The Spot

Never bend your head.
Hold it high.
Look the world straight in the eye.

-> My favorite grad card, from my parents. And it had some particular relevance last week. Amid the pomp and ceremony of my McGill graduation, I did get the chance to reflect a bit on what I've done here. My first reaction was one of relief. I made it. Thank God.
But as I ascended the stage, I also felt just a tiny thrill of pride. I made it, thanks to many and myself. I made some poor decisions, and despite them I made the grade, on time, moving on. I made some good decisions too, some good friends, some good memories, and because of them I'll be in law school in the fall. I guess by the time I crossed the stage my smile must have been a mile wide...
So thank you: I know I owe you all plenty. Some of you pushed me on, some held me back, but you all meant well, so thank you anyway :)
Now...as for the present, this very instant.. where in the world is Sarah Pottle? I am in the west island of Montreal, soon to be lifeguarding on Cap St Jacques beach. Oddly enough, I was promoted yesterday even before I started work: I'll be head lifeguard, to be precise. I won't go into the ins and outs of how I wound up here, except to say the Canadian Military's Bureaucracy is increadibly slow moving. The good news is that I'm staying with my aunt, who has lovely central air and lovely cable TV and internet and lovely kids for the low price of free!
The bad news is that so much sun will inevitably tan me like crazy, which I hear can be quite bad for the skin.. even if it is great for everything else :)
Ok, ok, the real bad news is that I don't get to hang out with McGill or YMCA people everyday, since the west island is pretty damn far. But what with my 4 days on, 3 days off schedule, I'm pretty sure I can come visit once in a while.
So that's it! What with Cathy's ethhernet, I'm pretty sure I can update slightly more often than I have [sorry]. But thanks for the birthday wishes! Fun in the sun!
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