This is it.
I'm all packed and ready to embark on this journey ahead of me. I'm going to try and keep my head up though the thick and thin. I know it wont always be easy, but it will be worth it.
I am so excited for what I am about to do. Learning a new language, moving to a new country, and serving the Argentine people for 2 years. It'll help me grow in ways I never could have imagined. I feel very strongly that the lessons and things I'll learn over there will set the pattern for the rest of my life and really help me get to where I dream about being in 10, 15, or even 20 years down the road.
I'm going to miss a lot of your dearly. Thank you to everyone who has reached out and talked with me these past couple days as I've been rushing to get ready. It is so incredible to have the kind of support that I do with my family and friends. I wont ever take that for granted.
I wish the absolute best of luck to everyone while I'm gone. I know that's so vague and generic, but it's from the bottom of my heart and I truly mean it.
Thank you to everyone who has touched my life and made me want to be a better person. You'll never understand how indebted I am to you.
Until we meet again,
Elder Eric Kimberlin Bowely