Owen shares his time with Next

July 18th, 2019

Hello, my name is Owen Wellin I am apart of the Next program. I also did the Canadian phase last year after I did a program called Outward Bound which took place in New Brunswick. It was awesome because we got to kayak and hike all along the beautiful seas and new forest that I have never seen before, so that made me feel amazing because we were surrounded by mother nature and some good people at the same time. It was a long trip with but worth it in the end because I’ve met some new friends on the program which was a pretty awesome experience for me to see new places and see new people.


Now I’m in Ottawa ,ON for NYA 2019 to get a chance to get out of my community where a lot of people suffer from alcohol and drug abuse which isn’t healthy and fair for others trying to make a change in my community.
And its been wonderful visiting Southern Canada for the second time. The Staff and Facilitators are really nice to all of the participants and they support us. They show us some really cool places and other amazing things like huge structures and a lot of stores and beautiful places like the beach and the mall I’m really enjoying my time with NYA 2019 Participants and staff/Facilitators.


NYA took us to the Ottawa Mission where I got to make candy bags to provide to homeless people who needed our support. I really hope everyone that joins NYA next year has the time of their lives!


Because it’s a unique opportunity for everyone across Canada to see new places, meet new people and learn new things and gain valuable knowledge that you can take with you in your future.


But the most important part of the program is to have fun!

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