Today marked the third day of the Shad Valley program. Personally, I found today to be an improvement on the previous two days in that we Shads are able to interact with much more comfort. I have met many new friends; it is such a unique experience to be bonding so quickly.
It was definitely an early start, beginning with breakfast at 7:30 running right into some lectures on biology and material engineering. Afterwards we enjoyed an hour walk through Kingston’s downtown to experience some of the Canada Day activities. I am sure that we would have looked very patriotic as we were all wearing red and white clothing, as well as temporary Canada Day tattoos.
In the afternoon everyone met into our ‘House Groups’ and worked on some cool projects. The evening finished off with a trip to see the fireworks at the waterfront and a bedtime snack. Everyone is now excitedly packing for tomorrow’s camping trip. I would say that today was very busy and tiring, but a lot of fun.
Julia Wall
Shad Valley Queen’s
Hometown: Fall River, Nova Scotia
