Going North?
For those who don't know, I was laid off from my job in December. A couple of days ago, I received a job offer, for a position in Iqaluit; I'm still waiting to hear back what the exact terms of the offer is, they had to keep the call brief because of a blizzard which forced them to shut their office down for the day.
I am feeling a mixture of excitement and trepidation about this. If I accept the position, we will have to move to Baffin Island, to an isolated community with no road access to the rest of Canada. Christine will have to leave a job she loves, and we will have to either rent out or sell the house we bought less than a year ago.
However, there is a certain appeal to the idea. Few people get to see that far north, and experience the unique beauty of Nunavut. Accepting this position would also get me into the federal government system, which gives the potential of transferring to a job elsewhere in a couple of years time.
Waiting to see the offer and determine whether we could make a go of this is hard, as well as wondering whether I could get a job that would allow us to stay in Saskatoon, but unless some other employer calls in the next few days, I will have to give my decision on this one.
Christine has been trying to find people who would be willing to come visit us in Iqaluit. It is not cheap flying up there, but if we do go, we're hoping a few people are willing to make the trip.
May you live in interesting times.
I am feeling a mixture of excitement and trepidation about this. If I accept the position, we will have to move to Baffin Island, to an isolated community with no road access to the rest of Canada. Christine will have to leave a job she loves, and we will have to either rent out or sell the house we bought less than a year ago.
However, there is a certain appeal to the idea. Few people get to see that far north, and experience the unique beauty of Nunavut. Accepting this position would also get me into the federal government system, which gives the potential of transferring to a job elsewhere in a couple of years time.
Waiting to see the offer and determine whether we could make a go of this is hard, as well as wondering whether I could get a job that would allow us to stay in Saskatoon, but unless some other employer calls in the next few days, I will have to give my decision on this one.
Christine has been trying to find people who would be willing to come visit us in Iqaluit. It is not cheap flying up there, but if we do go, we're hoping a few people are willing to make the trip.
May you live in interesting times.
posted by Matt at 11:13 a.m.
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Ky told us about the possibility of Iqaluit, and Chris is a little jealous because he always had wanted to spend a few years in Nunavut. (But has decided that having a wife with Seasonal Affective Disorder = shouldn't make her spend the winter in any of the Canadian territories.) He has already stated that we will need to find a way to come and visit you there, mostly likely during a summer vacation, probably after we move back to Saskatchewan (tentatively we'll be doing that summer 2011), since we'll then be making more money and won't need to budget for trips home anymore.
We're praying that all the details work out in the right way and that, if it's God's will, you'll both have peace about this.
I appreciate the thoughts and prayers, Maryanne. It would be a big change, but I'm sure we would adapt and find good things about it. And of course, you and Chris would be welcome visitors.
Just thinking about you, again, Matt, and the possible move up North. I'm praying that God will guide you and Christine, and I know he will.
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