Fearless Oscar Forecast 2007

This is a tradition I started via email a few years ago. Last year, I put it on Filipino Librarian, and got 6 out of 8 right. For more information on my Oscar obsession, see "Notes on the Oscar Nominations."

Best Picture
The Departed

Best Actor
Peter O'Toole (Venus)

Best Actress
Helen Mirren (The Queen)

Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine)

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)

Best Director
Martin Scorsese (The Departed)

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Departed

Best Original Screenplay
Little Miss Sunshine

Winter in Orillia, ON

I've been to North America before, but never during winter, not even fall. I was more fearful than excited about winter, and snow was just one more thing I needed to deal with. Nothing to blog about. Except when I got to play in the snow.

Through the International Student Centre, I was able to join the free, annual International Student Weekend hosted by the very generous and accommodating Rotary Club of Orillia, which is about two hours north of Toronto, and has had the most snow this year in the province of Ontario. I also enjoyed interacting with other international students, including those from continents I've only ever dreamed of visiting =)

My first photos in heavy snow...


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On the snow mobile...



Snow tubing...