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Elsewhere, Canada: Musings of a Katimaviker
“Get out of town.”
It was advice teenagers from Hazelton had heard before. And that’s exactly what Devon did when he joined Katimavik. Surrounded by other Canadian youth from across the country, Devon learns there’s a lot more to Canada than meets the eye as he lives, explores, and volunteers in three new communities across the country, each more different than the last. Finding himself often lost (usually in more ways than one) Devon brings us along into the life of a Katimaviker as he depicts the realities of group living, the struggles with learning and speaking a second language, and trying to understand women from Saskatchewan.
Find out what happens when you take the small-town boy and put him in a nine-month travel volunteer program, an adventure that takes the reader across Canada where we learn how the little differences are what make us more alike than you might think.
It was advice teenagers from Hazelton had heard before. And that’s exactly what Devon did when he joined Katimavik. Surrounded by other Canadian youth from across the country, Devon learns there’s a lot more to Canada than meets the eye as he lives, explores, and volunteers in three new communities across the country, each more different than the last. Finding himself often lost (usually in more ways than one) Devon brings us along into the life of a Katimaviker as he depicts the realities of group living, the struggles with learning and speaking a second language, and trying to understand women from Saskatchewan.
Find out what happens when you take the small-town boy and put him in a nine-month travel volunteer program, an adventure that takes the reader across Canada where we learn how the little differences are what make us more alike than you might think.
330 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 22, 2024
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February 27, 2024
As a past participant myself, Devon Flynn's book brings back so many memories, not just about places or people but the feelings of seeing yourself and the world for what it is: a big, scary, confusing, beautiful place. This coming of age story centres around a Canadian government program for youth to travel the country and get to know the nooks and crannies and the people who live there. There are frustrations and challenges right along side the joys and happiness, and Flynn captured it all. Thank you, Mr. Flynn.
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