I thought I'd let you in on some of the daily life in Repulse this week...
since we live in the Arctic and there is permafrost, we have no wells for our water...so where do we get it from? A lake! There is fresh water up here and it is pumped from the lake, transported in trucks and pumped into our holding tanks in our house. We have water delivered to us usually every other day. Our first water bill was $455...but because of the subsidy we have from the government, we only had to pay $22! There are times, especially in the winter, when the water truck will break down and we really have to conserve! Don't take water for granted...it is really precious. Here is a picture of the make that we get our water from...
We also have trucks that come often to empty our sewage. If that doesn't come often, and it gets too full, then our water won't work because it can't overflow...so we are really dependant on our sewer and water trucks here.
As for garbage, there is a dump here, and everything goes there. There is no recycling or composting which feels really weird not to do. The garbage is picked up daily to reduce the amount of animals it could attract.
Lots of people wonder what kind of food I eat here...and it's all the same as home. I can go to the grocery store and get most things that I would eat at home, and I also have food orders from Winnipeg if I want. Last Sunday, my neighbours Elizabeth and Janie had a few of us over for a turkey dinner and it was delicious! Here's a pic of the table, and no...that's not wine, this is a dry community and that is sparkling juice.
It's been fun finding things online and ordering online. As many of you know I am a Mary Kay consultant and I've had three orders delivered here so far and they come so quick! It took less than a week for all of them! But I've heard once the snow comes the mail isn't quite as quick. I'll let you know about that when the time comes.
Also to let you know...there are some things that I do enjoy that I can't get here...Just Us coffee (I brought three bags with me thank goodness, but I'll be sticking up at Christmas when I'm home) and spices and mixes...so I've now become an Epicure Consultant! I'm excited to have parties up here with my friends and they are excited to get some tasty mixes to flavour their foods here too! The beef spice is soooo good on caribou!
Yesterday I had a student come by yesterday to my place to give Shane and I some bannock (a sweet yummy bread that they all love up here) Sorry I don't have a pic...it didn't last long. So in return for the treats she had some snuggle time with Penelope...she just loves here. It is the first cat she's ever touched and they are all very curious about her.
Oh...and on Thursday there was a sail boat in the bay! You could see it from our window of our apartment! So funny! The students were all asking..."Did you see the boat with the tents!?" So cute, there are rarely sail boats here in the Arctic, sea ice, cold and not really much to explore on such a small boat, but here they were! The boat was from Sweden and were taking pictures and were detoured here because of sea ice, hope they make it back! Their last stop is actually Halifax! The ship is called the Explorer, keep a look out!
I'm sure many of you are also wondering what my classroom is like, well...it's a portable because our school is very crowded, but it is really nice:) Here are a few pics
Kids at work:)
Our SMART Board and desk
And finally...what's life here without Penelope...she loves her MK boxes:) Even the little ones
And here is your word of the week....Suvi - which means "how are you?"
Stay turned for more Arctic Cat!
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