Xerxes' Errata

Well, I’ve been in Prince George for just over a week now and as expected, it’s been a big adjustment.

Firstly (with all apologies to RUEZ), the roads here suck (though I realise that’s a by-product of the winters here). Next, it gets really cold really fast at night. So far, those are my only gripes about PG.

The dorms here at UNBC are another matter though. They’re much smaller than I expected them to be, though I am already getting used to them. And my roommates are really cool and so are the other people I’ve met here in residence. The only thing that I really dislike is the internet access here. It’s kind of slow and worst of all we are only allowed 10GB of bandwidth per month and they start cutting back the speed at 5 GB. I’ve already used up just under 2 GB and it’s not even halfway through September.

Other than that, the UNBC campus is really nice, especially since we’re on top of a small mountain like SFU and are mostly free of the pulp mill smell PG is prone to.

I’m also beginning to quickly realise just how much work is involved in become a teacher in BC. It’s so much more than just following a curriculum and creating your own lesson plans. On our first day, our first class was on our duties and responsibilities in the event that a student ever discloses any sort of neglect or abuse, (be it physical, sexual, or emotional) which was an eye-opening way to begin the program to say the least.

Nevertheless, I’m still excited to finally be on this path as daunting as it seems right now.