Things to look forward to:

Graduating from University
Living away from home
Buying my first car and condo (hopefully!)
Decorating my own place
Baking my first cake
Completing my first scrapbook
Attending weddings
Traveling to Paris!

+ many more =)

The experience was definitely nothing like I expected. The first week for me was a little rocky. I could hardly communicate with the outside world the first day. I lived in a small room, shared washrooms and showers with every female in that wing. It was cold, dusty, and dry. The food was not normally something I was used to.

Things turned around the following week though. I got the hang of when I was able to call friends and family, and when the internet worked. My small room was nice and cozy, and the shared washrooms and showers were not so bad after all. The weather was much better with sunny warm days. And the food, let's just say, I knew what to eat, and what was tempting that I shouldn't eat!

I realized everyone there was sort of like me. We all had our own lives back at home at the end of a rotation. Quite deceiving when we're always dressed with a hard hat, vest, safety glasses, and our work boots.

The plane ride back was amazing. I felt like I just came back from nonexistence. I was happy to see green, houses, lights, and there was a dark nighttime. When the plane was just about to land in Toronto around midnight, the lights were amazing. CN tower looked so small, yet so tall against all the other buildings. I felt like my heart was fluttering, I haven't seen something so amazing for a long time. At that point, I told myself, I wouldn't mind going to Diavik for 2 weeks again, just to see this sight again. =)

So my conclusion is, I wouldn't mind going again for my last rotation. Would I want to do this for the rest of my life? No.