thank you all so much for your replies – i did reply to Alba’s first post but I did this through a PM, so I havent been ignoring the posts that you guys have all kindly replied with!!
I did really apprecaite Alba’s post becasue it is good to get a balanced view of this and that’s something I need. I am very grateful for the kind offers of meeting up with some of you when I am over there in January. I am only coming out for 10 days but I am also coming over for 1 month in April now as well.
It has always been a dream of mine and I would rather come to Canada than live in Europe and that decision is mainly based on two factors – English speaking and friendlyness of locals.
I’m not doing this to get rich or make a load of money, I’ve helped run a company here for 5 years and the long days, constant traffic and hassle has got to me! I’m under no illusions that doing this wont be hard, i know it will be, but being a social person, the idea of working around people all the time who are there to have a good time on holiday and helping to make that happen is far more appealing than having meeting after meeting with miserable over worked difficult people all day! This type of lifestyle is a different kind of hard but one that I feel more in tune with. I am an outdoors person, I love the mountains and feel this is one way of combining a job, a passion and a lifestyle many only dream of. If the resort really grows and gets more and more visitors each year than that will be great for all and yes, I might make some fairly ok money into the bargain but that’s a plus not a reason for doing it, so long as I can live and pay for it that’s what matters. I may even be able to help out businesses in Fernie with other skills I can offer, I am an IT guy and also a salesman by trade so even if i helped out doing contract marketing or sales or tech stuff when it is quiet that would be ok. I know it’s a small town though lol and probably not a huge amount of this stuff going on!
My main reasons for choosing Fernie is becuase I think it will become ever more popular in the future and it has more potential than any other mountain resort area in Canada.
Even if I come out and only just cover my bills I can take that for a while. I can take a loss for 2 years as well but obviously wouldnt want that to continue, we all have to live!!
anyway, really looking forward to meeting some of you, the beers will be on me if you can and I would love to do that and have a chat face to face with some of you!!
Please feel free to PM or e-mail me with contact details so i can get in touch.
Thanks all
Wilko
