Life in Kelowna has been great times so far. It’s been about 6 weeks since I left Big White and after 3 weeks at the hostel and a couple of weeks of couch surfing I’m now finally settled in ….. New town, new house, new friends and new job … bring it on! I’m loving it here! Kelowna is one of the hottest places in Canada in summer and we’ve been making the most of the great weather … been spending heaps of time outdoors – swimming, cycling and even had a day out in a boat with some wakeboarding action. There’s plenty of time after work to do stuff as it doesn’t get dark till 10pm.
I’m living with another Aussie and two Calgarians, Conor, Kelly and Nick … great bunch of people! Our house is wicked, newly renovated with a huge deck out the back. Great for socialising and BBQing! Always people dropping by which ensures there is never a dull moment. The house came unfurnished but we’ve managed to deck it out really cheap with odds and ends from garage sales and charity shops. Great location too, only a 5 min ride to my work and also the lake and downtown. I even ride home from work for lunch.
I scored a sweet engineering job with Falcon Engineering (http://www.falcon.ca). It’s the same sort of work I was doing in Newcastle with Connell Wagner and the pay is much better than back at home. It’s great to earn some decent cash after being on minimum wage. It’s been a steep learning curve as there is a massive language barrier, all the engineering terminology is different and there is a new set of standards and codes to learn. Even though Canada is metric they use feet and inches here as most of the suppliers are American, damn yanks! How backward are they! The office is heaps laid back, flexible hours and the dress code is casual so I can wear shorts to work. It’s been a bit of a struggle settling back into a 8-5 job, but I’m pretty much used to it now.
It’s been awesome times since I’ve been here (don’t want to leave). One of the highlights was Mudfest, a party at a mate’s house where he put on 5 kegs, DJs and dug a massive mud pit in his back yard.
