Here I Go Again.

Dear everyone,

I am once again leaving this summer to another country. This time though, it will be different. I have been accepted in the Intercordia Canada Program. If you are interested about learning more about the program, I have posted a link to its website on this blog. Through this program, I will be spending 3 months next summer in a developping country. I will only know my host country in February, but my first choice would be Ecuador. As for my work placement, I would love to work in an elementary school.

I love to travel and I have been to quite a few countries for an 18 year old. But now I feel like I need to see a completely different kind of place. This time around, I won't be staying in a nice hotel, I won't be doing sightseeing most of the time, I won't be eating at restaurants and I won't be on vacation. This time I'll be living with a host family, maybe sharing a bedroom with a sibling, eating and preparing meals with them, working at a volunteer placement and completely immersing myself in another culture, language and perharps religion. To me, there is nothing more exciting than that. I know there will be very tough times. I'll be away from my friends and family for 3 months, there will be language barriers, culture misunderstandings and much more. I am ready for it though, I am ready to put myself out there and I am confident that I will gain sooo much more than I will loose.

Ok well, that's it for now. I really hope whoever reads this blog enjoys it. Please don't hesitate to write comments or questions.

Thank you to everyone supporting me,

Marissa <3