Anything is possible when you have a dream

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Anything is possible, when you have a dream	September 13, 2006
Guest entry by Woo Jeong Kim	Unsubscribe
Ken- In the middle of his three part series, Woo Jeong Kim (Korean) continues his story! My first backpacking trip around Australia was an eye-opening experience to me. When I first landed in Sydney, I did not speak a word of English and everything felt just new and strange to a 19-year-old boy from Korea. Everyday was a discovery and an learning experience of a different language and culture. Indeed after this trip, I realised that two month period of time on the road was much more beneficial than my two years at university. After returning from Australia, I decided not to go back to university but to continue my discovery of different cultures and lifestyles by travelling to Canada. In a small hostel room in Vancouver with a view to the Pacific, I was wondering how I could make this trip more meaningful. Then I decided to hitchhike across the continent, from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. Initially, I was afraid. During these trips I encountered frustrating cultural and linguistic barriers. In many ways my decision to travel through an unknown country was reckless and the uncertainty was one of the biggest challenges I have had to cope with. But I wanted to prove to myself that I was no longer afraid of new environments and achieved this without assistance. After three weeks from that day I had gained many unforgettable memories along the road including facing a grizzly bear family on a small scenic road in Alberta, sleeping overnight on the road in the prairie and being immersed in an angry mob in Quebec City. Arriving in Halifax on the east coast I immediately ran into the Atlantic and jumped in with my shoes on. That day I wrote in my diary the most important lesson of my life: 'Anything is possible, when you have a dream.' Woo I would like to share some of the pix that I have taken on the road. Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Canada, June 1996 Moraine Lake, it was by far the most beautiful lake that I have ever seen in my life.