Road trip!

This past summer, two of my friends took a roadtrip to Nova Scotia to get some shopping done! When we were there we stopped at a bunch of different places just to visit.

One of the places we stopped at was the Citadel. I have never been there before this summer and I thought it was super cool to see all the people dressed up. I learned a lot about the history and a bunch of stuff about the guards. That wasn't the whole point of the trip though. 

This is the citadel view from the top!

Mic Mac Mall

We went shopping in both the Mic Mac mall and the Halifax Shopping Centre. Both were super fun. It was definitively the highlight of the trip. The only reason we went to the Shopping Centre was for Victoria Secrets. We don't have one here is Moncton yet, so it was cool that we were able to go to one. This trip was special to be because I was with both of my really good friends. We had a blast. The trip wasn't really planned it was more of a last  minute decision but it was still amusing.

Won't you take me to, Monkey town!

I've live in Moncton my whole life! personally, I love Moncton. Despite what everybody else thinks, I find it quite "homey". It's kind of a small town, but it's beautiful in my point of view. There is lots to do here during winter AND summer. 





 During winter, we have skiing. skating, sliding, sugar camps and lots more! slating is probably my favourite thing to do even though I'm not very good at it. There are indoor and outdoor places where you can skate here in Moncton. Some people clean up the ice at Centennial park and makes it into an outdoor rink. On our warmer days during winter, its a great place to spend the day or just even a few hours. We also have rinks like for example, the 4plex. I know that they sometimes offer public skating. There's a lot of other places too all around the Greater Moncton. The 4plex is generally for local hockey, ringette, or figure skating. It's a very clean arena which even has a Tim Horton's inside. It's cheap, and always super fun. 

 Secondly, during the summer, I love spending most of my time at the Parlee Beach in Shediac. It's only about 20 minutes away from Moncton if you take the high way. It's obviously not a beach like down south but it's a nice place to spend the day at. It's a really popular place here during the summer cause it's one of the only places we have close to home where we can lay in the sand and take in the sun. It's a kid friendly place, so you can bring along the whole family!! Dogs aren't allowed BUT, right before you go onto the wharf  there's a little area where there is sand, (it's like a mini beach!) and you're allowed to bring your dogs there so they can enjoy and play in the water as well. I think it's nice that there is that little place where they can have a good time too and not just stay at home. 

Lastly, an other place I really like to go to would be Café Archibald. There is one in Moncton and also one in Dieppe. It's a nice little café and they serve meals too. Everything you can get there is made on a crêpes. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's just like a pancake but much more thinner. It's super good. They serve anything from a pizza to a grilled cheese, and even deserts! It's affordable and delicious! My personal favourite would be the Skor Crêpe. You guessed it, it's a desert! There's skor, caramel, ice cream! I recommend it to every one. It's the best thing I ever ate.

-Nathalie

All About Nathalie!

Hi! I'm Nathalie. I'm sure that my story is like most of you. I graduated from Ecole L'Odyssée in June 2013. I'm from Moncton New-Brunswick but live in Dieppe, I'm 18 years old. I'm a student here at Oulton College. I'm currently taking the travel and hospitality course and up to now, I love it. I haven't travelled a lot but every time I did, I really enjoyed my experiences.

In 2007, I went to Kamloops, British Columbia for a weekend. I visited a few museums and learned a lot about what went on over there. I went shopping, swimming, we took long droves just to see more of the nature. The mountains were beautiful and i enjoyed myself a lot. Since I only stayed a weekend, I didn't really get to see too much of the province. I wish I could go back because I loved everything about BC. I would definitely recommend the trip to everyone. I stayed at a little hotel there, I can't remember the name, but it was super cozy and not too big. Pretty much a bed and breakfast. The staff were super nice and we would come back to a clean room every time.

                                     

In March 2013, I went on a Carnival Cruise. I had SO much fun and the staff were amazing. That's sort of what helped me decide that I wanted to join this class. All the employees seemed to love their jobs and have fun while working. We stopped almost every day and visited a lot of places. We visited most of the Caribbean's. Barbados was personally my favourite. You could really enjoy your time there. The only thing I didn't like about it was at the beach, there were people in boats at the beach that were trying to get you to buy their things so you couldn't really enjoy your time in the water. Other than that, it was a gorgeous place. There was a lot of little boutiques close to the beach, bars and restaurants. Everything was super accessible. While we were in Barbados, we took a taxi around the little town just to see what It was like outside of the "richer" part of town. It seemed super poor, and there wasn't much.. that's only from my point of view. although the people living there seemed super nice and appreciative for what they had. I wish I could go back. It was definitively my favorite place.

I'm not 100% sure what I would like to do after I take this course, but I think I'm aiming towards the hotel industries. At one point I really wanted to be a flight attendant but then I thought about it more and more and in the future, if I wanted to get married and have a family, it would be really hard by always being away. I think that's what's holding me back from my dream job. But you can't always get what you want in life. So there's that. I'll see what the hotel life brings to me and if I don't like it, I have many more options. The travel and hospitality program opens up a lot of career opportunities so I'm sure something will eventually please me.

-Nathalie