Hi! My name is Jailyn Edgi, I’m from Fort Good Hope, NWT! I am part of the NEXT program of NYA, so far everything has been going great! We just finished making picture frames in construction class and now we’re building miniature picnic tables! Some of us are even finished our new project. Other than our construction class, we’ve volunteered at the Ottawa Mission and made some candy bags with inspirational notes placed in them.

One of my favourite experiences this summer was when we went camping with A7G! A7G is an organization in Ottawa that works with Indigenous youth. It was a great weekend because I got to hang out with some more indigenous people here in Ottawa and participated in activities such as bonfires and relaxing in the shade looking out at the Fitzroy Harbour. I also liked hanging out at the beach our first weekend here, the water was nice and cool, it wasn’t warm or nothing!

Living in residence has been great! It gives you a real sense of what it’s actually like to live in a college residence and prepares you for the future. So far, my friends and I have watched movies or play video games in the theatre lounge or play pool in another lounge, we’ve played volleyball in the courtyard outside of the residence, or make new friends with the students living there too! Like I’ve met people who are either from Brazil, Kuwait, or Spain, I’ve gotten to know their lifestyle and what it’s like for them to move across the world just to attend Algonquin College, while they got to know my lifestyle up north and how I adjusted to the change of climate and settings.

I hope to gain time management and punctuality as a skill for the rest of my time here in Ottawa, as it is the most important skill to have.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog

Jailyn Edgi 🙂