Category: The start
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Handmade jacket for sale: Can you afford it
This is one of the other Nunavut Housing employees that was in Pang to help me get settled. A couple came in looking to sell this hoodie. This hoodie is made of beaver. 11 beavers to be exact. I know there is some naysayers out there, but you can’t deny that this isn’t beautiful and… Read more
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Pangnirtung is a site to see. Beyond Beautiful
One picture is a google picture and one is mine taken from my phone. You can see that is true, how beautiful pang is. Read more
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Challange of the day tongue twister of the north
The challenge is in the middle of the sign where the red is. Can you read those lines and say those words that are written in Inuktitut? Read more
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GOT UP IN THE MORNING TO SEEK OUT THAT SPECIAL CUP OF COFFEE
Yes, the rumours were true, as Iqaluit has a Tim Hortons. Man, did it taste good after drinking the coffee. A wee bit of heaven it was. Also, when I went to check out, there was a bill to my room from the restaurant that I never charged. So that took a bit of explaining,… Read more
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A site to see. A view of the ocean
This is in Kinngait. I climbed up to the top of the largest nearby hill and took the picture on the right. This was my first view of the ocean that wasn’t frozen. Then, the next day, I drove down to the beach and camping area and took pictures. To the right, there is a… Read more
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My Super fun and exciting Flight part 2
I get off my flight to Calgary which landed 10 minutes late, I rush as fast as I can to get across to the terminal to my connecting flight to Ottawa. Beyond my belief, I make it to the boarding gate with 5 minutes to spare, according to when my boarding pass says the plane… Read more
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My fun and exciting flight to Nunavut
Okay, so that is an extreme exaggeration. The flight was not fun or exciting in the slightest. Everything for flights was set up to go to Pang on Feb 10th but a few days before Nunavut Housing was having a scheduling issue to get a trainer to Pang to help me get set up. I… Read more
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Exploring Nunavut: Insights from a Carpenter’s Perspective
Hello to everyone out there. I decided to set up this blog to share my trip to Nunavut with everyone I know. For the people who are unfamiliar with me I will share a little bit about me. My Name is Chris Varga. I have been blessed with a wonderful family. My wife and my… Read more
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My Journey to a Job in Nunavut Housing
I will share a bit of the background on how this adventure came about. For right now I won’t travel too far back in time. I have been instructing for the last couple of years, but it was a contract job, and I would teach for a month or two and then I would have… Read more