Tariq's Web Journal

Hey y'all. Well, it's hard to believe it, but I've actually moved to Vancouver BC - all in a matter of a week! Well, I'm not 100% moved. Most of my stuff is still in Calgary and my girlfriend is still in Calgary, but all that is due to make it's lovely way out here by the beginning of next year (which is now only a month away). And me - I'm here. It was crazy how it all happened; I just got hired last Tuesday to host a music show for CBC out here. It's actually part of Radio 3 and will be broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio in case you're interested - maybe you've been seeing the commercials for that on TV...? You should tune in. Anyway, it feels really great to be out here and a little strange too - kind of like; where am I again? But I'm glad for the change I have to admit, as I was starting to feel a little restless after being in Calgary for almost eleven years. I was beginning to think I might never leave that town - that's just how it is once you settle into routines and patterns you can't seem to break. Don't get me wrong, I really like Calgary and all the friends and people I knew there, but after a while....it felt like it was just time move on. Now, I really like the urbaness of this new setting and that feeling of walking up and down the city streets and not knowing anyone, kind of an anonymity. It's fun. So I welcome my new home and new adventures and I say goodbye to my old city and to my fellow Calgarians. You've been good to me and I will miss ya. God bless, and see you in Van. TQ