I already know how to skate, at least enough to not end up with a cold, sore bum. They have an ice rink or two here in Melbourne, and I also used to rollerskate as a child and do a bit of inline skating when I was at University.
As for the brain drain... I didn't realise Canada had one? Australia certainly has one... though admittedly it looks like e-smith are causing half of it... I think they've hired more than half a dozen Australians now, for a company of only twenty-something :-) A guy in a shop in Ottawa said "Oh, you're from Australia. Are you in the tech industry?" Seems there are lots of us moving over there. Lots and lots of my friends have headed over to the Netherlands to work, too.
Also: I'm not a goth, I'm just goth compatible. I think it was mstevens who had a theory on that. But I probably will be checking out the local SCA groups when I get there.
That javascript page is EVIL.