My name is Latisha Porter and I’m from Gjoa Haven, Nunavut. It’s about 2,832 kilometres away from Ottawa! During the NYA Next I met new people and did new things. I’m thankful to NYA for this opportunity to meet all the people I have met.

I enjoyed going to TROtt, where I got to ride a horse. It was so cool seeing a horse for the first time. We cleaned the horse gave it a massage before riding it. I was both excited and calm when I rode the horse. Thanks to the people that allowed me to do this. So cool.

I have toured about 10 colleges and universities with Northern Youth Abroad. This experience has taught me to live independently in cities, and the most important part of it all was learning how to save money and manage my anger without getting upset.
I’ve got to do welding for the second time, and we’ve made an eagle and a wolf. It was a pleasure to meet all these people from all the programs we did. The best part of all this was riding the horses and going swimming. I did so many things like welding, berry picking, garlic picking, construction work.

During my time at NYA Next, I had the opportunity to visit the beach, go rowing, tour Parliament, and participate in construction and welding. We did campus tours and I got to see Nunavut Sivunuksavut. That was so cool.