Hello!
How are you?
I'm good, but a little bit tired!
This week, I went to Calgary for work!
I never thought I'd be going on a work trip in my life. To be honest, I was quite nervous before going. 
At first, it was just me and one of my coworker. And then, I learned that someone else was coming. And then, I learned that my big boss was coming too. Phew!
There was a big conference with people from Registrar's office in all of the university in Canada! Pretty cool eh!
Before the trip, I was quite stressed. I had no idea what to bring to wear... It said business casual but I don't have any fancy clothes haha.
We were supposed to leave Sunday morning at 6am, but our flight got cancelled and changed the day before... Honestly, it was a bit of a pain to change again so we didn't arrive too late in Calgary.
In the end, our flight from Quebec was at 10h20 in the morning and then we had a 5h wait in Toronto before getting to Calgary.
Once we were in Toronto, my two coworkers and I stopped to eat at a restaurant in the airport. Our boss wasn't on the same flight as us.
I had fish'n'chips and it was quite good! Felt good to have a good meal. I tend to get hungry as well as feeling sick when I'm on plane.
The bad thing about being at the airport was that it really reminded me of my trips to Japan. I usually go to the airport for my trip to Japan so it felt weird. Definitely makes me want to go again... except for the 13h flight lol. I kept talking about Japan, so I felt a bit sorry for my coworkers lol. Couldn't help it.
Then, we finally arrived in Calgary. Took a cab and went to the hotel. It was about 8pm and I was honestly quite tired, so I didn't feel like going out. Actually, I was also starving. But!! The really cool thing about this work trip was that one of my friend from my hometown was also there for work! He also work at an university! And, even cooler thing is... his room was just in front of mine! It was soo useful to be able to just cross the hallway and get to his room lol. So on the first night, we ordered room service in his bedroom. He had quite a beautiful view in his room. Especially compared to mine lol
On Monday, we woke up pretty early because we had breakfast with the conference. The breakfast was so small though. I was starving after one hour! 
But basically, I was hungry all the time during my stay. I don't know why. Maybe it was the jetlag (Calgary is 2h behind Quebec's hour). First conference was super boring lol. Not a fan of ted talk lol. I don't know, it didn't resonate with me. Then, we had a full day of different conference. Most were... ok I'd say. Didn't feel like I'd learn anything lol.
When the work day was finished, I met with my uncle and aunt! They have been living in Calgary for 10 years now and it was my first time going to Calgary, so I'd thought I'd met with them! I don't se them often. They came at my hotel and we went to get bubble tea. It was delicious! And then, they brought me to their house, about 25 mins away from downtown. It was also the final of the Stanley Cup (hockey) that day and a team from Alberta was against Florida. So we watched the game as they cooked dinner. We chatted a lot! It was really nice to see them. I felt like they were really happy to have someone visit!
On Tuesday, we had another full day of conference. That day was better. Most conferences were better than the first day. I also slept better that night, so I have more energy. After the work day, my friend and I went to get dinner. We stopped at a restaurant called Earls and I got steak and fries. It was delicious!
My friend and I rarely have time to chat since he lives quite far away. We usually see each others for like an hour when we meet in our hometown because he's so busy meeting everyone lol. And sometimes we play pokemon puzzle league online. So it was cool to actually have time with him.
After, we lent some scooters to visit around the city. My friend had walked a lot the day before so he didn't want to walk again, but I didn't get the chance to visit much so I wanted to go around. So we chose to go with a scooter. I was honestly quite scared haha but everything went well!
After that, we came back for a bit in his room and played Mario Kart on our switch. Then at around 9h15, we went to the Calgary tower. My two coworkers came to join us too! It was really nice! The view was super pretty! We could see the mountains! I wish we had the time to go... Next time, I'll take some time before to go I guess haha.
After the tower, we walked around and found a really nice spot in the roof. There were basketball courts and some nice photo spot. We laughed and had a lot of fun taking pictures! Also, at around 10pm it wasn't even that dark outside. So that was pretty neat.
On Wednesday, we have a pretty interesting talk in the morning and the first conference was also really interesting. We then left for the airport. Trip back was pretty normal. I arrived quite late at home, so I was super tired yesterday. I was working again haha.
And that's it for my trip!!! Sorry for the long post lol
I'm really glad I got this opportunity in the end, even if there were a lot of stressful things implied.
When I think back, it's quite crazy how far I come! When I was in high school and I'd imagine myself years later, I don't think I'd imagine it how I am right now.
But I'm proud. And happy! To be where I am in life now.
So, I'll continue to do my best and thrive!
That's all for today! See you soon!