I volunteered for Katimavik in 2010 at age 19, mostly out of a fear of academic failure and long-term commitment. I wanted to travel, but I wasn't edgy enough to pick fruit or plant trees, which made the all-expenses-paid six month volunteer program seem perfect. I got a letter of acceptance and found out my placements were going to be in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec and BC's Okanagan Valley. So I left on a bus for my first three month rotation to live with ten other volunteers and a project leader.
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