Member Losses, Work Evaluation, General Events

Well, we lost two members today. So far, among the cluster, we've lost two, Wellington's lost two, and Charlottetown's lost one. I don't think Arlington's lost anyone. We've gone from 40 to 35.

I've survived the three week probation period. We all already got one strike against us, though. We were issued our verbal warning for not being quiet during quiet hours.

I guess I never told you guys who I'm living with. I've got a strict privacy policy, but name and homeland is a standard bit of information we've all gotten used to giving, and the group's been published on Facebook enough that I'm sure it's cool. I'll just include the remaining members.

Clayton: British Columbia
Rachel: Manitoba
Em: Toronto, Ontario
Pierre-Luc: Montreal, Quebec
Marie: Montreal, Quebec
Cole: London, Ontario
Devon: British Columbia

Yeah, the reason I didn't include cities for everyone is because I only remember the Ontario people's, and the Quebec people because all four of them were from Montreal.

I did a self-evaluation at work today. This was the first of three evaluations I'll have done over the course of my placement there. My boss reviewed my evaluation and did her own. Where she made changes, they were only positive. I was marked on a scale of five in seven categories. I gave myself four threes and three fours. She gave me four fives, one four, and two threes.

Otherwise, some general stuff I've done recently is... prepare and serve at a fashion show at the Salvation Army, visit an art gallery, visit an Acadian museum, attend a Haiti Relief presentation at a local high school, and watch some native Quebec films at a local French high school.

Everywhere I go, people still ask me about my life, and what I'm doing with it. I thought I could avoid that scrutiny, at least while I was doing Katimavik. Especially in work placements supporting Katimavik, and especially from Katimavik billet families. At the orientation, one of the Project Coordinator's said that we should always mention we're from Katimavik, because people would give us stuff half-off and things like that, because the organization is so well-respected around here. Well, it's true that almost everyone knows what Katimavik is, but the general attitude toward it seems to be less respectful than I was hoping for.

Oh, and I lost my Katimavik pin.