Yes, I Am Hitchhiking to BC

For several years it has been a dream to backpack. I had told myself one day I'll go, whether I have $100 in my pocket or $10,000 in my pocket and if I happen to run out of money, I just have to trust God to provide. Everything He would do for me on the trip I would want to give back when I return. In February this year I decided I'd go to BC for the summer. I decided on an amount of money to put away for the next few months; however, this have come up with my car so it was put on hold. When I go, I wont have a lot but I'm really not concerned. Someone had suggested that I wait a year, putting money away every month and go next year. Personally, I do love that idea, but how many  "next year"'s will it take until I can't go anymore? 

I had originally planned on travelling alone, mentioning it here and there to a few people, to leave middle-end of June until August sometime. I would be hitchhiking because I don't want to spend money on gas, plus I could meet some great people! Now, an excoworker friend of mine has officially decided she would like to come along. We are now going to leave within the first week of June, definitely going to Vancouver area and just hanging out with different people we know around there. This friend however, will be going back to Strathmore at the end of June, so I'll be travelling around BC myself. I have friends who have family there and if I become desperate, can stay with them. Or if I absolutely don't have a place to go, I'll just stop at a church :) All will be good. I do have a ride from BC to Leduc July 25th. If Anyone happens to be coming to Strathmore around that time let me know! Or I'll just make more friends (hehe)

When I tell people I will be hitchhiking some have a mini freak out. Others just tell me to be careful. Telling my parents this, they are okay with it. Then again my mom is free spirited like this. How do I myself feel about this? At peace. Sure, getting in a car with a stranger, I will be aware but for some reason I feel like I am going to be kept safe on this trip, and have felt this way since I decided I'd be leaving.

I have several play lists on my iPod (one of them as my boss puts it "has a large variety. A little country, some oldies, some Christian, some not-so-Christian). One day last week I decided to listen to my Christian playlist. In that particular one I have a couple prophecies (which I always forget about) from Brenda Peters. In about October of 2012 she said (revised) that I will be travelling soon and it wont matter about where I go, but what I do and what I learn. Though this it'll only be the beginning of many journeys. January 2014 I left for 6 months to Australia and Malaysia, and as cool that was it really wasn't about where I was. It was an incredible learning experience. She said (revised) "...He is going to give you more opportunities and put ideas in your mind and they are yes ideas, so they're lined up one at a time and to step into them. You're going to see the favour of God and the provision of God...traveling is a desire God has given you..." I completely have faith God has His hand with me and as nerve racking as what maybe this should be I'm excited! 

I'll be going to post as near to once a week as I can on the trip (beginning of June). It depends if I find libraries or if people will allow me to spend a little time on their computers. If not, I'm alive and well and will be coming home again!