I love Yarmouth because the people are for the most part very proud to be from Southwestern Nova Scotia. Young people are also eager to come home and work hard to continue that reputation of being a happening place to be in the summer. Every year lots of summer students work all over Yarmouth in the service industry, serving visitors and citizens and sharing some of their own enthusiasm for the region. France is one of those young people. I met her through events at Seafest and saw her at pretty much every event with her crab hat.
France strikes me as the type of young woman that has inner strength, confidence and will go very far in life. She knows how to work hard, knows how to communicate with others, knows how to coordinate, problem solve and make things happen. She has a maturity ahead of her years and was a really big asset to the Seafest committee this year. She wasn't afraid to get her shoes dirty (was out on the island for the rum running) or to do the disgusting, or should I say less desirable jobs, like the above photo (picking smelly, gooey mackerel guts off of the public wharf after the mackerel toss event). That is the true sign of a good leader, one who is humble enough to get their hands dirty and who is not just there for the high profile jobs and the glory. Nice meeting you, France! Thanks for being my photo of the day!
Theme Song for today: Volunteers by Jefferson Airplane
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