It’s been many years since I first came to Langskib in 2004. I’ve been with the organization for so long because its role in my life continues to change. My first trip was challenging. It taught me perseverance and patience as I grappled with the unfamiliar demands of wilderness travel. When I returned the following years, it was the friendships I had fostered that drew me back. The communities I was a part of while canoeing supplied me with a safe place to explore who I was while in high school. As a guide, I recognized the difference my time in Temagami had made in my life, and it was unbelievably rewarding to be able to facilitate that experience for other young adults. As a program director, it is a privilege to manage the container that permits Northwaters and Langskib’s work to happen. Outside of my work in the summer I live in Toronto and work in documentary and corporate film as an editor and videographer.