In less than a few hours I will be leaving the country for a journey. I am looking forward to experiencing life inside of L’Arche and being involved in a community that bigger than us. I am excited to be immersed in Italy’s culture, language and the people there. I am most worried about my Italian language skills, but it will be a good challenge in my communication techniques and this experience will help with my future nursing career. I am also not a very experienced flyer, but that will not stop me. This whole experience will be about many challenges, however, these will help me grow in the end. I cannot wait to be living in a community and to see what Jean Vanier wrote about in person.
I just want to thank the people who got me here. Thank you to Irene, Michael, Laurie and all the supportive people in my life. Now it is my turn to do the rest and I am so thankful to have Julia by my side along the way.