My last day in Canada

Wow, it's actually here....this time tomorrow, September 11th I will be on my way to La Paz! Seems like just yesterday that I was applying for the internship and it all seemed like just a pipe dream. Nope, it's really happening! My nerves are a bit over the edge today, I think that's normal though. I've never traveled before so this is going to be quite the experience for me. Lots of different thoughts running through my head...I wonder how the airport arrival will go, especially since I don't speak Spanish...I wrote down a bunch of sentences that I thought might be useful though. Hopefully my knowledge of French will help me learn the beautiful language that is Spanish. 98 days seems like so long....but I have a feeling it's just going to fly by. I'm so excited to see the different kinds of people I will meet, the new and exciting food I will get to try, the culture I will be able to dive into and I'm extra excited to see how this experience changes me as a person. I've been told that this experience will open my eyes to how lucky I am to be a Canadian citizen. I guess I should explain the actual project that I'll be doing there...I'm working with an organization called CENDA, where we will be doing a combination of field and office work focusing on food security in Cochabamba. I think as an International Development Studies major this will really spark further passion and a want to help those in need. I've always read about it and studied it, but seeing it on paper and seeing in face to face will be an entirely new and different perspective. I have some last minute things to do today in Edmonton, open up a bank account that is HOPEFULLY International....buy some sunscreen as it's gonna be warmer than a Halifax summer the 3 months I'm there, going out for a nice dinner with my dad and having a good ol' Skype date with my mom, Laura my best pal, and my boyfriend Nick. I'll post again soon!