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Aroogah-
One of my oldest friends moved to Calgary over 20 years ago. He's into skiing, climbing, hiking, cycling, etc., and had a succession of contract jobs in the oil industry, but has gradually built up a portfolio of property and now makes enough from that to not have to work anymore, just does more skiing, climbing, hiking etc.
The bastard.
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Calgary is great, my work have an office there.
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NurseHolliday
Am 28, unhappy in my job, working full time as a teacher on £35k. I moved to London in November after finishing my 4th ski season and doing a bit of traveling. I've started to accept that there's nothing in life I will enjoy more than skiing so am starting to think of how to angle my life towards easy access to skiing.
A friend of mine has just invited me to go and do another season with him in Canada next winter so I'm thinking of getting out of the urban lifestyle and getting back to the mountains. It's daunting and it's such a financial commitment. I'm leaving teaching either way, my current plan is to get an analytical/energy industry job off the back of my Physics degree but I think I'll always long for skiing.
Any insight welcome, thanks for the vent space either way (Y)