How I got Here
To truly understand how I got to Alberta, I must go back a few years to 2002. I was recent graduate of CCNB – Bathurst in the field of Environmental Technology. I had a college diploma, ambitions and dreams.
Like most post-graduate students I headed into the adult world with the dreams of finding a good job, getting my own place, buying that new shiny car and living basically the same life as everyone else.
The first step to achieving theses dreams was to find a job. I started by responding to ads in the newspaper, applying online and knocking on doors to any position I thought I was qualified. Some places didn’t have openings, some didn’t respond to my application or my phone calls but a few did respond and offered me a job interview.
Excited to finally get my shot, I did everything I could to get that job. I got my best suit dry cleaned, my shoes shined and I even bought the best kind of deodorant to make everything as close to perfect as can be.
Off I went to my job interviews. Some were in Moncton, one in Summerside but most were in Fredericton. After all theses interviews I got the same feedback: You have everything were looking for BUT you don’t have experience. How was I supposed to get experience if I didn’t get a job? I guess I was caught in a catch 22 situation.
So I took the best job I could find in Moncton, working on a production line saving all my paychecks to return to school.
A year later, I returned to school at NBCC – Moncton in the wonderful field of Geographic Information Systems. This time it would be different, this time I would not fail to get a job, I would take any job offered to me to ensure that I could fulfill my hopes and dreams.
During my course I was hired by an Alberta company looking for workers. A few months later, after 3 years of college, months of searching, a 9 hr flight and more than 3500 kilometers traveled I finally arrived in Alberta.
Almost 2 years later and I am still here but not without going through a lot of ups and downs.
This blog will be my little way of sharing with you the reader all the pros and cons of living in Alberta. From sky-high rental prices to –44 degrees temperature. From the West Edmonton mall to Rexall Place and everywhere else my travels might take me in Alberta. I look forward to sharing my experiences of this province though the eyes New Brunswicker and a young adult.
