Une journée d'hiver

Tomorrow will be my last day in Smithers before I leave Friday morning. The past few days have been engulfed in both retrospect and a focus on the horizon; analyzing the last 3 months through 20/20 lenses while trying to wrap my head around how I should best prepare for an entirely different reality.

Hiking up to Crater Lake while thinking of Africa is the most accurate microcosm of my experience in Smithers and it was pointed out even before I left Ottawa by a friend who contemplated the logic behind going to Northern B.C. to prepare for West Africa. It's odd to say the least but here I am...

As a final thought, I have this strange impression that the next time I blink I will be on a plane crossing the Atlantic, saying goodbye to family, friends, and a version of myself that I will one day see as disconnected both from my Self as well as the world around it.