Participating in the Odyssey program was one of the best decisions I have ever made! Although I was nervous about moving away from my hometown to a new province for the first time, I could not be happier with my decision. Odyssey was fun and challenging in such a positive way. I opened myself up … Read more
I had such an amazing experience at Odyssey that I ended up working as an English language assistant twice — once at Cégep de Sainte-Foy in 2006–07 and again at École secondaire de l’Aubier in 2007–08! I had just graduated from university in my hometown, Vancouver, and since I had never really travelled, I knew … Read more
I left the town of Sarnia, with its 80,000 inhabitants, for Halifax, a city four times as big, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. I never expected that people here would be so friendly; they all seem to know one another. What struck me was how polite they all everybody was here. You just … Read more
My name is Emir Topalovic and I am the language monitor in Donnacona. It is a smaller town of about 6,000 people with a lot of beautiful scenery and wonderful people. The secondary school is really the highlight and pride of this small community as it welcomes students from the surrounding regions and offers sporting … Read more
Dear CMEC, My name is Derek Cassidy. I am a monitor at École St-Noël in Thetford Mines. I know it’s obvious what the impact of Odyssey is on schools and communities, but I would like to share with you my Odyssey experience and recognize the impact of the program on me personally. Being in the … Read more
Hello, present and future language assistants! Wow — I just came across this site while I was thinking about the good old days when I was an English language assistant at l’École secondaire Barthélemy-Joliette in Joliette, Quebec, back in 2003–04. I can’t believe it’s been over 10 years — wow! I hope today’s language assistants … Read more
I have been working as the Executive Director of the Office of the French Language Services Commissioner of the Ontario Government since January 2016. Previously, I worked at the Ontario Trillium Foundation as the Vice-President, Community Investments, since April 1, 2014. The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) is a governmental organization and Canada’s leading granting foundation. … Read more
