FINALLY - Only one small expanse of time is left before I leave for Africa! Brief history of myself: Being from Dryden, Ontario, I'm no stranger to road trips. Leaving my hometown is a feat in itself, the closest cities with access to International airports are over 3 hour car trips away. Furthermore, my family is an advocate of road travel, we've spent weeks at a time touring the West Coast of Canada and I've also been on a road trip to Florida. While all of these trips were a great time and full of fantastic memories, two things recently inspired me to expand my travels beyond North America: 1.) Adopting Environmental Studies as my major in school. New courses including Human Geography, Environmental History and Geology opened my eyes to international development, the effects of
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