Since the last time I wrote, I had a birthday. A friend made dinner and a cake for me. The menu consisted of baked salmon with a jalapeno apricot glaze, rice, and broccoli. It was quite a treat.
I spent a couple weeks house sitting for co-workers while they took summer vacations and that helped keep the food bill down.
I interviewed in Duluth, MN for a coordinator position with Mesaba. I was turned down because another candidate had prior experience with the Delta computer system which is different that Northwest's. I wasn't too upset. I think Duluth might have been a pretty cool place to live, but there wouldn't be much opportunity for upward movement. After the interview, I went back to Minneapolis, but instead of boarding for Dubuque, I took a flight up to Toronto, ON to do some sightseeing. The flight got in around 8pm, so I didn't have much time to waste. I cleared customs and took the subway downtown. I went directly to the CN Tower because it was only open until 11pm. I got some really good time lapse shots before visiting the gift store. On my way back to the subway station, I grabbed a hot dog from a street vendor. I got back to the airport around 12:30am and hung out until customs and security opened at 4:30am. I took a 6:30 flight to Detroit and got lucky getting on the next flight to Minneapolis. I then had an hour layover before taking the afternoon flight back to Dubuque. It was a fun trip but I was definitely exhausted.I've been putting in quite a few hours at Mesaba and Avis in sprint to the end. Mesaba's last day in Dubuque was yesterday, the 31st. The last flight left on time, just as the first arriving flight did on June 20, 2008. I spent quite a bit of time contemplating my future plans. I could either stay
in Dubuque and hope for some students to fly with from UD, continue working for Avis and possibly another part time job. Or I could relocate to Minneapolis and stay with Mesaba, maintaining my seniority, and look for other employment to supplement my income. I decided that flight instruction was a priority to build hours, but keeping my foot in the door with Mesaba was also an important factor. That is why I started working for Mesaba in the first place. So I have come to the determination that it would be best for me to move to Minneapolis to continue working for Mesaba and look for flight instruction at one of the nearby airports. Training is sometime next week and I will be making the move in either the third or fourth week of September. I am looking for roommates via Craigslist, but until I finalize my training schedule I won't be able to setup any apartment showings. In the meantime, I will keep working hours at Avis in Dubuque. I'll be sure to inform you all of my new address when I get settled into a place.Check out more pictures from Canada.
