Day 12
My Final Thoughts…..
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To Sheena; Your spirit and genuineness
has touched my heart. I have learned so much from you. Rock
out !!
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To Rob, Matty and Kyle; THE ORIGINAL
FOUR…I will always remember you guys and the great times
and talks we have had, keep in touch.
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To Jen and April; It's been a pleasure
knowing you, good luck!
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To Curtis; Keep smiling and striving
towards your goals. Remember anything worth having is worth
working for.
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To Monica; Good luck with university
in the fall, I hope you value the friendships you make in university
more than those made on this trip.
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To Bobby; As long as you believe in
yourself it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.
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To Julie B and Julie H; you gals are
sweet, good luck in the future.
Day 11
Today we all learned a valuable
lesson about honest, trust and integrity. On Day 5 in Winnipeg,
an alliance was formed consisting of Kyle, Robert, Matthew, April
and myself. We all agreed that no one was to know of our alliance
and that we would all work together to ensure that all make it to
Halifax. As a result of April spreading the news of the alliance,
she was removed and instead the four of us agreed on Sheena and
Monica. For several days this new alliance was strong. We all built
a bond that we all viewed as being rock solid. However after breakfast
this morning Monica approached me with a new plan- to eliminate
Robert. I believe I did the right thing by informing Robert of her
plan and as a result a lot of hurtful things were said and our last
day on the bus turned into the ultimate fighting challenge. Throughout
the entire day, Monica and Robert were arguing and plotting against
one another. My vote goes to Robert simply because of Monica being
deceitful and a back-stabber. What seemed as an alliance between
six now was an alliance of the original four. Tomorrow either Monica
or Robert will be leaving and I would hate to see Monica have any
chance of winning the money.
So the lessons learned are…..Virtue
and character are what a person is remembered by, the tongue is
a powerful and hurtful weapon and keep your friends close but your
enemies even closer.
Day 10
This city was by far the prettiest
and liveliest. We walked and shopped downtown and met some local
folk. Sheena, Monica, Jen, Bobby, April and myself went to a rockin'
club where Monica hooked up with a guy from Quebec. She was so gone
over this guy and proved it at the end of the night. Bobby got a
phone number from some french stripper chick but failed to prove
his manhood, if that was even possible. As for the rest of us, we
had a great time dancing and lots of laughs.
Overall, Quebec was great even
though Bobby quit the road trip before leaving. According to him
he left with his self- respect but I assure you he knew that he
either left on his own or would be voted off by the cast.
Day 07
Our trip has now led us to Ontario
and everyone is feeling anxiety about who’s next to leave,
if anyone. It seems that no one is sure who to trust and alliances
are small. The past two days I have been approached by several people
all wanting to form alliances in order to make it to Halifax, right
now I am playing this game the best I can. I have formed alliances
with people for real but I have also formed alliances that I am
using to my advantage and will dissolve by the end of this trip.
Right now, everyone are targets of gossip and it seems to be that
everyone wants a different person eliminated. This trip is about
to heat up and I plan to be left standing in Halifax.
Last night we arrived in Nipigon
around 3 am, we were told to go to our individual rooms and not
come out---another challenge was about to begin. At 5 am, my challenge
began. My face was covered and my hands were tied behind my back.
I was led through the "woods" and told to stay there until
someone came back to get me. If I wanted out of the challenge I
had to call yellow, but there was no way I was being sent home.
I waited in the woods for what seemed like a hour. I talked to myself
and tried to convince myself I was going to be all right. I then
heard, what I thought, was an animal’s grunt. I screamed and
fell to the ground like a sack of potatoes but I had successfully
completed the challenge. Guys, this may not sound too scary but
being waken up out of your sleep and led blindly into the woods
was not what I was expecting.
Today I got to know my website
rating and I was a little surprised. Guys you rated me a 5.7, and
rated Bobby (the most annoying person on the bus) and Jen. P (the
quietest person on the bus whose strategy is to stay invisible)
8.9 and 7.0, what’s up with that??? I think that I have displayed
so much courage and energy over the past seven days, and I feel
I am at a disadvantage because of the small population of newfoundland
so Canada show the neuf some lovin’ - please!!!
A shout out to my family and
to the nursing staff of 4SB. To Dougie and my friends, I hope I
still have your love and support. ROCK ON, JENNY
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Day 04
I was paired on teams with Kyle, Julie and
Sheenah to locate 36 items in Regina. The hunt was going well, everyone
was getting along and working together. On the way to downtown Regina
we walked through a crosswalk and some dude in a pickup freaked
out cursing and yelling at us. We kept on walking yelling "dude,
you need anger management." This guy then gets out of his truck
and theatened us, saying "I’ve been in jail for seven
years because of people like you". He follows us for quite
a while and then returns with three of his friends to "teach
us a lesson". Kyle was forced to his knees, as this was demanded
of him, and he had to apologize for walking through the crosswalk.
This was the second biggest fright of my life. I have never seen
such rage in a person before, this guy was so mad, I thought for
sure Kyle was going to get beaten into the ground. If Kyle had spoken,
I’m sure he would be in hospital right now.
Today I was convinced that dinosaurs did
exist. I touched the bones of real t-rex. HIS HEAD ALONE IS OVER
FIVE FEET TALL....
So guys two days of amazing but scary events.
Two days that I will never forget....
This trip has been such an amazing experience
thus far and I am so psyched about the next eight days. My entire
perspective on Canada has changed so much, especially after meeting
Robert and Julie.
Robert....such a laugh. He has been teaching
me how to speak like him. Yesterday I learned "yo man, what’s
poppin’ " I found out that this translates into, what’s
up in newfoundland. Rob has also been telling me so much about life
in Ontario and I’ve learned that Neufies are not the only people
with accents.
Julie....such a sweetheart but lacks the
drive to complete this trip. She’s so worried about her appearance
and getting her hair wet, even when we went white water rafting.
She’s a totally sweet chick but needs to learn a lesson in
what really matters.
A few of my coolest moments:
-the rockies, O my God, they reached so far up, it was as if they
were endless.
-the prairies, barren and flat but beautiful and filled with hay.
I really don’t know what the province of Saskatchewan plans
to do with the hay, I didn’t see any horses.
-Alberta, I ate their beef and I’m not experiencing any signs
of mad cow, not that I know of.
-Sheenah, she stood up to the 200 pound dude in Saskatchewan and
I am proud to call her my friend.
SO GUYS, ROCK ON AND WATCH FOR ME IN HALIFAX,
I’LL BE THE GIRL YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND.....JENNY FROM THE
BLOCK.
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Day 3
What can I say? Mechanical bull
riding in Edmonton to start the day, bruises on my inner thighs
and a video Clip that will amuse all. This was followed by Bungee
jumping at the west edmonton mall, my nightmares came to life. As
I approached the tower to jump I convinced myself "this is
no big deal". As I stood on the platform, looking over, my
heart sprang to my throat and I quivered. "I’ll count
you down", said the bungee instructor. So he did, he counted
down from five and I couldn’t move, I felt fear like I had
never experienced in my entire life and I backed away. With some
coaching I approached the platform again, and again, and again,
still the fear griped me and I began to cry. The host, Annie, began
yelling at me, " get your ass of the platform". I had
one minute left to jump and with every ounce of strength that I
had I jumped. SO....this was the bungee, my biggest fear and my
biggest accomplishment thus far on the trip.
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Day 02
I dont think i've ever frozen my butt off
more than on river rafting. Yelling at the top of my lungs definitely
wasn’t the greatest idea since I 've sounded like a mix between
a teenage boy and a raspy karaoke bar singer these last two days.
Hanging on for my dear life as our cute river rafting guide led
us through the biggest waves was definitely a thrill and a half.
Although fear didn’t cross my mind, it was an adrenaline rush
being in such a breath taking atmosphere and everyone knew that
it was a moment we had to savour. After being assigned sleeping
arrangements, most of us just passed out being so exhausted. Most
of us looked forward to the challenge of bungeeing today, although
there were a few people that looked like they were scared shitless.
I was so proud of Jenny for conquering her fear of heights, after
debating on the tower for about ten minutes whenever or not to jump.
Unfortunetly Julie Anne didn't jump, but i guess bungee jumping
isnt for everyone. Since I've done something similar to jumping
before, I knew it was something I could conquer. Being on a reality
show can definitely not be described in one word. There’s
many questions that run through my mind as I sit and bond with these
eleven people in such a short period of time. Watching numerous
reality shows, I found the concept of alliances to be rather absurd
at times and needless to say, i believe at least one has been formed
already. When a certain number of people segregate themselves from
the others, the other cast members are not oblivious to it, but
only question the strategies that should be approached. I'm definitely
here to have a great time, as everyone else, but after being told
how many votes we received to be voted off, we are reminded that,
all fun and games put aside, this is a game. A game that leaves
many unanswered questions, leaving us in the dark. (Enter twilight
zone music here). The fun is just starting and we’re all just
hanging in for the ride.....yeehaw!
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Day 01
Yesterday was my first day with the group.
I can’t believe how completely different everyone is. At first
I felt like an outsider, everyone had met each other except for
Julie Hawkes and I. By the end of the day, we were all like one
huge family, we looked out for one another and fooled around like
we knew each other for years. The shopping spree at Bootlegger was
so much fun, the staff were amazing and the clothes were fab. Julie
Beck’s family came out to see her at Bootlegger and this made
me home sick. I miss my parents and brother so much, not to mention
my boyfriend- Dougie and my friends. The gang all knew I was home
sick and tried their best to lighten my spirits. I’m shocked
that everyone loves my newfie accent and refers to me as "the
neuf". So far, this trip is amazing, I really want to make
it to Halifax and win the money. Rock on Jenny
p.s MOM I will call when I can, the time
difference is wild and you don’t want me to wake you at 4 am
and call Darlene and wish her Happy Birthday for me. LOVE YOU.
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