introduuuucing...

3:51pm Saturday, Sep 15

i figure i should introduce the members of my CWY group, as im gonna be talking a lot about them.

Ben (30) - canadian supervisor. hes been a CWY supervisor with the china programme for 4 years now. a bit disorganized, but a pretty funny guy.

Sarah (22) - from calgary, AB. she's taking a break from her uni studies in geography. shes a competitive orienteer who just came back from the world orienteering championships in the ukraine. for those of you who dont know what orienteering is, its where you get thrown in the middle of the woods with nothing but a map and a compass, and you have to find all the check points in the fastest time to win.

Luwam (23) - from Mississauga, ON (mississaugaWUT!!!). she just graduated from york university with a degree in criminology. this girl loves her r&b, hip hop and chinese girls with num chuck skills. awwwww yeah!

Stephanie (24) - Eskasoni, Nova Scotia. Steph is a native american from the migma tribe (aka. mic mac, but thats not pc). she lives on a reserve and its part of their culture to ask a lot of questions. ie. steph comes over to my house yesterday, and she asks my host mom as soon as she walks in "do you live in a bad neighborhood?" shes so funny she doesnt even know how funny she is. this girl deserves her own reality tv show.

Brigette (22) - from Ottawa, ON. she has acadian french roots, so she rocks the bilingualism (ii na?) super friendly and optimistic.

Fabiola (2?) - shes a francophone from montreal, who speaks a bit of english. i dont understand what she says to me in french cuz she speaks way too fast. so i nod and say "oui" or "n'est pas?" (the japanese equivalent of so desu ne?)

Patrick (23) - from fort langly, BC. he graduated from forestry school, and keeps his eye on the lumber prize. we step off the bus in New Brunswick and he points to some trees and says "those are the first trees ive seen so far that have been worth logging"

Francis (22) - from Quebec City, QC. he is, as the french say it, very fer-anch. very quebecois. nuf said.

Kevin (22) - also from Montreal. see above.

The chinese:
Cash (30) - the chinese supervisor. okay english. doesnt seem to do much, but thatll prolly change in china.

Summer (25) - the oldest of teh chinese. teaches english in china. unofficial team leader and translator for the chinese.

Nandy (23) - aka. numchuck girl. surprisingly funny girl. shes one of those people who are so funny without realizing it. she says whats on her mind, which isnt always the most tactful of things. but because shes chinese, its funny.

Amy (22) - aka. the ball and chain. she just graduated from uni in english tourism (which explains why she tries so hard to learn english). her english isnt that good. its good compared to most of my japanese students, but the other chinese participants have better english than her.

Shirley (20) - super exagerated mannerisms. you know the kind of person that gets excited over everything. honestly, it sounds like shes orgasming all the time when she talks. ill have what shes having.

Alyssa (20) - the only girl in teh chinese group that drinks. she gets wasted off two beers, which is good seeing that we only get $15/week. sometimes it pays to be a cheap drunk.

James (20) - hes working with me at Rogers cable. strong silent type, but easy to get along with. he pronounces his name as Jims, so i have to tell people afterward he meant to say James, cuz people think Jims is his chinese name.

Sheng Yi (2?) - his parents are government officials, which means hes loaded. hes probably richer than any of teh canadians. but hes not terribly friendly or talkative towards us...

Strong (2?) - yes, he named himself strong. in chinese, his name means strong. pretty cool name i reckon. he has very little english, and he got paired up with fabiola who also has little english. but they get along great despite that.

Nick (2?) - the best english speaker of the chinese guys. hes cool and laidbacked. altho he really likes taking pictures of himself...