march 13, 2012.

March 13th 2012...

 will forever be the day I remember as the day the Tofino tourism industry came out of hibernation. The Tuesday morning started out like any other, class-run-work. While I was at work I got a call from a resort located right on McKenzie Beach. While walking home from work, I got another surprise phone call from my top pick of the resorts Cox Bay. I had an on-the-spot interview and we left the conversation on a very positive note. Upon checking my email, I had three messages waiting for me from jobs that i had previously applied to. Most exciting of all, one email was a response from Raph Bruhiler. CONFESSION: I was walking in a parking lot, when I got this email and actually screamed out loud. The Bruhiler family was one of the founding families of the surf scene in Tofino. Their family house was on Chestermans Beach, and all grew up surfing. While visiting last year, I got the opportunity to visit the surf shop/school and meet Raph. I had emailed Raph a few days earlier to inquire about possible job opportunities. I would love the opportunity to work here, and if given an offer I would take it without question! Well see, keep your fingers crossed for me. At this point, I'm thinking of (depending on bruhilers) getting a full time job w/o living quarters and find that part outside of my work. I think it might be a neat adventure to move in with a bunch of strangers.. isn't there that corny but reassuring saying "there are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet?" Well I'm hoping that's true. On another note, I got an interesting call Friday from the principal of the Tofino school that has agreed to proctor me. It's a go I think, so that's pretty exciting. I decided to celebrate all that happened on the 13th by looking into getting a bike in Tofino. I could get a used for around $99, but I was dreaming of a cruiser beach bike, kind of surreal. We'll see what comes my way.
 Little by little, my life in Tofino is coming together.
I know it won't be easy but it's time. 

what we see, depends manly on what we look for.