The End of the Beginning

Dear Diary,

It is 9:19pm and our flight to Seoul (via San Fran) leaves at 6:30am, so I can not write long. Today marked the conclusion of our five day training camp. The end of the beginning; or maybe, the beginning of the end. We’ve prepped our five cases five cases, printed copious, and have safely stowed them under lock and key until they are needed again. Our bunker has been cleared of any evidence, and is set to self-destruct mid-day tomorrow.

On a more serious note, our time in Vancouver has been simply amazing. We have been incredibly productive during the day, but were also able to party-it-up in the evenings (figuratively of course). The success of the training camp was largely due to the hospitality of our host, West Point Grey Academy. They were incredibly friendly, provided amazing meals, and gave us the map to our secret bunker. A big thank you goes out to the schools administration, and particularly Ms. Tracey Lee, the schools debate coach. A large thank you should also be extended to the billets, who for some reason agreed to look after us for an entire week. Thank you.

The last two blog entries have been incredibly hilarious and witty. In fact, several times throughout the week we’ve considered burning the cases (we came rather close when we had the barbeque) and going into trick photography or photojournalism. Unfortunately, due to the hour of the evening, this blog will not be hilarious or witty, but will rather be a series of pictures reminiscing throughout the week. It is our hope that through our pictures you can take a quick ride on the rollercoaster we can debate. Enjoy!

Its all smiles on the first day.

Trying to find Korea...

We know it's out there someplace...

Greek food at "Greek Days" - a Kitsilano tradition!

Can you guess what Kierstin is thinking?

How about now???

Thanks for reading!!! Stay tooned for wittier remarks once we land in Korea (we have a thirteen hour plane ride to think of something funny to say!!!)