Don leaving Aouth America mail

i leave this beautiful continent in only a few hours
and i don't get it... i don't really believe it.

i want to thank everyone that i met through this
adventure from Lisa Harrington whom i met in houston
before i even got here to Pete Bowers whom i met 2
nights ago in a drunken politically charged
conversation. i want to thank everyone inbetween too
but there are so many of you to mention and i will
undoubtedly forget someone. oh, what the hell, i've
got to shout out to Aitch for travelling with us for
most of the trip and being apart of so much. Andrew
Wells, what's up buddy, it was a pleasure meeting you.
Sara, Trina, PJ, Cassandra, Brandy, Matt, Fast
Toby... thanks.

on this trip i've learned that i will always live for
the moment... and in turn i will be willing to accept
that there will be consequences and i'll take them.
i've discovered that my memory has become a collage of
moments... feelings... i need to remember to remember
and embrace all those strong feelings wether blissful
or painful. there is suchgreat wisdon in simplicity
and in acceptance and it's hard to grasp sometimes. i
have found that i am really proud to be Canadian.
people like us, and for some of the most noble reasons
too. i am so happy to be where i am from. i have
realized that i have faith... and a lot of it! i
denied that for a long time always associating faith
with religion... thank you to that random girl in
Sorata for that. i also feel that i have defined
myself as a person. all this leads to my currents
state of mind, a state of mind i hold higher than
maybe anything else. this is a state of mind in which
i know what i like and in which i will always follow
what i like. i have the ability to accept and i know
that shit happens. i know now that what i am going to
do in my life is not based on what sort of job i have
or what things i accumulate; what am i going to do in
life? what i like... i can't go wrong! these
feelings go far beyond the capabilities of this
computer to convey and even beyond my capabilities to
do the same. maybe you get it, maybe you don't, but
what i am saying is that i almost feel invincible
because i feel that i have found my key to life.

"i know myself, and when i know myself, i fear no one
else"
-Beastie Boys

the time has come for this adventure to end and so i
say goodbye to this land of mountains, ocean, desert
andjungle where the currency is worth nothing and the
deep culture is worth more than you could fathom,
where nobody sews each other and there are no safety
precautions, a charming land full of stray packs of
wild dogs and some of the worst buses ever. i can't
wait to come back.

to everyone, peace love happiness and laughter
Don Juan, Lover of Life