A letter to all those back home:

Let me get something straight - If you've been keeping up with my posts, you know that I love Whistler for the mountains and the snowboarding.  I don't need to reiterate that any further.  But know that this town can be cold (both literally and figuratively).  People come and go from season to season.  Friends I've made this winter will most likely be gone by the time May rolls around; or if I'm lucky they'll stay 'til the end of summer.  If you're reading this blog, you know me and you know I don't bond with new people quickly.  It takes time for me to find the ones who I want to have in my life for the long run.  It took me years to find you all in Ontario, and I left the comfort and security you provided behind when I moved out here.  I know that's the price I've got to pay to be doing what I love in Whistler and I've accepted that.  But understand this: I miss having people around me who I know I can trust completely who've got my back no matter what (both are hard to find out here).  So it may not seem like it but I do miss the world I left behind.  I miss you all dearly.  Know that and don't forget it. 

Nat.