Goodbye/Christmas dinner

Hi everybody! Soon I’ll finish my work here at INTERNeX, and I would really like to see you guys before I head back to Denmark. So, let’s meet up at Bismarck at 7pm, Friday, December 12. At Bismarck they will prepare a special dinner just for us. The price will be in the area of $20 that includes food and one drink. I’ve really enjoyed my time here in Vancouver, and I want to finish off together with all of you who made my stay in Canada unforgettable.

You can sign up for this event here.

INTERNeX International Exchange
International Village,
Suite 2077, 2079 – 88 West Pender Street
Vancouver, Canada -V6B 6N9-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

What to do on the weekend

It’s weekend again and it’s the first weekend of December, so of course we’ve also included some Christmas events worth visiting. Let’s just call it a Christmas special. December is always an expensive month, so these suggestions will help you get through December without getting totally ripped.

This Friday, December 5th, a big Christmas tree will be lit up by 64,700 light bulbs! This will happen on Jack Poole Plaza in downtown Vancouver right next to Vancouver Convention Centre. It’s the 8th consecutive year that this event takes place, and it’s being said to be bigger than ever. Imagine the Rockefeller Christmas tree in New York… this will be something similar, so there’s definitely something to look forward to. The event will also put focus on the improvement of the mental wellbeing of children and youth. And it’s for free! Click here to get more information.

A lot of great markets are open during December, and luckily most of these markets have free entrance. Go to the Lonsdale Quay Christmas party in North Vancouver. Here you can buy special Christmas presents, you can enjoy live music and of course you can also visit Santa Claus. Check out this site for more information.

Another free event is taking place on Sunday, December 7th. It’s the River District 2014 Winter Craft Fair. Here you can support local artisans and do your Christmas shopping. Ok, so it’s not totally free in case you choose to buy something but you’re not getting charged any annoying entrance fees. Aaand of course it’s up to you how much you want to spend. Check out the location and get more information here.

Finally on Sunday, December 7, it’s time for the Santa Claus Parade. Get ready to watch this massive parade together with around 330,000 spectators!  Of course it’s for free. The parade includes more than 3,500 participants and has 65 marching bands. The parade will start at 1pm in downtown Vancouver. Click here to get more detailed information on the route of the parade.

Enjoy your weekend.

INTERNeX International Exchange
International Village,
Suite 2077, 2079 – 88 West Pender Street
Vancouver, Canada -V6B 6N9-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

 

Review: Pub Night @ Blarney Stone

Yesterday we went to the Irish pub Blarney Stone for our weekly pub night. This evening Blarney Stone were inviting people to join in for their weekly Trivia Night. So what is a Trivia Night. Well, it’s quite simple. It’s a quiz in general common knowledge. So you really have to have a great knowledge within a lot of different subjects. We were questioned about everything from 80s and 90s music to the names American presidents and the most common ingredients on an Australian pizza. Not always all too easy but definitely very entertaining.

Even more funny was the heads or tails quiz. Very simple. A coin was flipped and those who were able to guess if it was going to be heads or tails would go to the next round. The winners would get the honour of… dancing in front of the rest of the onlooking crowd at the pub. Hilarious! And of course we also had a bit of something to drink and eat.

Thanks to all of you who joined in for this entertaining and great pub night at Blarney Stone.

INTERNeX International Exchange
International Village,
Suite 2077, 2079 – 88 West Pender Street
Vancouver, Canada -V6B 6N9-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

A warm welcome to Lina and Julie

Soon I (Henrik) won’t be at INTERNeX anymore. I’ll have my last day at INTERNeX on Friday, December 12, and will be leaving Vancouver on Thursday, December 18. At the moment I’m about to plan my last event.

So, what is going to happen now? A couple of you guys have already asked this question. Don’t worry. I’ll pass it on to Lina Reumann and Julie Thonhaugen. For now they’ll be taking care of the pub nights throughout December. Please give these two awesome girls a warm welcome, although a lot of you know them already 🙂

INTERNeX International Exchange
International Village,
Suite 2077, 2079 – 88 West Pender Street
Vancouver, Canada -V6B 6N9-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

Giants vs. Saskatoon

Ready for some hockey? On Saturday, December 6, Vancouver Giants are playing against Saskatoon Blades in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Normally the cheapest tickets you can get cost $19.50 but we’ll be able to get the tickets for just $12 each!

The Giants is Vancouver’s team of young hockey players who are fighting to make it to NHL and the Canucks. And the Pacific Coliseum where the Giants are playing has a seating capacity of 15,713. So, you won’t have to pay a fortune but you’ll definitely be entertained!

We’ve got 15 tickets on hold until Sunday at midday, so if you want to watch the match just sign up before this deadline. Remember once you’ve signed up the payment is binding.

The deadline for payment is Wednesday, December 3rd, before 6pm, or during the pub night at that same date. You can make your payment already tomorrow, just visit the INTERNeX office at 88 West Pender Street. Remember to pay in cash. I’ll get the tickets on Thursday, December 4th. If you’re not able to collect your ticket on Friday December 5th, I’ll be giving them to you when we meet before the hockey match.

The match will be played in Pacific Coliseum situated in Hastings Park. The buses 14, 16 and 135 all go through downtown directly to Hastings Park from where you can easily walk to Pacific Coliseum. Click here to view directions.

We’ll meet up at 6pm at the bus stop WB E Hastings St FS Renfrew St. It’s right next to Hastings Park.

You can sign up for the hockey tickets here.

Looking forward to see ya 🙂

INTERNeX International Exchange
International Village,
Suite 2077, 2079 – 88 West Pender Street
Vancouver, Canada -V6B 6N9-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Email: pr@internexcanada.com