Pre departue/ arrival thoughts

Have you ever wondered how you got to where you are in life or why you are where you are? I'm currently situated in a hidden gem called El salvador. I could have found a summer job in canada and been making a lot of money right now. I chose not to choose that path. Sometimes experience has a greater worth. This is my story of how I got here and my experience on my 3 month journey through El Salvador.

In 2005 I was bitten by a bug. The travel bug that is. It was my first trip out of North America. I went to England with the Girl Guides of Canada and every since that trip I have had a strong desire to travel. Why such a desire? Though I have been to the U.S., Spain, San Andres, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Cuba since 2005 I have never been able to clearly describe why ... until 2010.


Thurday May 20th 2010. I entered the office of Larissa Stong to receive feedback on my resume and interview. She tore my resume apart. Was it a terrible day? ABSOLUTELY NOT. In fact it was quite the opposite. Through valuable criticism of my resume I became aware of the reason I love to travel so much. The reason...

To learn.


In my cover letter I used the line "I want to help..." too often. The truth is I meant to say I want to learn. I want to be surrounded by passionate people who have opinions to share with me and things to teach me; skills, values, customs, traditions, stories, language - Everything. I want to hear about their lives, what they stand for and for those who are fighting for a more just world, I want to join their battles, I want to learn their tactics, acquire skills I don't have, develop those which others can teach me to develop, and contribute by being a good learner and by teaching what skills I have come with.
























So here I am descending upon El Salvador (the picture is not actually mine but this is similar to what I saw as I was landing).

To York International -Thank you for this opportunity.
To interns, family, friends and randoms reading my blog- Enjoy.
And Last but certainly not least, To El Salvador, your people and specifically those at CIS - Estoy aquí y lista. Ensañeme.

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