Michel's Jr. Trappers Blog - Life Outside The Pond

Jr. Trappers forward Michel Gamache is going to be giving us an up close and personal look at the North Bay Jr. A Trappers in his new blog. Michel will be sharing his stories with us weekly here on BayToday.ca. Enjoy it!

Believe it or not, hockey is not the only thing I like doing in life. What a shocker right? There are many things I enjoy doing in my spare time.

First and foremost, graphic design. I found a great interest in graphic design in 9th grade. I took on a Media Arts class, and loved it. Both my parents have a background in graphic design so you can pretty well say it was in my blood already.

I love doing anything from personal things; to school work (when I was in school), and now I’ve recently started working on a logo for someone’s company. I find it a great way to use my creativity and just let loose.

Secondly, I’ve found a great interest in health and training. Everyday I go to the gym to improve physically. It’s a great stress reliever as I am able to vent it all out onto the weights.

Third of all, I love movies, anything from the 1920s era all the way to the present time. My favorite director is Stanley Kubrick, and incidentally my favorite movie happens to be A Clockwork Orange. I have a strong passion for great movies, I love to watch them, and re-watch them, again and again. I run another blog where I try to watch one movie everyday, and then follow up with a short review.

As you can see from my blogging I also have a strong passion for writing. I find it’s another great way to express myself. Other than blogging I thoroughly enjoy screenwriting. I have recently started to write a screenplay, which is being adapted from a novel that my friend wrote. This started in my last year of high school, in my Creative Writing class. We had a certain assignment to do, which was to write a screenplay. I fell in love with it. I can honestly say I have never worked that hard on a school assignment before.

And last but not least, photography. Being the son of a fantastic photographer, it goes without saying that the skill runs in my veins. I had always admired my father in everything he did; amongst a lot of things (other than hockey) photography was a big part. Looking at the world through the lense of a camera, and finding shots that would make great pictures, is exciting and at the same time overpowering.

Now I can’t go without mentioning hockey in some way. My love for hockey has grown through the years, from a simple past time, to a pre-career opportunity. Hockey will always remain what I love best.

Have a great week!

Michel.
P.S. Don’t forget; if you have any comments or suggestions, I would love to read them. Drop me a line at [email protected]