Well, we have a date now. Tues August 25, 2009. The date was pushed a little later for 2 reasons: my grandfather turns 95 on August 25 so in all likelihood there will be a party for him on the 23rd, and Ben thought it would be good to be there for his cousin Grace's birthday on the 27th. I couldn't leave it that late or we'll have very few days to prepare for school which starts on Sept 8th.
Air France is insane as far as I can tell. I saw tickets for $1250 one day, the next day they were less, about $850 (this is per person, ONE way), the next day they were $1354 and its not like AirCanada or WestJet where it's a day that is less sold than another day. All days from June til early Sept are the same price. W.E. Anyway, got a good deal from TravelCuts along with flight and medical insurance (OHIP doesn't work over there!). $3850 all in for both of us round trip, unfortunately have to pay $250 per change per person and am not allowed to book return that far in advance so will definitely have to pay $500 to change from March to next summer (unless things go that badly and I want to come home in March!).
The last few weeks at work have been difficult. I have at least partially checked out already. My brain and my heart are not in my work and I am very disheartened by the continued lack of political will on both sides of the border. I think this move signals the potential for a complete change in career. I'm done with climate change. Time for something that people are actually doing something about! There's a lot to choose from. I think we will be finding a new direction very soon.
Three things down, 997 to go...
Air France is insane as far as I can tell. I saw tickets for $1250 one day, the next day they were less, about $850 (this is per person, ONE way), the next day they were $1354 and its not like AirCanada or WestJet where it's a day that is less sold than another day. All days from June til early Sept are the same price. W.E. Anyway, got a good deal from TravelCuts along with flight and medical insurance (OHIP doesn't work over there!). $3850 all in for both of us round trip, unfortunately have to pay $250 per change per person and am not allowed to book return that far in advance so will definitely have to pay $500 to change from March to next summer (unless things go that badly and I want to come home in March!).
The last few weeks at work have been difficult. I have at least partially checked out already. My brain and my heart are not in my work and I am very disheartened by the continued lack of political will on both sides of the border. I think this move signals the potential for a complete change in career. I'm done with climate change. Time for something that people are actually doing something about! There's a lot to choose from. I think we will be finding a new direction very soon.
Three things down, 997 to go...
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