Life Unexpected
Life Unexpected
If someone would have told me five months ago after graduating from University with a degree in History that I would be living I an isolated community working three different jobs and having to worry about running into a Polar Bear while walking down the street, I probably would have laughed. However it is not as uncommon as most people would think living where I do for over the years thousands of people have called Churchill home- some for a brief time, some forever. Churchill maybe one of the biggest little towns in the country and certainly is one of the most fascinating and I couldn’t be happier to be able to call this amazing place home. 
So just where is home? For those who have never been to Churchill nor have they heard of it would think I was nuts. Located North of 58.47 degrees with accessibility being available by air or rail would make anyone’s head turn. The area of Churchill covers over 7,031 square miles and is located on the sea part of a transition zone from boreal forest to tundra. Not to mention low and flat landscape of barren and semi-barren nature this includes a coastal region bordering the Hudson Bay. The summer months can be affected by the huge body of water (Hudson’s Bay) however can also experience hot air masses which can bring higher than normal temperatures during the months of July and August. The coldest months in Churchill are usually January and February as strong winds produce high wind chills. However, by mid may the snow has melted and the ice breakup in the river and the Hudson’s Bay is soon to follow…so who wouldn’t want to live here? But as I have said too many people once you arrive in Churchill one of two things are going to happen; you are either going to love it and will want to come back (like I did) or you’ll hate it and will take away the once in a life time experience and move on, never to return.
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like many of us fresh out of University the list of jobs still seems endless, so endless that when people ask “so you’ve graduated with your degree…now what?” Well from there I spit out the endless list of things I could do; teacher, lawyer, author, photographer, tour guide etc. And like many I’m not ready to commit to one. Having studied history it required a lot of reading and writing- both passions of mine therefore I am positive that my degree will prove useful no matter which job I land; especially since there are no specific jobs that require a “History Degree.” At the end of the day I have to realize that it’s not the fact that I earned a history degree that is important- it’s that I earned a degree. The research, writing, studying, organizational, technical, and time management skills that I have acquired while earning my history degree will have proven more useful in the future than my actual knowledge of history. This degree- like many will open doors for me down the road and I think this is the most important thing to remember for all those with not only a history degree but any degree. So the next time someone asks “what’s next?” I’ll smile and say “There is lots of doors open- I’m just waiting to go through and try one out.”
like many of us fresh out of University the list of jobs still seems endless, so endless that when people ask “so you’ve graduated with your degree…now what?” Well from there I spit out the endless list of things I could do; teacher, lawyer, author, photographer, tour guide etc. And like many I’m not ready to commit to one. Having studied history it required a lot of reading and writing- both passions of mine therefore I am positive that my degree will prove useful no matter which job I land; especially since there are no specific jobs that require a “History Degree.” At the end of the day I have to realize that it’s not the fact that I earned a history degree that is important- it’s that I earned a degree. The research, writing, studying, organizational, technical, and time management skills that I have acquired while earning my history degree will have proven more useful in the future than my actual knowledge of history. This degree- like many will open doors for me down the road and I think this is the most important thing to remember for all those with not only a history degree but any degree. So the next time someone asks “what’s next?” I’ll smile and say “There is lots of doors open- I’m just waiting to go through and try one out.”
However, for now I am working three different jobs before being able to relax for a few months before beluga whale season starts up again in June and the roller coaster starts again…but until then I’ll continue to work and take everything one day at a time living and working in Churchill. Right now I am content with my life, my job, my friends, and my freedom here in Churchill.
Personally every day I am falling more in love with Churchill and the beauty it has to offer for there is more to this place than seeing Polar Bears and Beluga Whales. This past summer I ventured out to Bird’s Cove (for the first time) with some friends for a annual fire dinner, and it was here that I truly fell in love with Churchill. I made my way up to the rocks away from the fire being careful to watch for P.B’s should they decide to appear and ended up finding the perfect spot to watch the sunset behind the MV Ithica. I sat there for probably about 40 minutes are the sun slowly went down, the scene could’ve have been more perfect; no bugs, no breeze, no bears, just me with my beer in hand enjoying the silence of Churchill. It is moments like this one that I make me wish more people could love it as much as I do.
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