Sittin, waitin, wishin.

Posted by .murph.

Sitting a the airport and waiting for my flight to Rio. For the first time I have a moment to breathe. This morning I was rushing to get somethings done...things seemed to have crept up out of nowhere. With so much to do, I was having a hard time realizing that I'd actually be heading out today.

Canada has treated me well for some 19 years. During my stay in Canada, I feel I've been well-equipped to do what I hope to do in Brazil. Made some solid friends...too many to name. You have all had an enormous impact on me and helped me out in many situations. Had some amazing teachers. Picked up a couple new languages (English and French). Got the opportunity to travel through amazing organizations like Canada World Youth, Global Agents for Change, International Student Exchange Ontario, Explore (French language bursary program). Through these trips I've met countless inspiring people. Working at the YMCA for eight years....thanks for taking me back after each one of my trips. The staff there are an amazing group of supportive individuals. And those aquafit ladies....taught me much about living life to the fullest. My bachelor of Arts opened my eyes to the injustices of the world, ironically making me sick of school...annoyed at talking about problems and ideal solutions...wanting to get my hands dirty and try to make positive change. Teachers college gave me some of the tools needed to make the positive change happen.  

Thank you,all of you.

I am usually hesitant with people when speaking about what I hope to do in Brazil. But I'm not going to lie, I truly believe that things will fall into place while I'm down there. Maybe that's naive. But I've seen it happen again and again while traveling: things seem to just work. And already some things seem to be falling into place for Brazil. I'm not sure where I'll start when I get to Brazil. I'm going out on a limb...but I have faith that things will work out.

Time to board this flight!

Philippe