" Life. It is all about taking chances, about doing something everyone said you couldn't do, it's about acting goofy, it's about not caring what other people think, it's about learning to love what you have. "

I wanted to start this story with thanking everyone who makes this happen. The people who told me this was a great plan and support me in everything to let it happen. And even the people who said that it was't a smart plan because they made me only want to make it real more. The people who support me and helped me learning and studing for my final exams last year. I can say this was already one of the best decisionsI made in my whole life. If someone ask me if they should go to high school in an other country I would say yes. If you ever get the change, go, Yes sometimes it is hard, you will get homesick and you not always understand everything the teachers are explaning but the good times you get back for it are most more worth.

Saturday I will fly to Toronto, something I am waiting for since we came back more than 5 years ago. The moment I realized I wanted to come to Canada. The last three weeks my head is only thinking about my trip. Flying for the first time alone. What do I take with me? Haven't seen them in more than 5 years. And now it finally is going to happen. I will meet them again. Another big dream what become true.

The last three weeks weren't really special. Saturday Februari 28 we had our last basketball tournament. Pictures of that day are in my albums. After basketball I went to bridgewater for a NSISP event. We went bowling an had pizza.

After school all the sports are over for me. We have badminton season at the moment but that is not a sport for me. Somewhere in spring we will have track and field and softball. After March break I will go to the gym and yoga. We spent a lot of time in Tim Hortons and I will miss Tims a lot back home in the Netherlands, we will ask them to open one in the Netherlands, Eindhoven so I can go after and before school.

We still have snow here and I have no idea when it will be gone. There is so much laying everwhere. I won't be surprised if we still have snow in April/May. I hope we are getting sun a lot soon. Warm weather so we can go outside. At the other side I want some more snow because I will go skiing in Toronto and after March break also.

111 days left before I will be back in the Netherlands. I am already making plans for what I want to eat. But also making plans for when I want to be back here.

Love,

Sanne