I (Dan) worked at a youth group home from Tue 2pm till Thu 4pm, and then again from Fri 9am till Sat 9am. On several occasions one of the youths wanted to relieve themselves outside the bathroom, and so they did. I had to clean up with a nifty deoderizing/carpet cleaning vacuum thing, which made it a bit easier to deal with.
Brianna found out she did great in her last Spanish exam from her second-last subject, and is now on to her last subject - another Spanish one. Nearly there!
On Fri Brianna, Daniel (a youth) and I (Daniel) hiked from Lynn canyon to Rice Lake. While we walked we speculated as to the reason for the lake's name. We also saw a raised wooden aqueduct/waterslidey type thing that in days past flowed with water and floating wooden shingles that were being transported out of the forest.
Here's a photo from the walk:
Arriving at the lake we found that the water was still and glassy, just as you'd expect from a Canadian lake.
While there, Daniel (youth) and Brianna debated about whether a wild berry he found and was about to eat was a huckleberry, and Brianna convinced him not to eat it. Daniel also howled like a wolf, which as Brianna noted was the most appropriate sound to make in the setting in which we found ourselves.
Here's a picture of the lake:
And another of Brianna with the lake:
Another notable thing that happened this week was I exercised my right to vote by going to the Australian consulate and filling in two ballots - one for the house of reps (legislature) and one for the senate. When voting for the senate I was given the option of either A) choosing one party I wanted to vote for or B) numbering the candidates 1 to 110 (!) based on who I would most (1) and least (110) like to see voting on legislation. Some of these individuals were from parties with such serious and respectable names as "The Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party", 'The Pirate Party" and the "Australian Sport Party". I chose option A.
And that's about it for this week. Love and miss everyone.
