Well I’m back from my training in Toronto.

It was a pretty intense two days. I left on sunday, took a 18h15 train to TO, got there at 23h25, had to take a cab for a half hour to our hotel and by the time we finally got there and into our room, it was past midnight. I didn’t sleep very well. I was too anxious about training and I was a little uncomfortable sleeping in the same room with someone I’ve only known for a matter of hours. Christine is pretty nice. I can’t say much more than that cause I do;t really know her, but we talked most if not the entire trip down and we seemed to get along good...

We had to be at the Bay in Queen by ten in the morning, which meant getting up early and taking the subway for a half hour.... The training was fun. It was just Christine, myself, and two other girls from the Yorkdale and Queen Bay, the training was done by Karine our country manager. We did lots of product knowledge and selling tactics and basic things like that and then we all went out to lunch and we worked the counter for the rest of the day. I made my first sales and was really happy about it. I was nervous because Karine was there watching us and looking over us but once I stopped thinking about her looking over me, it felt natural. It’s strange because I still didn’t feel like i’ve left the gap and these past few days of training and working are just coming so naturally to me and it doesn’t feel at all weird to be there....a very strange feeling....
Then we met the Vice President, Tim Warner, who seems very nice and I look forward to meeting him at MY counter....and that was about it for day one.

Day two we worked at both Yorkdale and Queen counters-it went well. I made a few sales and got used to working a counter.. It was really strange to see everything in english- it’s going to be hard to be french again! And then we took at five pm train home and I got the station at nine twenty, and took my commuter train home....I think i’ve had just about enough trains for now thankyouverymuch.



And last friday was my last day at work. Which felt weird. It didn’t really feel like my last day. It went by way too fast and I felt so rushed and like I was forgetting things and it was just and very strange feeling that I think you can only understand when you’ve been though it. I meant to say thank you to everyone during our morning meeting by when I went to say something In could feel myself getting all “veclemped” and chose to stay silent. I figure I’d rather thank in person the people who really matter to me there. All day I felt that way, I guess it’s cause I didn’t really want to be saying good-bye.

I got a really beautiful bouquet of flowers and some nice cards....Some of us went out for dinner that night and had a good time.

And I guess that’s that, my official; first day at my counter is tomorrow- although I haven’t even had my cash training and stuff...but whatever, I’ll take it as it comes right?

Wish me luck