My name is AJ and I’m 17 years old. I was in the NYA Canadian Program back in 2016. When I did the Canadian program I was placed in Ottawa, Ontario. During that time, I volunteered at Tinggasuvingat Inuit. This year, I am participating in the NYA Next program. For NYA Next, we attended a construction class where  we made pictures frames. Next week, we are moving onto making some pet houses. Throughout this program we’re staying in Algonquin College Dorms with our roommates. We also visited Parliament Hill in downtown Ottawa. I thought it was pretty cool to visit as it was my first time.

We also went camping just outside Ottawa. At the camp we slept in tents, and we went to the beach. At the beach we swam , kayaked and did some canoeing. It was pretty fun. NYA Next is a good program. During the program I have gained experience of working with other people from different communities. I also met good awesome amazing people during this program.