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what is my motivation?

it is exactly one week before i begin my orientation. i've been thinking about getting ready and preparing things for the past week and a half and have come to no real conclusions regarding what i plan on getting out of this experience or what i plan on putting into this experience. it's been a real mix of emotions.

on one hand, i am very excited about leaving the country and getting into another culture where i know nothing. i hope that it will completely change my world perspective. on the other hand, i really have had strong feelings towards my home area and my friends here. it will be difficult to move out and start all over again. my feelings are much more complex than two hands. however, for the sake of my analogy, two hands are all that i am able to deal with and this shall be the extent of my example.

i will write much more extensivly when i arrive in lush land of lore.