Final Preparatory! Russia Comences in 8 hours!!

In approx. 8 hours I will be on the plane headed for the land of opportunity (that's Russia if you didn't catch it). I will be meeting up with my traveling group and fellow students and friends throughout the day in Winnipeg and Toronto as we head toward our future scholastic institution. I am still not packed, rather I blog and do last-minute laundry when I have to leave so soon. The excitement has been growing these past couple days and my fellow adventurers Adam Berg and Justin Wolf have started blogs to update us on their experiences on the Russia Exchange. I suggest you begin following these blogs because this trip is going to change to face of Briercrest hereforth. Many thanks to Briercrest College for all the hard work into making the exchange possible, and even moreso for letting a motley crew like US go.

Russia in 3 days!!

For anyone who has not heard, I am off to Russia in 3 days!! The anxiety is literally taking over my life, I get way too nervous anytime I look at my suitcase and try to spend as much time away from my home as possible. It's way to scary to try and pack for four months, let alone for a country you've never been to. Perhaps I am just a really bad traveler because traditionally I wait until the night or morning of my departure and throw a couple tee's in my backpack. What could a student possibly need in Russia other than a couple sweaters right? My good friend and fellow exchange student Kevin Schur has started a blog completely dedicated to the Briecrest Russia exchange students where friends and family will receive regular updates of what's going on. I too will be writing of my experience, but something tells me that Kevin's unique humor and extreme love for metal and beards will add a twist that no reader can afford to miss. That is unless you don't like metal or beards, then I would suggest that you have no place on this blog either.