I did the same thing in cities through a few more provinces, but I was
leaving a trail, so I
had to do something else. I pulled into a large city called Winnipeg and decided to make
it look like I was settling down there. I changed the plates on my car, got it registered
with the local government and found a job that didn't require a Social Insurance Number.
Babysitting. Yup, I was reduced to taking care of little brats, but apparently, that's what a
lot of girls that were my age did then, either that or work in a coffee shop. I don't think
so. To many people around. I stuck around for a month, waiting for September. When it
arrived, I entered a local high school for a semester. I snuck into the school late one night
to get all the paperwork I needed, and then handed it in the next day. But by then, I had
found out someone had been asking about Kori DeSmit at the border where I came
across, so I changed my name to Kori Cale, or K.C. I was beginning to like Canada, so
far there had been little rain, long evenings and warm, sunny days. Three months into my
stay in Winnipeg, I found out what Canadian winters were really like.
It's not that I don't mind shoveling snow, it's good exercise, and I made a lot of money
that way. But in January of 2023, Winnipeg was literally up to it's @$$ in snow! I don't
think I had ever seen so much, and cold! Cold had never really affected me before, but
this time it had. I froze. Everyone said it was a dry cold, if we were in Nova Scotia or
PEI, it would be different. I didn't care. Cold is cold, and I wasn't in Nova Scotia or PEI,
I was in Winnipeg and freezing my butt off. I almost thought of going back home to
Seattle, but instead after exams were over in early February, I got my transfer papers and
left, heading east once more. I was on the road on Valentine's Day. I didn't care; I missed
Logan all the more because this was supposed to be our first real Valentine's Day
together. I'm not that romantic, but Logan was, and I missed that. I missed his cooking, I
missed my bike, I missed Original Cindy, Bling. Hell, I even missed Normal a bit. I
missed the rain, I hated the snow. I wished I could go back, but I couldn't.
~~
had to do something else. I pulled into a large city called Winnipeg and decided to make
it look like I was settling down there. I changed the plates on my car, got it registered
with the local government and found a job that didn't require a Social Insurance Number.
Babysitting. Yup, I was reduced to taking care of little brats, but apparently, that's what a
lot of girls that were my age did then, either that or work in a coffee shop. I don't think
so. To many people around. I stuck around for a month, waiting for September. When it
arrived, I entered a local high school for a semester. I snuck into the school late one night
to get all the paperwork I needed, and then handed it in the next day. But by then, I had
found out someone had been asking about Kori DeSmit at the border where I came
across, so I changed my name to Kori Cale, or K.C. I was beginning to like Canada, so
far there had been little rain, long evenings and warm, sunny days. Three months into my
stay in Winnipeg, I found out what Canadian winters were really like.
It's not that I don't mind shoveling snow, it's good exercise, and I made a lot of money
that way. But in January of 2023, Winnipeg was literally up to it's @$$ in snow! I don't
think I had ever seen so much, and cold! Cold had never really affected me before, but
this time it had. I froze. Everyone said it was a dry cold, if we were in Nova Scotia or
PEI, it would be different. I didn't care. Cold is cold, and I wasn't in Nova Scotia or PEI,
I was in Winnipeg and freezing my butt off. I almost thought of going back home to
Seattle, but instead after exams were over in early February, I got my transfer papers and
left, heading east once more. I was on the road on Valentine's Day. I didn't care; I missed
Logan all the more because this was supposed to be our first real Valentine's Day
together. I'm not that romantic, but Logan was, and I missed that. I missed his cooking, I
missed my bike, I missed Original Cindy, Bling. Hell, I even missed Normal a bit. I
missed the rain, I hated the snow. I wished I could go back, but I couldn't.
~~