as you slide down a crazy incline
-the raft, a 12-person raft which becomes air-borne over the bumps down a crazy incline
-tubing, it was a kiddy hill with optional yellow snow
-trampoline show, they did some pretty sick moves
-ice "castle", if i peed on it the whole thing might've collapsed
-snow and ice sculptures, pretty darn impressive
-human jitz table, we were tied to giant sticks and we had to kick a ball around...good times!
i also went "clubbing" with them. i ordered pineapple juice, listened to a live band...then i went home to watch the hockey game. i tried to dance for 3.2 seconds and failed miserably. i'm never dancing again. haha.
i couldn't ask for a better weekend. i've done many road trips and this one has to rank near the top. it was nice getting to know the people outside of work. the highlight of the trip for me was definitely the zip-lining. when i found out that it was included in the pass we bought, i wanted to go on...just for experience sake. but the thing is...i forgot that i was afraid of heights. i kept hyping people on about it...and as the line drew nearer to the front i got more excited. i wanted to do something risque, something that took me outta my comfort zone. as i got to the top of the tower...there was no turning back. i could've chickened out...or manned up. with the harness up-riding on me and fair maidens awaiting me at the finish line...i couldn't disappoint. i ran full speed and jumped. and man alive, it was probably the best decision i made all trip.
the experience was just liberating...i was running, swimming and modelling while i was up there. sometimes this is how i feel spiritually. there's always something that i'm afraid of, sins ashamed to be exposed, past mistakes that i wished to be erased...but i gotta face it...and let go of it. go full force in the Grace of God and to embrace and trust in His love.
PICTURES HERE!!!
En ce voyage j'ai fini par connaître cette fille un peu meilleure =)
posted by Sam Hsieh at 3:53 PM
6 Comments:
WHAT! that sounds like an awesome weekend. i didn't know that the Carnival was more than just that scary Bonhomme de Neige!
what's "crepes au gratin"?
and who is this girl? oooh ;D
sounds like an AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGG TIME! :) good job hsiehser's!!! way to take a leap of faith, which i know you are more than capable of taking :)
WOWWW CARNAVAL?!? i LEARNED about that in gr 2 french class LOL. that's so awesome! (haha all the more reason to come visit you =))
wow sounds like an AWESOME weekend. man the actual carnival. haha crazyyy :) it was awesome seeing u todayyyy haha and iuno wut that last line says..hmm...trip...something...AHHA
rach: Carnival is tres awesome...you really should go when u get a chance...it's like...a culinary paradise...free samples everywhere! and this girl? she might visit TO during Easter =D
timbo: haha, wish you were here...the zip-lining...was probably nothing compared to the one that you went on during the summer!
shar-bear: haha, com'on...your march break is comin' up soon right? VISITEZ SI VOUS PLAIT! =D
ac: i'll translate it to you...in due time =)
mr g: yeah man, they pour hot boiling maple syrup over snow and then you roll it up on a stick...it's beautiful =)
we should start an anti-dance club. oh wait...one already exists...PCA. =D
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