GO FLAMES GO
Hockey, Comedy Cave and work
It’s getting very warm in Calgary; And sometimes we turn in Flames!!!! Last two weeks have been very excited about hockey playoffs!!
Stuck in the elevator
The weather has been great, so every weekend we are usually playing street hockey in a tennis court very near to my apartment. It’s really fun!! It’s like when we play indoor soccer in Brazil once or twice a week!! One day though, we were heading down to play hockey, and when we left my apartment and took the lift, someone had the brilliant childish idea of jumping! And the unexpected happened! Suddenly the elevator made a noise, stopped and something fell from the roof! We got stuck in the elevator for a few minutes! We tried to call the landlord, pressed the emergency button but nothing, no one answered!! Fortunately, I tried to open the door manually and it worked out! We finally could leave from there and play our hockey game! It was funny later!!
Hockey Playoffs
The playoffs just started and Calgary Flames are in! So, when Flames are playing in Playoffs it means the city gets crazier then never!! And it’s contagious!! Actually, I wasn’t big fan of hockey until two weeks ago, but during these games I can even watch the whole game, scream, vibe, and before I notice it two or three hours flowed by. It’s like Gremio playing!! But there’s something very cultural, Canadian, “Calgarian”!!! The first round of playoffs just started, so there’s a long pathway to get to the finals!! To pass to the second round, it’s like basketball; they have seven games to play against each other, so you should win four times to beat it! But even still, every game it’s like the final, it’s important! After the first one, last Friday, we went to 17th AVE, which is the avenue where everyone goes to celebrate the victory!! It’s amazing! They call it Red Mile!! I got into the mood and I was enjoying flames first win! First game 8000 people celebrating! I wish I could describe how this feeling is, how flames is Calgary! But I’m sure I’m feeling like a Canadian, I’m definitely supporting Flames!! No wonder I’m buying my jersey as soon as possible this week!! Go Flames Go!!! Yesterday, we had the second match but Calgary lost. Tomorrow will be the third. Let’s go Flames!!
Me and Tim
Me, Goodyear and Sean
People celebrating Flames win at 17AVE !
Comedy Cave
Last Saturday, I went to a comedy club. It was my first time in a live comedy show. There were two presentations basically…one with two guys improvising and another one a comedian telling stories, making fun and so on. It wasn’t hilarious, but it was very fun, a good place to go from time to time to laugh some!!!
Dynetek
I haven’t been writing about my work so far, but most because it sucks talking about work when there’s such things much more fun to tell! But I’ll tell ya a little bit how it’s going…
It’s been almost three months already. The pace of work is slow. I’ve been talking to my friends and they say that usually it’s like this. But at the same time, I’m working in a engineering company, it’s quite slow but very organized. And slow, doesn’t mean people don’t work, there’s a lot of things to do, but culturally is different then our way somehow. I’m working in a few projects involving Hydrogen. For those who don’t know, Dynetek is a leader in developing, producing lightweight Compressed natural gas (CNG) and compressed hydrogen cylinders and complete systems. Dynetek is also a leader in the industrial gas and energy sectors in the bulk transport and storage of compressed gases. So, to make it simple, I’m working basically in one project involving components of a hydrogen system and another project involving the bulk transportation.
I have a lot to learn about those systems, it’s really interesting. The company is a medium size company and it’s growing pretty fast. I still don’t know my plan or company’s plan for the next months after my contract ends. I hope my job remains good and gets better and better!
It’s getting very warm in Calgary; And sometimes we turn in Flames!!!! Last two weeks have been very excited about hockey playoffs!!
Stuck in the elevator
The weather has been great, so every weekend we are usually playing street hockey in a tennis court very near to my apartment. It’s really fun!! It’s like when we play indoor soccer in Brazil once or twice a week!! One day though, we were heading down to play hockey, and when we left my apartment and took the lift, someone had the brilliant childish idea of jumping! And the unexpected happened! Suddenly the elevator made a noise, stopped and something fell from the roof! We got stuck in the elevator for a few minutes! We tried to call the landlord, pressed the emergency button but nothing, no one answered!! Fortunately, I tried to open the door manually and it worked out! We finally could leave from there and play our hockey game! It was funny later!!
Hockey Playoffs
The playoffs just started and Calgary Flames are in! So, when Flames are playing in Playoffs it means the city gets crazier then never!! And it’s contagious!! Actually, I wasn’t big fan of hockey until two weeks ago, but during these games I can even watch the whole game, scream, vibe, and before I notice it two or three hours flowed by. It’s like Gremio playing!! But there’s something very cultural, Canadian, “Calgarian”!!! The first round of playoffs just started, so there’s a long pathway to get to the finals!! To pass to the second round, it’s like basketball; they have seven games to play against each other, so you should win four times to beat it! But even still, every game it’s like the final, it’s important! After the first one, last Friday, we went to 17th AVE, which is the avenue where everyone goes to celebrate the victory!! It’s amazing! They call it Red Mile!! I got into the mood and I was enjoying flames first win! First game 8000 people celebrating! I wish I could describe how this feeling is, how flames is Calgary! But I’m sure I’m feeling like a Canadian, I’m definitely supporting Flames!! No wonder I’m buying my jersey as soon as possible this week!! Go Flames Go!!! Yesterday, we had the second match but Calgary lost. Tomorrow will be the third. Let’s go Flames!!
Me and Tim
Me, Goodyear and Sean
People celebrating Flames win at 17AVE !
Comedy Cave
Last Saturday, I went to a comedy club. It was my first time in a live comedy show. There were two presentations basically…one with two guys improvising and another one a comedian telling stories, making fun and so on. It wasn’t hilarious, but it was very fun, a good place to go from time to time to laugh some!!!
Dynetek
I haven’t been writing about my work so far, but most because it sucks talking about work when there’s such things much more fun to tell! But I’ll tell ya a little bit how it’s going…
It’s been almost three months already. The pace of work is slow. I’ve been talking to my friends and they say that usually it’s like this. But at the same time, I’m working in a engineering company, it’s quite slow but very organized. And slow, doesn’t mean people don’t work, there’s a lot of things to do, but culturally is different then our way somehow. I’m working in a few projects involving Hydrogen. For those who don’t know, Dynetek is a leader in developing, producing lightweight Compressed natural gas (CNG) and compressed hydrogen cylinders and complete systems. Dynetek is also a leader in the industrial gas and energy sectors in the bulk transport and storage of compressed gases. So, to make it simple, I’m working basically in one project involving components of a hydrogen system and another project involving the bulk transportation.
I have a lot to learn about those systems, it’s really interesting. The company is a medium size company and it’s growing pretty fast. I still don’t know my plan or company’s plan for the next months after my contract ends. I hope my job remains good and gets better and better!
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