so here i am, yet again... about to embark on yet another one of my crazy adventures... though this time it doesn't seem quite as outlandish as mexcio... but it still has it's charm...
i'm now on my way to trois-pistoles, quebec and not really knowing what to expect... i guess the thrill is always there for me... as if i didn't learn my lesson the first time around... anyways, to the land of maple syrup i run, to a place where not many non-french speaking anglophones would dare to enter... people keep asking me why i am putting myself to this test after just returning from my spanish conquest... my response is, why not? why should i simply sit back and watch in awe as the rest of the world continues in the many other non-english languages that exist out there... why should i be so ignorant as to expect others to conform to the bully that is the english language rather than meet them half way...? this is why i am here... yes, it is true i need this credit to go towards my university degree, but it's also the challenge that sparks my interest...
now when embarking on one of these sorts of programs there are many things to put into perspective... first of all... you do not speak the language of the people who will ultimately surround you... now this is more frightenning than people realize... imagine you are in horrible pain and the people around you really want to help you but you can not express to them what you are feeling (as you know i've experienced this first hand)... or someone pays you a kind gesture and you are not able to express your thanks... it is extremely frustrating but also extremely motivational... it is situations like these that make communication not only a factor but a necessary factor...
yes this will be a challenge for me... once again creating for myself a foundation where i can feel comfortable to learn and grow... a foundation that ultimately i will have to leave... which brings me to what i believe to be the most difficult challenge of such an adventure... how do you walk away after everything you've gone through? through all of the difficult times and hard work it doesn't seem fair that you must eventually give it all up... well thankfully you never completely give it all up... whether you realize it or not, a part of this experience will stay with you and will create another dimention of
you that you never thought possible... each journey is a beginning that may seem to have an end but really is just a stepping stone to the next journey...
here i go again...
so i've finally arrived here in Trois-Pistoles and everything is great... it's been a pretty intense first few dasys that have just whizzed by... so far so good... realized my french is absolute mierda but i'm also surprised that my mind is slowly adjusting to the language... i'm usually able to understand the gyst of things but responding is another story... damn spanish still keeps popping out! all in good time i suppose...
there are a lot of mexicans here which is kind of bizzare but also nice.... kind of makes me feel like i'm back in mexico again... maybe i will be able, at the very least, to improve my spanish if this french thing doesn't work out...
