Re: [Unschooling-Discussion] Moving to BC was:Help, my arm hurts
The Bucknums
Tia, Nancy, Tim!! and anyone else in BC.
My question is how does one get a job in BC? I have wanted to move to BC
since I went there in oooh '91. Our big problem is debt , me not working,
and my husbands lack of a degree. He's amazingly smart and learns quickly
and has a few years in University. But with four kids and homeschooling we
can't see getting him back in school.
I love every bit of BC that I've seen. Lived in Kamloops for 8 months. I
really would just like to have the view and the air. It was so soul
refreshing to stand on my balcony in Kamloops half way up the mountain and
look down and around the valley. I would feel the stress melt away it was
amazing. If you could just put that in a bottle and send me some on a
regular basis that would be splendid. 8-D I have heard that parts of the
mainland are very heavily sprayed Penticton-Okanogan areas specifically is
the Nelson area as bad? It's too late for me to try and articulate what I
want any ideas or what ever are appreciated. Thanks
Teresa in Canada
My question is how does one get a job in BC? I have wanted to move to BC
since I went there in oooh '91. Our big problem is debt , me not working,
and my husbands lack of a degree. He's amazingly smart and learns quickly
and has a few years in University. But with four kids and homeschooling we
can't see getting him back in school.
I love every bit of BC that I've seen. Lived in Kamloops for 8 months. I
really would just like to have the view and the air. It was so soul
refreshing to stand on my balcony in Kamloops half way up the mountain and
look down and around the valley. I would feel the stress melt away it was
amazing. If you could just put that in a bottle and send me some on a
regular basis that would be splendid. 8-D I have heard that parts of the
mainland are very heavily sprayed Penticton-Okanogan areas specifically is
the Nelson area as bad? It's too late for me to try and articulate what I
want any ideas or what ever are appreciated. Thanks
Teresa in Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tia Leschke" <leschke@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-Discussion] Help, my arm hurts
>
>
>
>
> > How cold does Canada get? Which part of Canada are we talking about?
We'll
> > be moving w/ in 12-18 months. I've narrowed it down to North America or
> > Italy. Can anyone recommend web sites I can check out?
>
> Canada is a huge country. Where I live (Vancouver Island) the weather is
> much like the Seattle area, lots of rain in winter, fairly dry but
> unpredictable in summer, and an average of a few days of snow each winter.
> Moving into the interior of BC and on to the prairies, it gets very cold
in
> winter and very hot in the summer. Move way up north into the
territories,
> and you have very long winters that are extremely cold, and very short
> summers with very long days.
>
> You could google on Canada plus whatever thing you're concerned about,
like
> weather.
> Tia
>
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety
> deserve neither liberty nor safety." Ben Franklin
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In a message dated 30/07/2003 23:48:39 Pacific Daylight Time,
ctbucknum@... writes:
and things are not so great here right now. my dh works for a railway that is
up for sale and teeters a bit in the job area.
idon't think Nelson is as bad as the okanagan for spray, and there are way
cool unschoolers all over that place. Maureen knows one family in
Rossland.Nelson is the one place i would like to live. Very funky!!!
Writ to me off list if you like.
Nancy in BC
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ctbucknum@... writes:
> My question is how does one get a job in BC?Tim might be better able to help with this Teresa. We live in Prince George
and things are not so great here right now. my dh works for a railway that is
up for sale and teeters a bit in the job area.
idon't think Nelson is as bad as the okanagan for spray, and there are way
cool unschoolers all over that place. Maureen knows one family in
Rossland.Nelson is the one place i would like to live. Very funky!!!
Writ to me off list if you like.
Nancy in BC
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Tim and Maureen
As any where, work is tough to find until you get into the community and meet people. You need enough cash to feed everyone while you look. Friends moved to Nelson a few years ago, tried to find work, left again back up here because everyone in Vanc. etc. also want to live in Nelson - there's even a New York hair stylist living there who gave up the very $$ scene and moved to Nelson. Employers can be choosers.
I suggest your husband do Myers-Briggs testing at www.humanmetrics.com (here I go again) to focus on what he likes and does well. Then make a list of all the projects he's down in that area. Then make a list of BC employers who need that skill regardless of degrees. Example: If he loves to manage building houses (ENTJ?) and he can show "Challenge, Action taken, and Results" in a functional resume, they will overlook the university-mouth-breathers like me and get the practical guy. Unless they have a mouth-breather HR department.
Oh, and once he gets nibbles and an interview, but is still not hired, use LOTS of phone calls to get to know the community.
Use vacation time to go visit these folks, just "to see how they are doing." Poeple usually hire those that they know - well.
So, that's my thots...
and things are not so great here right now. my dh works for a railway that is
up for sale and teeters a bit in the job area.
idon't think Nelson is as bad as the okanagan for spray, and there are way
cool unschoolers all over that place. Maureen knows one family in
Rossland.Nelson is the one place i would like to live. Very funky!!!
Writ to me off list if you like.
Nancy in BC
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I suggest your husband do Myers-Briggs testing at www.humanmetrics.com (here I go again) to focus on what he likes and does well. Then make a list of all the projects he's down in that area. Then make a list of BC employers who need that skill regardless of degrees. Example: If he loves to manage building houses (ENTJ?) and he can show "Challenge, Action taken, and Results" in a functional resume, they will overlook the university-mouth-breathers like me and get the practical guy. Unless they have a mouth-breather HR department.
Oh, and once he gets nibbles and an interview, but is still not hired, use LOTS of phone calls to get to know the community.
Use vacation time to go visit these folks, just "to see how they are doing." Poeple usually hire those that they know - well.
So, that's my thots...
> My question is how does one get a job in BC?Tim might be better able to help with this Teresa. We live in Prince George
and things are not so great here right now. my dh works for a railway that is
up for sale and teeters a bit in the job area.
idon't think Nelson is as bad as the okanagan for spray, and there are way
cool unschoolers all over that place. Maureen knows one family in
Rossland.Nelson is the one place i would like to live. Very funky!!!
Writ to me off list if you like.
Nancy in BC
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The Bucknums
Thanks Tim awesome advice!!! I find I know little of how to really get a job. I sit down to do resume work and go dumb unfortunately yet when having a discussion about it I can think of all sorts of nifty things to do. I forwarded the note on to him.... Oh hav eto run.
Teresa in Canada
Teresa in Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim and Maureen
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-Discussion] Moving to BC was:Help, my arm hurts
As any where, work is tough to find until you get into the community and meet people. You need enough cash to feed everyone while you look. Friends moved to Nelson a few years ago, tried to find work, left again back up here because everyone in Vanc. etc. also want to live in Nelson - there's even a New York hair stylist living there who gave up the very $$ scene and moved to Nelson. Employers can be choosers.
I suggest your husband do Myers-Briggs testing at www.humanmetrics.com (here I go again) to focus on what he likes and does well. Then make a list of all the projects he's down in that area. Then make a list of BC employers who need that skill regardless of degrees. Example: If he loves to manage building houses (ENTJ?) and he can show "Challenge, Action taken, and Results" in a functional resume, they will overlook the university-mouth-breathers like me and get the practical guy. Unless they have a mouth-breather HR department.
Oh, and once he gets nibbles and an interview, but is still not hired, use LOTS of phone calls to get to know the community.
Use vacation time to go visit these folks, just "to see how they are doing." Poeple usually hire those that they know - well.
So, that's my thots...
> My question is how does one get a job in BC?
Tim might be better able to help with this Teresa. We live in Prince George
and things are not so great here right now. my dh works for a railway that is
up for sale and teeters a bit in the job area.
idon't think Nelson is as bad as the okanagan for spray, and there are way
cool unschoolers all over that place. Maureen knows one family in
Rossland.Nelson is the one place i would like to live. Very funky!!!
Writ to me off list if you like.
Nancy in BC
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Tia Leschke
>George
> Tim might be better able to help with this Teresa. We live in Prince
> and things are not so great here right now. my dh works for a railway thatis
> up for sale and teeters a bit in the job area.One thing that really bothered my daughter about Nelson (She lived there for
> idon't think Nelson is as bad as the okanagan for spray, and there are way
> cool unschoolers all over that place. Maureen knows one family in
> Rossland.Nelson is the one place i would like to live. Very funky!!!
several years) was the number of women there who would attachment-parent for
a couple of years, then leave the child with the dad or someone else and go
off to have some fun or find herself or whatever for months at a time. I
guess she ran into a lot of women who did that.
Tia
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety." Ben Franklin
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