After an early start this morning, we are cruising just outside of Thunder Bay,
headed to Atikokan for a show this afternoon. This drive will take us into the
Central time zone and set us back an hour, giving us more time to arrive at our
destination.
So this is day four of our trip. My feelings about the initial stages of this
experience have been very up and down and I am still just getting accustomed to
this glorified road trip. And, of course, I am still in the process of getting
to know Heather, Sean and Jeff, my makeshift family for the next few weeks.
The scenery around Lake Superior kept me awake most of the time while we were
driving so as not to miss the picturesque lakes, streams and landscapes. Sean
and Heather have been taking endless photos, some of which they are in the
process of uploading onto the web site.
Being a random recruit for this position I was initially largely unfamiliar
with the snakes and turtles that we use in our programs, yet Sean has been
helping me stay up to speed with his extensive reptile repetoire. My brain has
therefore been expanding with interesting herpetology information, which is
different from the the politics and economics that I am used to learning in
University. I study International Development and Globalization at Ottawa U.
So far we have done six shows and all have gone well because of good turnout
and enthusiastic audiences, which has been invaluable to me as I am still in
the process of perfecting my snake presentations.
I will draw this little blurb to a close, but there will be many future reports
to come as our adventures continue.
-Lenny