{"id":6374,"date":"2017-02-24T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-12T15:50:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T19:50:23","slug":"canada-2017-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/canada-2017-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada 2017 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nMonday I returned from my second trip to Alberta, Canada! I went last year, partially for book research so I can experience subzero temperatures, but it was hot. -_- Thus this year I’ve gone for round two and I got to experience subzero temperatures and more. So much great book research!<\/span>
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\nI got up 4:30 a.m. Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Then I got dropped off at the airport. I managed to find one of my favorite coffee shops, the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. I tried it in New York and I was elated to find it at the Atlanta airport!<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThen I hopped on a plane and flew to my layover in Minnesota which is now the eleventh state I’ve visited in the US. Whoop whoop! Apparently they have a thing for mosquitoes … Explain this to me Minnesotans. I know some of you creatures read my blog.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nWhen I arrived in Alberta, it had just snowed and it was -10 Fahrenheit. This is the coldest temperature I’ve ever experienced and guess what northerners who have mocked me for being a Southerner experiencing extreme cold, I WAS FINE. I bundled up in lots of clothes and I wasn’t freezing my bahookie off. I was actually warmer than my Canadian friend Cassia so HA! *clears throat* I learned a lot of really neat things about snow that I hadn’t thought about before. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\nNumber 1: It’s actually colder on clear sky days than cloudy days, because the clouds actually work as insulation.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nNumber 5: Snow can be deceiving. A patch of snow can look normal then you step in it and it’s a foot deep. This can be treacherous when you’re running or walking somewhere dangerous like on ice.<\/span><\/div>\n


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\nLastly, Cassia and I got donuts from Tim Hortons. BECAUSE THEY’RE AMAZING! Eat confectioner’s sugar, Dunkin’ Donuts, Timmies beats you with their Canadian Maple donut. I know the Americans reading this part are like “Say what?” and Canadians are like “YEAH TIM HORTON’S!!!!”<\/span><\/div>\n


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\nToday Cassia and I went skiing. This is my third time going and we went on fresh snow, which is wonderful. I’m getting better!<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nWe went to the exotic butcher that’s near Cassia’s house. THEY HAD SOME CRAZY MEATS I WAS IN HEAVEN! I like crazy foods, okay? Look at this! They have ostrich meat and kangaroo and camel. IT’S INSANE! We bought buffalo bacon, elk stew meat, and wild boar jerky. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\nWe went to the ice castle again this year! But in the day time, so it was a totally different experience!<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThe Silver Skate Festival was right next door so we mosied on over there. We tried kicksleds which are apparently popular in Scandinavia (Some insight, my Scandinavian friends?). They’re a lot of work, but they’re super fun.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nAlso it’s Canada’s 150th year as a country this year! Whoo hoo! I’m so glad I got to be there in year 150!<\/span><\/div>\n


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\nThis day was kinda tough for me. After I took a shower that morning, I go the news that my birth grandfather whom I only got to meet once but connected online had passed away suddenly. This was a great shock to me and I ended up crying in the bathroom for a couple hours which made us late so we couldn’t go snowshoeing at the Strathcona Wilderness Center. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\nToday was Valentine’s Day! I woke up to Cassia’s mom leaving us little gift bags! I got a Tim Horton’s gift card, chocolate, a really nice pen, page tabs, and a highlighter. Writer supplies! ^ ^<\/span>
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\nAnd there are so many stores including North America’s biggest LUSH! I got bathbombs and bubble bars. There’s also this awesome place called Beaden where you can build your own necklace! I found an inukshuk pendent and a crystal pendent that looks like it’s from my books!<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nWhy a Writer Should Travel: Quell Your Fears and Embrace Inspiration<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Other Florida October 2016 Adventures<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\nLiebster Award: NYC\/Philly Edition<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\nSo Your Character is From Canada … Featuring Cassia, Tracey, & Adriana<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\nThe Tag of Happiness & The Dragon’s Loyalty Award<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Monday I returned from my second trip to Alberta, Canada! I went last year, partially for book research so I can experience subzero temperatures, but it was hot. -_- Thus this year I’ve gone for round two and I got to experience subzero temperatures and more. So much great book research! Day 1: I got …<\/p>\n

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