I remember taking the bus to Banff. You come first to Canmore and the bus will stop for 1 minute. Then it goes to Banff. If you don't know it, this place is beautiful. All around is trees and big mountains. Though this is long ago I can remember how I felt. Like all my struggles were gone. It is like the bad world was behind me.
I can tell you about Banff. I have gone many times. In the years ahead of this I would go there to find quiet. It's an escape and it's better than having a drink. I will talk about this later.
When I get off the bus I am there. It feels different. I get the suitcase from under the bus. I have a map and this hotel is not so far to go. Around me it was so busy. Everywhere is people. It's a nice town and the mountains are all around. I pull this suitcase behind me and walk to this place. I am scared now. Right now the life of an SP seems easy. Suddenly it doesn't seem so bad. Its' because I don't know this new life.
The hotel is pretty nice. I go to the front and I ask for this mans name. I'm scared now. This is not my world. All this time I wanted a new life but here it is and I want to go back. Out comes this man to meet me. And it's a dream! I can tell right away this guy is gay lol. He shakes my hand and tells me to come with him. We will first go to where I will stay. It's a house. He drives me in this van. I don't like any vans because a van is an SP's enemy. I feel safe. We go to the house. It's a nice house and inside it's got people. Almost all the people are young and they are asian. I learn later they are from the Philippines. I get this small room. I remember it. It had a bed and a desk. The boss said to me it's free internet too. Only I don't even know what that is really lol. It's got room for my clothes too. I get a key for the room. He said I will share the bathroom and kitchen. He said the rules are be clean. The people living there are young but they are nice. They don't know me. After I put down my things we go back to the hotel. I fill out some forms. Then he shows me the hotel. I will be a maid. He shows me the rooms. I can clean good. I'm a clean person. You can ask anyone. After some more talk he tells me I will start tomorrow working with someone. Now I can go.
I leave and walk out to Banff. All around me is busy. The sky is blue. I think I am free. I will not make so much but I can work. I go to find a place to eat. I find this big place I don't remember the name. It has antlers. It's got wooden tables. I stop and have some food. I feel so free. I remember feeling like being a new born girl again.
After I eat I walked to the house. It's the end of the day and many are there. They are nice people. They invited me to sit. All had come here for a job to send money home. All would be my work mates. They had come here to work.
I felt better. They were nice. Tomorrow was my first day. They went to bed early. I would learn this because this job was tough.
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