Concrete Life

London Ontario-----Fond Du Lac Saskatchewan what’s the difference? One is based around noise and media while the other is based off old traditions and peaceful days. As the sun rises in London the noise grows, as the sun sets in Fond du Lac the land grows more silent. I once asked how far North is North, well not far enough. I feel if I kept going north the more beautiful it would get and the more peaceful I would feel. I am honoured to be here with my youth family. Sherri my roommate has become a dear friend and sister. The other youth in our family include: Ahmed, Dan, Meghan, Sherri, Matt, Jared, Diana, Natalie, Taylor, Eddie, Marissa and I. We've grown so close over the past couple of days and are saddened by the thought of leaving this Northern beauty.

We've spent so much time with each other; meeting the Native people of Fond Du Lac it's been an absolute pleasure to learn their culture and traditions! We've had such a blast. I personally cannot believe that we leave the day after tomorrow. We still have so much to do here. For example, we all went sledding for the first time yesterday, what a treat! It was honestly the coolest thing, I definitely recommend it. The new friends we've made along the way in our journey up North, are incredible! They try so hard to be like people down "south" that they've lost a lot of their heritage and culture. On the other hand the elders of Fond du Lac are so awe inspiring that I would love to come up and teach here! What a pleasure and honour that would be for me! Other activities we've had the opportunity to do are de-scale fish, dry meat, hare snare, beading, make a poster, soccer, musical chairs and a dance. Tomorrow we might even get to snow shoe!  I am absolutely ecstatic! 
                                                                                                    -emma