Hey, my name is Aisling (say it like “Ashleen”), but my friends call me Ling, Aisy or Ash! I’m a 22 year old extremely liberal girl living in the conservative heartland of Canada. I am a past Katimavik participant, a current New Media student (working for an online marketing agency over the summer), a future know-it-all and an aspiring xylophonist. I enjoy cupcakes, bright colours, loud music and smart, talented people who read this blog!

Volunteering at Prospera Place… Yup.

So, today, we…. you guessed it- volunteered at Prospera Place! It was a thing for the food bank, with free skating and stuff. I handed out hot chocolate (and didn’t drink any!) and coloured in the Kids’ Zone. Oh, and I wrote my letter to Santa!!! But I won’t tell you what I wished for, or it won’t come true… or is that something different? Anyway, the point is, it was an alright day. Except we didn’t get to keep the hats.I wanted to post some pictures, but I am too lazy right now, so too bad for you!Tomorrow … read more?

Sunday December 3rd, 20062 Comments ✯ Posted under { KatimavikKelowna

Work, etc.

Well, I just got back from my work Xmas party. Yup. Well, it was for Xmas, but nothing resembled Xmas in anyway. In fact, we went bowling. It was fun.FYI: since I haven’t mentioned it- I am working at CNIB (which was formerly known as the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.). It’s actually been quite interesting. I learned that if I hadn’t had the surgery on my eyes that I had when I was really little, I may be legally blind today. Also, every morning they check the obituaries to find out if anybody in our databases has … read more?

Thursday November 30th, 20063 Comments ✯ Posted under { KatimavikKelowna

Short update:

We went on work tours today, so that was fun. So… yeah. Tomorrow we have interviews, and we start work on Wednesday. On Saturday I think we’re going to the Salmon Arm house to see a film. Ice Age 2!!! Yay!!! So, that will be alright.Yesterday we did a scavenger hunt around town, so we found out where everything is. It’s so close because it’s such a small town!!!It’s uncharactisticly cold here. It’s been snowing non-stop, and negative 14. Usually it doesn’t go below -5! The locals are all completely shellshocked, but it’s -40 in Calgary, so bring on … read more?

Monday November 27th, 2006One Comment ✯ Posted under { KatimavikKelowna