Getting busy ...

Yep, it's already time to get serious again ... I already had my first exam yesterday (Tuesday). Next exam is on Friday, and then two the following week on Wednesday ... so I try to be serious and to study.

Actually, I'm really proud to stay in Canada this year, for it is the warmest January they ever had. The Winnipeg Free Press wrote today:

"The past 31 days will shatter records across the province as the warmest January ever recorded in Manitoba ... Winnipeg's average of daytime highs and nighttime lows this month was -7.5°C, a full 10 degrees warmer than normal.

The reason for the balmy weather is a shift in the pattern of global air currents. Normally, an Arctic low settles over Hudson Bay and sends temperatures tumbling into the deep freeze. But this year, the Arctic low shifted to Eurasia, where countries from Russia to Italy are battling the winter norms we generally endure."

Haha, as you see my Swiss friends actually enjoy cold weather and we got something like Swiss Winter weather. The time I arrived in Winnipeg I used to tell people that kids usually believe in Santa Clause and in the same way I believe in warm winters ... as you can see ... dreams can become true *smile* ... ok, the Winter is still not over, let see first what comes next ...

As you could see on the pictures in the Photo Gallery we enjoyed our Saturday afternoon in the Forks. That's a famous touristic area in Winnipeg, we already went there many times.

The Forks by night

It was really fun to skate on the trails, for the Assiniboine River had been opened for skating ... so you can skate down the river for a few kilometres.

Skating Trail on Assiniboine River

Afterwards, we went to Finn's Pub to have dinner. Later on, we spent our night at the Shannon's Pub and enjoyed some good rock music.

Two cool guys ;)

This Sunday I got up at 9:30; I went playing badminton with Chrissie, Yui and Olivier. Unfortunately, there was a gymnastics competition and we could play only a few games. After a few badminton games we had to spend our remaining energy in the Gritty Grotto. That's a running track (228 metres long!!!) in the basement of the Frank Kennedy building. In the afternoon I started learning for my exam on Tuesday.

On Monday, my day was filled with classes and learning ... nothing more.

On Tuesday, as I told already I had my first Supply Chain Mgmt exam. I think it worked well; however, I was a bit confused over the short essay questions ... the questions looked like ... "Name the 4 key aspects of supply chain management" ... I answered the questions in point form and was wondering on my neighbour who was writing and writing and writing ... I hope I didn't misunderstand! Later on, I felt like cooking ... I baked some potatoes topped with melted cheese and two pieces of pork wrapped in aluminium foil. The potatoes smelled great; however, the meat didn't meet my expectations.

Today I had lunch with Sylvain; we enjoyed some Chinese food at University Centre (there is a new food corner in the first floor of University Centre). In the afternoon I had my swimming class, wow was really exhausting, later on I relaxed by watching the "Rundschau" (unfortunately not in English), got dinner (fish sticks with frozen vegetables and an avocado), did some homework, updated my blog ... and now ... it's time for bed! Good night!