I just had an interesting idea

Kolzig · 08-06-2005, 03:32 PM

What if I were to move to Canada for a year or so? What would I need?
How could I find a nice city, nice apartment and maybe some kind of job/school to go to?

This might all be just some kind of crazy man talking in the middle of night, slightly drunk, but does anyone have any ideas?
I really could need some dramatic changes in my life right now.

[I really don't know that if I should even post this, maybe I should just go to sleep)

lumi · 08-06-2005, 03:35 PM

As a Finnish person, you should have an easy time fitting in. You guys share hockey, drinking, and cold weather.

Intrepid Homoludens · 08-06-2005, 03:35 PM

Why Canada?

Kolzig · 08-06-2005, 03:45 PM

I've always dreamed of going to Canada.
There's just something interesting about that country.

Intrepid Homoludens · 08-06-2005, 03:46 PM

Because?

Kolzig · 08-06-2005, 03:48 PM

It just feels like the right place for me to go to.
For many years I have thought that I should someday visit Canada, and be there for a longer time, for example a year.

And during these past months I've started to think that maybe something should be done, because there are a lot of things that just don't seem to be working right here where I am now.

Intrepid Homoludens · 08-06-2005, 03:57 PM

What's not working for you where you currently are?

Kolzig · 08-06-2005, 04:08 PM

Well, one thing was that I didn't got to school, again. (As some might remember...)
One other thing is that I've started changing some of my priorities, floorball isn't going to be *that* important part of my life anymore, because I'm a bit pissed off with recent stuff that has happened concerning my career etc. in that sport. (and floorball has been *a huge* part of my life during these last ten years)

Third thing is that I started talking with a friend of mine who is very likely going to go abroad to study for year somewhere. I started thinking that some kind of solution like that might be very good for me. At least I'd see the world a bit and not just be always here in the same place.

Canada isn't the only option of course, it just is the place where I really, really would want to go.

Sage · 08-06-2005, 06:32 PM

Someone on another forum was listing all the documents and things that are necessary to apply for a work visa in Canada, and it seems they're not very welcoming to foreigners. Check into this before considering a move there, especially if it's just a temporary move.

ScottMate

08-06-2005, 03:32 PM	#1
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	I just had an interesting idea What if I were to move to Canada for a year or so? What would I need? How could I find a nice city, nice apartment and maybe some kind of job/school to go to? This might all be just some kind of crazy man talking in the middle of night, slightly drunk, but does anyone have any ideas? I really could need some dramatic changes in my life right now. [I really don't know that if I should even post this, maybe I should just go to sleep) Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

08-06-2005, 03:35 PM	#2
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08-06-2005, 03:35 PM	#3
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08-06-2005, 03:45 PM	#4
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	I've always dreamed of going to Canada. There's just something interesting about that country. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

08-06-2005, 03:46 PM	#5
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Because? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

08-06-2005, 03:48 PM	#6
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	It just feels like the right place for me to go to. For many years I have thought that I should someday visit Canada, and be there for a longer time, for example a year. And during these past months I've started to think that maybe something should be done, because there are a lot of things that just don't seem to be working right here where I am now. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar. Last edited by Kolzig; 08-06-2005 at 03:56 PM.

08-06-2005, 03:57 PM	#7
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	What's not working for you where you currently are? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

08-06-2005, 04:08 PM	#8
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	Well, one thing was that I didn't got to school, again. (As some might remember...) One other thing is that I've started changing some of my priorities, floorball isn't going to be that important part of my life anymore, because I'm a bit pissed off with recent stuff that has happened concerning my career etc. in that sport. (and floorball has been a huge part of my life during these last ten years) Third thing is that I started talking with a friend of mine who is very likely going to go abroad to study for year somewhere. I started thinking that some kind of solution like that might be very good for me. At least I'd see the world a bit and not just be always here in the same place. Canada isn't the only option of course, it just is the place where I really, really would want to go. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

08-06-2005, 06:32 PM	#9
Sage Bad Influence Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham, Alabama USA Posts: 5,547	Someone on another forum was listing all the documents and things that are necessary to apply for a work visa in Canada, and it seems they're not very welcoming to foreigners. Check into this before considering a move there, especially if it's just a temporary move. ScottMate Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Ignorance is bliss, denial is divine, and willful ignorance is a religious experience. Share the love. <3

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