Hello Everyone, my name is Ts’ahlekea. I am sixteen years-old as of right now. I live in Fort Simpson, NWT. I am in the NYA Canadian Program. My buddy is Sarah Lee-Ci Gon. She is from Behchoko. We are placed in Ottawa. I have been enjoying Ottawa a lot. Like when I tried the bus; that’s something I never got to try before and now I have the hang of it; plus there is more varieties of food. It is nice and different kind of foods they provide in Ottawa.

We went to the Japanase Festival where I got to wear a Yukata and have my name written in Japanese. When the festival was ending my host Mom bought us a typical Japanese snack for us to eat and I bought an unsweetened Japanese green tea.

We went to the Parliament on Canada Day. I remember that day there were so much people. There I heard different kinds of music playing as I was walking. I got to see the snowbirds fly by and on top of us. When they announced the snowbirds, I thought they were talking about real birds.  We went to watch the fireworks.

Where I am volunteering is called Ottawa Health Service Network Inc. (OHSNI). They connect residents of Baffin Island, Nunavut to the health and wellness services they need in Ottawa. 

I went to the St. Laurent Shopping Centre and to the Rideau SC. I went to the Parliament, the museum, the pool and my work place.

The hard things I had to face was the get up early and keeping my room tidy.

Thank you for reading my blog.