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THE NITTY GRITTY OF MOVING TO CANADA
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Welcome! A Canadian Adventure is where I will post all my funny tales and advice on moving to Canada (especially if you’re a paramedic). I hope you enjoy and I can provide some entertainment for my family and friends along the way. Let’s goooooo
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That’s a wrap
It’s been a week since my last day at work and this draws my time in Canada to a close. Working here as an advanced care paramedic for...
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Dec 13, 20243 min read
Well, this is it
This will likely be my penultimate post, the next being when I’ve actually made the move. HOWEVER, I have decided to go back to London,...
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Aug 24, 20243 min read
It’s me, again
Hello! So I last wrote in March, post vacation, feeling a little lost but I’m still here. I’ve now been at the cardiac clinic for 3...
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May 8, 20241 min read
Update
It's been a while since I last posted, I was waiting until after the results of my second exam (resit) with the hope of good news, alas,...
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Mar 5, 20242 min read
New Year, Same Me.
It's been a while since I wrote a blog post and mostly that's because I've been off seeing new places and I've also had friends come...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read
Oh S**t
I know it’s been a while since my last post, I asked you all to wish me luck with my exam, and it went tits up. First of all, alongside...
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Dec 22, 20232 min read
What a palaver
I was hoping by now that I’d be able to enlighten you all with a positive outcome from my exam, alas no. First of all, it went bloody...
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Nov 22, 20232 min read
I’m a Canadian Paramedic
And so it begins! I’ve just returned home from my first ‘tour’ working front line here in Alberta. They refer to a block of shifts as a...
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Nov 4, 20233 min read
Week 14
Me again! So I’ve now been back from the industrial work for a week and it’s been HEAVEN. I don’t think I truly realised how isolating it...
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Oct 18, 20233 min read
Industrial Work
Another couple of weeks have passed and now I’m writing this from my hotel room on my first proper job in Alberta. As I mentioned in my...
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Sep 29, 20233 min read
Slow process
My life is much more mundane now, the travelling has slowed down and these blog posts are getting a little more boring now and I am fully...
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Sep 16, 20232 min read
Life continues
I haven’t written in almost two weeks and basically because I’ve just been busy and nothing that interesting has happened. But I'll give...
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Sep 6, 20233 min read
Induction
The next part of the journey begins, moving from Toronto to Calgary. I wish it were that simple to be honest with you I had to fly to...
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Aug 25, 20234 min read
Vancouver Island
Here I am again, back to enlighten you all (probably about 5 people including my mum & dad) with this weeks antics. It’s a bit of a...
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Aug 13, 20238 min read
A JOB?!
I’VE ONLY GONE AND GOT A BLOODY JOB. I start my induction with Associated Ambulance on August 21st, they’re a company based in Edmonton...
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Aug 6, 20233 min read
Montreal
Apparently after landing back in Toronto I suddenly had the travelling blues so 2 days later decided to visit Montreal There is an app...
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Jul 28, 20233 min read
Calgary
It’s time for another round up of the week. I flew to Calgary last Saturday to check it was the kind of place I could see myself living...
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Jul 22, 20234 min read
Settling in
Hi all, So it’s been a week since I departed London and said hello to my new (perhaps temporary) life in Canada. It’s been a weird week...
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Jul 14, 20232 min read
Departure
Hello again, So I’m currently writing this on the plane as I fly to Toronto! I thought I’d be clever and get a window seat near the back,...
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Jul 8, 20232 min read
Thinking about doing the same?
Right so this is the section for people/paramedics who might want to follow me over and try it out, if that’s not for you, don’t bother...
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Jul 2, 20234 min read
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