Mikaela, left, and placement buddy Justina
My experience so far as a participant in the Northern Youth Abroad program has been pretty phenomenal, and I’ve only been at my placement for just over a week. I got to do things I wouldn’t even thought of doing. For example, I went to a Taylor Swift concert Monday night (July 6th) at the Canadian Tire Centre with Vance Joy as the opening act. I’m thankful my host mom Sherri has good connections. It was a fabulous time and was a very memorable experience, as it was my very first concert. We also have plans for one of the upcoming weekends to make a day trip to Toronto to go see the CN tower, the aquarium, and the zoo. My work placement is pretty neat, I already gained experience with tools and appliances I had no previous knowledge about. I thought I wasn’t going to like it because it wasn’t something at first I thought I would be interested in, but my advice to everyone is ALWAYS try before judging. Now it isn’t so bad – I love the people I work with, so nice and funny! My main duty is working the cash. I’ve never really had experience as a cashier before and I’ve got to say I’m pretty beast at it now:) hahah. I’m going to make the rest of my stay a grand time that I’ll never forget. I love travelling and learning new things every day. I do miss home and my parents but it will always be there. I feel so comfortable where I am in life and there’s many more adventures to come.
