Repatriate Me!

In just over one week I’ll be getting on a plane and flying to Ottawa. I’ve still got a couple of emails to send off – been procrastinating on a few things. In any case I think I really only need about two to two and a half days to get everything done when I’m there which is nice as I can go at a relaxed pace.

I’ve started trying to switch my sleeping schedule over to Canada time – about 11 hours different from Korea. Starting yesterday I’m now drinking coffee in the evening and moving my bed time about an hour a head each night until I leave. Not sure how well that’s going to work. I have a natural inclination to wake up between 5:30 and 6:30 in the morning no matter what time I go to bed.

The other day, I picked up a new suitcase for the trip and have pretty much everything I need prepared: Plane tickets, hotel in Toronto, dorm room at the University of Ottawa, car rental. I’ve also found where to buy a Drobo I still have to exchange money into Canadian funds, fortunately the exchange rate moved in my direction the last couple of days – will change on either Monday or Tuesday.

Things to do in Ottawa

• cruise neighborhoods and talk to real estate agents
• look at schools
• learn about registering my business
• talk to a bank about mortgages and more
• visit the chamber of commerce
• Meet Jonathon Snook (lunch planned)
• Meet The Ex Urban Pedestrian – author of the most interesting Ottawa based blog (a blogging gathering on Wednesday night)
• Was hoping to meet one of my brother’s friends but he’s going to be out of town for 6 weeks on business

In other unrelated news my wife and I took our kids to Everland a local theme park yesterday which was a blast. Here’s a short video of our ride on the the worlds steepest (77 degrees) wooden roller coaster. Edited 240 pictures earlier today and started work on all the video we took – I might post some here later.

currently watching the pre game event here for the Korea vs Uraguay soccer match and the rain just started a major downpoor. All those fans out in the streets are getting drenched. – talk about a somewhat random and disconnected blog post.

World's Steepest Wooden Roller Coaster

The T-coaster at Everland in Korea is billed as the worlds steepest wooden roller coaster with the initial drop being 77 degrees. The entire structure is wooden and even the tracks are made of word with thin metal plate.