My son came home today.

He's now a 19-year old man who credits his time at Katimavik with helping him grow up!

That's huge.

He completed the nine-month Katimavik program, despite an emergency appendectomy six weeks before the end of it! I flew out to help him recover his strength for a few days, but he chose to stay behind when I went home. I'm so proud that he 'stuck it out' and delivered on his commitment. As everyone does every day, he faced difficulties and hurdles during that time spent living in three different Canadian communities, but he managed to turn most of them into learning opportunities.

Wow! What a man!