On October 10th our Canada World Youth group went to Montreal for an official visit and an awards ceremony. We took a bus from Saint-Jerome to Montreal, and on the way we stopped to pick up another Canada World Youth group in Terrebonne, QC. The exchange is a Canada/Benin one, so their exchange language is french. It was really cool to meet up with another group and have the chance to hear all about how their exchange is going!
After picking them up we continued into Montreal to the "hotel de ville" or city hall for an official visit and tour. We spent the afternoon learning lots about Montreal's history, and how the city hall works. Then in the evening we went to the Prix Jeunes Leaders de Jeunesse Canada Monde. The awards recognize CWY alumni who exhibit the qualities of Youth Leaders in Action. The winners are people who have gone on to develop projects that help others. Each winner receives 3000$ towards their project, and the opportunity to travel and speak about their projects across Canada.
It was really interesting to see how the same program I am doing has affected other people, and what these people have created out of the inspiration they got from the program.
The night ended with some time for dinner in Montreal, and then we headed home, sadly saying goodbye to our new Terrebonne/Benin friends!
Here is a picture of some of the two groups at the awards ceremony :)
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