My experience so far living in Kingston, Ontario as a participant with Northern Youth Abroad has been wonderful. My host parents (Jason and Sherri Mckane) are such amazing people, and their beautiful daughter (Morgan). I’m glad they are my host parents for the summer, we never have a dull moment. No words could explain what a great choice I made by applying for Northern Youth Abroad. So far I have been to a Taylor Swift concert, explored Kingston, and ate amazing food. We have upcoming plans to go to Toronto, paint balling, going to a drive-in theatre and many other exciting plans before returning to Ottawa for re-orientation. My work placement is at Queen’s University. I volunteer as a summer camp counselor. I work with kid’s aged 4-13, honestly, I thought it would be hard but surprisingly they are amazing to work with. I like the people I work with. They have good manners and are curious of where I am from. My supervisor Lisa Eyles is a wonderful human being. She was so thrilled at the fact I was working with her and everyone else in the summer camp, which I thought was amazing because I can tell you, being dropped off at work on the first day was like being dropped off at a new school. I like Kingston, Ontario and my work placement. I continue to have many opportunities to explore new places. I highly suggest to those that are interested to apply, go for it! You will love the experience, and the amazing staff at Northern Youth Abroad.