Three days and counting...

After months and months of planning and preparation, we are now just a few short days from take off. For those of you who are new to this story, let me fill you in:

It was around late fall of last year that I began my correspondence with an internship adviser at BYU. I had heard from a member of my bishopric-who is also an adviser at the university-about different internship opportunities in Peru. I was told the internships are generally for Education/English majors to teach English as a second language, but I was curious as to the likelihood of a theater major being invited to teach using drama and performance as a language/learning tool. After proposing this idea to my adviser, it was all a matter of sending every resume and CV in my arsenal to the school directors in Lima and then waiting for their response. It took a good few weeks, from what I remember. I was on holiday break, walking out of a movie with my family when I received the call. Not only was I being accepted as an intern, I was being invited to introduce an entire performance program to this elementary school. This news was followed with a wave of both excitement and anxiety. The responsibility of starting up an entire program in a foreign country was one of-if not the most-daunting task I had ever been faced with. Despite the intimidation I felt, I accepted the position without hesitation.

So now here we are. The amount of work in preparation for this experience has been extensive, but now, there isn't much left to do accept board that plane. I cannot even begin to express my joy and excitement for this opportunity. I know it will be a great adventure. Peru, alla voy!