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Feb 25, 05
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icing on the cake...
so a while back when I was still in school I applied for this program to get sent somewhere away from home with other young people and do a bunch of little programs and volunteer work and stuff. It was a long shot to get accepted so I never expected I would be... but I just got a call last night and I was selected for the program.
I can't beleive it, out of only 2 people who could get chosen for BC, one of them was me. I have never been chosen for anything like this! I feel sooo privileged but I am getting nervous because you leave to somewhere far (wherever they place you) for 9 months. Departure is March 16th, that is not very far away from now. I know this is a once in a lifetime oppertunity and I should totally do it for the experience (plus I would get paid) but I am having some second thoughts about it all. 9 months is a pretty long time to be gone away from anyone you know and I have never travelled even out of the province so to me this is HUGE, not to mention I have a lot of stuff going on here right now with family and other issues and I really don't know if I should just up and leave at a time like this. I didn't expect to ever get selected so this is totally a shock and I am completely unprepared. I am already so overwhelmed. This is like the icing on the cake, and I don't know if that is a good or bad thing. 
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Feb 25, 05
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is it canada world youth?
if so, my very good friend did it, loved it. shes an extensive traveler, yet found it very hard in the beginning as her first placement was quebec and she just wasnt in a very good situation. then she got put in africa and absolutely loved it. anyways, congrats! where are you going? what kind of activities will you be doing?
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Feb 25, 05
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Congrats, I'd say go for it. Travelling when you're young is one of the best things you can ever do. Sure you're away from your friends here but there's the Interweb and the Phone. You can still stay in conctact while broadening your Horizons and making new friends and life experiences in some new places. If it is a once in a lifetime chance, take the plunge! :)
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Feb 25, 05
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^yah that is the one I think. I hardly even remember anything about it really.. except that it sounded neat so I applied for it (not actually thinking I would be chosen). They are supposed to send me an email with all the info and details by monday. I believe I will be doing various programs and volunteer work for the communities of wherever I get placed and whatever else they have planned. I still don't know for sure if I am going to accept it... I am getting nervous about leaving for so long.
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Feb 25, 05
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well this isnt first hand experieince, but its something:
the first part was hard. there wasnt truely a language barrier, and she wasnt a continent away, but thre was just something about it. alot of the times were fun, but alot were not. she was sad, and got into frumps where she missed home\people alot. but this would vary from letter to letter (we only wrote letters rather then email) and in the end she was sad to leave for africa. the second part in africa - she loved. her enter lifestyle was flipped, she was forced into living and acting in a different manner, eating and drinking was not just an action, but and entire process. i cant stress more how much she loved it. she had emotional ties here, that she broke. and i think that was one of the hard parts about quebec for her, but as more time passed, she couldnt deny the experience she was having. BUT like i said, this lady travels alot, and just recently was offered a trip to ecuador to teach english and help with developing houses, but she turned it down due to stress\school\life at the moment. so whatever you do, whatever decision you make, will be the right one for you right now. some people will go on and on about missed oppurtunities, but they dont know whats going on truely with you. its something you have to consider for a looooooong time. and sometimes, getting away not running away, can help put things into perspective. also 9 months wasnt that long for her to be gone. she felt it was much too short when she got home. people that missed her the most even said it was too long.
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Feb 25, 05
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^ that is a lot of helpful info. thanks! I am just worried because there is a lot of stressful things going on already in my life here and I know it might be good to get away but I also don't want to just leave while it is all happening. I guess I have a lot of contemplating to do about this and I am going to have to really weigh the scale to see what is best for me.
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Feb 26, 05
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i dont know all your problems.. but getting away might help you relax and focus on yourself and new things you have never experienced..... .. if it is somwhere overseas then i think i would take it for sure.. how often in your life time are you gonna be able to go away and get paid to do it.... think of all the things you will get to do and see... the people you will help and meet.... will it make you happy to go away or will you be more happy here . that is the question that i would ask myself......
werd
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Feb 26, 05
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giver
grab life by the balls,not the other way around;)
Put all of your inhibitions aside,keep your head up,stick your chest out.....AND WIPE THAT DIRT OFF YOUR SHOULDER! naw mean?!
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Feb 26, 05
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if youre talkin about the governemnt program called katamavik then YOURE GONAN HATE IT?#!@?#!?@$?$%@
its the worst experience ever. one fo my best friends is in it right now....and he hates it more than anyhting... - BT
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Feb 26, 05
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Mar 02, 05
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I have decided not to go for this program. After a lot of thought I realized that my heart is in a different place than it was when I first applied for the program over a year ago. I mean I practically forgot I had even applied for it when they contacted me to tell me I was selected for it. I will be leaving for another trip soon for only a month, which I think is easier for me considering I have never travelled before. I have too much going on for me here to leave for 9 whole months. The fact that I had to even give it a lot of thought whether I would go or not is obvious enough reason to me that I shouldn't just up and leave because I was accepted. It is awesome that out of so many people I was chosen but I know that once I was gone for a while I would be miserable and home sick.
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Mar 02, 05
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what ever makes you happier...... i had to make the same choice.... bc hydro wanted me for an apprenticeship.... 4 year program.. i would have to work in northern bc for at least 4 years... and my chances of eventually getting to work in vancouver within the next 6 years are pretty much 0-5%...
so i said screw it.. i can work here.ill find another job equally as good soon enough.. i though i would be happier hear........ I did go to the interview and i even told them that i wasnt willing to move away.. i said " if i cant work inthe lower mainland then i dont want the job" they were happy to the fact that i was honest.. we chilled and talked for a bit then i was on my way..... done and done
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Mar 02, 05
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yeah, I think I will be happier this way. I definately plan to travel but I would rather do it under smoother circumstances where I feel comfortable and can travel with someone I know and trust.
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Mar 03, 05
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If I was less grounded I might do something like the French Foreign Legion
http://www.foreignlegionlife.com/ 
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Mar 03, 05
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Mar 03, 05
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^ I am still leaving to travel a bit, just not for as long and under WAY BETTER circumstances. I will be gone for 1 month instead of 9, and I will be going with a good friend of mine.
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Mar 03, 05
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^ where are you planning to travel?
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Mar 04, 05
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for now, no where special. Just around ontario and hopefully *crosses fingers* I will make it to Montreal to see some family for a bit while I am gone too.
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