Germany and Switzerland

The Glockenspiel in the center of Munich. Everyone 'Oooooohhhs and Ahhhhhs' about 3 times a day at it. The clock parts spin to music and re-enacts the wedding of Duke Wilhelm V (founder of the infamous Hofbrauhaus)Inside the Hofbrauhaus. You know you are in Switzerland when...While staying at the Ecole d'Humanite, I would hear the cow bells each evening as the cows were brought in to the barn. Zurich...such a beautiful city.

Frankfurt

The old main plaza of Frankfurt, most of which was destroyed during WWII. All of the buildings were rebuilt to look like the originals Here is the book burning memorial located in the center of the plaza where nazi book burnings were held. The inscription translates to 'Where they burn books, they will ultimately also burn people'.A small portion of the Jewish Memorial Wall.

More of sunny Portugal... and the following day in rainy London

I visited the town of Silves in Portugal. This castle was built over a Roman structure during the occupation of the Moors. Beautiful views from the towers.My mom and I took a boat trip around the coastline of Lagos to explore the caves and the fantastic rock formations. Our boat guide told us this rock formation is nicknamed 'The Camel'. A rather cloudy day at Trafalgar Square...but you still see Big Ben in the distance. The Candian flag caught my eye across from Trafalgar Square. Hello Canadian Embassy :)

Here are some pictures from my trip to Portugal. I stayed in the Algarve (southern most province) in a small town call Guia but took day trips to some of the larger towns of Lagos, Sagres and Albufeira. In front of the old city wall of Lagos.Amazing Lagos beach! British 50's pop rocker, Sir Cliff Richard, opened this winery about 10 years ago. I think most of the people on the wine tour came for this novelty rather than the wine.

The best sea bass I ever ate!!!

The town of Porche is known for it's beautiful hand crafted pottery. I got to watch some of the ladies while they painted.

Let the Travel Begin!!!

I leave Squamish tomorrow for almost 3 months. I am so excited to start meeting potential new Questers all over the world. Here is my travel schedule. Feel free to contact me at keely.stott@questu.ca if you would like to meet me at any point of my trip.
Cheers!

Sept. 25 Fly to Portugal
Sept. 26 Portugal
Sept. 27 Portugal
Sept. 28 Portugal
Sept. 29 Portugal
Sept. 30 Portugal
Oct. 1 Portugal
Oct. 2 Portugal
Oct. 3 Manchester
Oct. 4 Manchester
Oct. 5 London
Oct. 6 Geneva
Oct. 7 Geneva
Oct. 8 Montreux
Oct. 9 Neuchatel/ Bern
Oct. 10 Cologne
Oct. 11 ?
Oct. 12 Frankfurt
Oct. 13 Berlin
Oct. 14 Berlin
Oct. 15 Munich
Oct. 16 Munich/ Stuttgart
Oct. 17 Stuttgart Fair
Oct. 18 ?
Oct. 19 Winterthur
Oct. 20 Hasliberg Goldern
Oct. 21 Basel
Oct. 22 Zurich
Oct. 23 Zurich
Oct. 24 Istanbul
Oct. 25 Istanbul
Oct.26 Istanbul
Oct.27 Istanbul
Oct.28 Istanbul/UAE
Oct. 29 Dubai
Oct.30 Dubai
Oct.31 Dubai
Nov.1 Dubai
Nov.2 Dubai/ Abu Dhabi
Nov.3 Abu Dhabi
Nov.4 Travel Day
Nov. 5 Seoul, Korea
Nov. 6 Seoul, Korea
Nov. 7 Korea Fair
Nov. 8 Seoul, Korea
Nov. 9 Seoul, Korea
Nov. 10 Beijing
Nov. 11 Beijing
Nov. 12 Beijing
Nov. 13 Beijing/ Dalian
Nov. 14 Dalian Fair
Nov. 15 Dalian Fair
Nov. 16 Wuhan
Nov. 17 Wuhan
Nov. 18 Shanghai
Nov. 19 Shanghai
Nov. 20 Shanghai
Nov. 21 Shanghai
Nov. 22 Shanghai/ Hong Kong
Nov. 23 Hong Kong
Nov. 24 Hong Kong
Nov. 25 Singapore
Nov. 26 Singapore
Nov. 27 Malaysia and Singapore Holiday
Nov. 28 ?
Nov. 29 ?
Nov. 30 KL, Malaysia
Dec.1 KL, Malaysia
Dec.2 Bangkok, Thailand
Dec.3 Bangkok, Thailand
Dec.4 Bangkok, Thailand
Dec.5 Bangkok, Thailand
Dec.6 Bangkok, Thailand
Dec.7 Bangkok, Thailand
Dec.8 TRAVEL DAY Thailand-Japan
Dec.9 Tokyo, Japan
Dec.10 Tokyo, Japan
Dec.11 Tokyo, Japan
Dec.12 Japan/ Vancouver
Dec.13 Squamish

Fall 2008 Begins!!!

Quest is now officially into its second year of operation! We have now doubled our student population. All are amazing students adding to the diversity of our campus and community. Below are some pictures of orientation.

A hike with the international students around the Four Lakes trail. Our incoming international students come from Switzerland, Bangladesh, Germany, Korea, China, Italy, South Africa, Cypress, Chile, Kosovo and Scotland. The returning students (in green, called Q-reps) helped run the orientation for the incoming class.At convocation, the students all signed the honour pledge. Phoebe, one of the Q-reps, help serve snacks after convocation. Some of the incoming students on the balcony after convocation. A mixture of first and second year students and staff celebrating.

Racing Beds...a Squamish Tradition

The Bed Races marks the beginning of the Logger Sports Festival in Squamish. Really, you say? Yes, teams literally race beds through an obstacle course down the main street of Squamish. I'm not too sure how this tradition started but the Logger Sports Festival was started on this weekend ( Aug 1st-4th) to commemorate the skills of the workers in the logging industry. Logging was one of Squamish's main sources of economic activity until recently. This are still some logging companies but not on the scale of what it once was. Tourism is now one of the leading sources of economic activity in the area. The Logger Sports Festival celebrates the towns history and attracts skilled loggers from all over the world to compete. For more information and pictures check out their website http://squamishdays.ca/pages/welcome.php

Our Quest Bed Racing Team consisting of some of our students (Phoebe, Regan, Andrew, Sven) and our newest admission counsellor, Melissa. Andrew tackles one of the challenges, target shooting with a lazer gun.

A team effort at sawing

At the end of the race!