Last 24 Hours in Canada...

As I sit here wondering where the next three months of my life will take me I can't help but feel two strong emotions:
1.) Excitement
2.) Anxiousness
I cannot wait to be on the plane, bags packed, farewells said and the fair, democratic, Canadian soil below. Africa is going to be one of the biggest adventures that I have been on to date and while I have thousands of perceptions running through my head of what it will look like, how the people will be and what I will experience - I know that not one of them will truly capture my time there.
However, there have been so many people to say goodbye. So many concerned hugs and goodbyes that have urged being healthy, staying out of trouble and coming back in one piece. I am going to miss everyone here in Canada, and know that there will be a lot to catch up on once I get back from Botswana after three months!

I will miss you all - and please take care of yourself - and I promise to take care of me :)

Nate