Anne Burger returned with Shaun from Australia. Anne and Shaun met while working at Castle Mountain Ski Hill over the winter. This spring they started woofing together and Anne thought it would be nice to meet Shaun and have Shaun experience Eh Canadian Farm Woodlot as well. They were both very helpful around here, but the big development was while they were here, we spread the liner for the pond. They helped with spring cleaning, planing wood for the cabin floors and ceilings and stacking firewood. It was a slow time around town, so not much for socializing, although we did go out to a fiddling event and dinner at a neighbours.
Anne has since wrote that she is back in Germany and “I'm gonna start my school in October and until then I'm gonna work in a company and make some money and maybe I come back to Canada in September for 3 weeks. I'd love to do that but first I need to earn a little bit.”
Shaun is still working at Castle Mountain and has a few more months in Canada.
Dear
Denise, dear Loren Xmas 2019
I hope
you remember me after all these years. It's been 10 years now since I've spent
one of my best weeks at your place. I'm that crazy blond German Girl named Anne
:-)
First
of all I want to thank you! Thank you for still contacting and emailing me.
Although I did not answer I always enjoyed reading your messages and knowing
that the two of you and your family are doing fine. I'm not so familiar with
English texting anymore so please forgive me :-)
I
started my Canada adventure with you in July 2009 and ended it with you in June
2010. There has been nobody else I've visited twice. That was because I felt so
comfortable and kind of "home" with you. You really made my year
special and on the one hand I love thinking back of all the good times and on
the other hand it makes me so sad, sentimental and it’s almost heart breaking.
I swear
there has been not one day so far where I did NOT think of Canada. I keep
saying "oh I must go back there and visit you and all the other
people" and then somehow nothing happens... and I really don't know why.
You might know that. You want to do things and nothing happens.. Either there’s
no Time or no money or a new Job.. etc. Just miserable excuses!
Life
has been good to me. After my year in Canada I started schooling for
physiotherapy in October 2010. I became a physiotherapist and worked in several
spots. Mainly training and treating with disabled adults. I did a lot of extra
schooling and workshops to improve my knowledge. Since November 2018 I'm also a
teacher for physiotherapy at a school near Nuremberg. I love my job. Working in
front of a class and all the young students is quite challenging but so much
fun.
Last
year I decided to study while working. So three times a week – after work – I
go to University and learn lots of interesting things. The study is called
Health Psychology and Education (7 Semester). I’m half way through now and to
be honest it’s really exhausting. To manage the work, the University and of
course my private Life as well is really hard. But well, I wanted it that way J and there’s just (or still) 1,5 year to go.
Shaun
and I broke up (of course we did. There wasn’t really a realistic chance
staying together. The distance was just too far)
But I
met a wonderful man called Stefan. He is such a humble and loveable guy. We’ve
been together for 8 years now. I moved to his house, well but it’s not really
far from where I grew up. So I’m still pretty close to my mum and friends. We
have a beautiful funny cat and a small garden and we enjoy our Life.
This
summer we did a trip to Iceland. Such a stunning and impressive country. Hard
to describe or tell, just amazing.
I’m
wondering what happened to that wooden cabin up the hill Loren and I worked at?
Are you using it? For yourself or for woofers?
Happy
holidays and merry Christmas to you!
Love,
Anne
