Allison Pelletier - Class '12

I graduated form the Tourism – Travel & Eco-Adventure program at Confederation College in 2012 with the prospects of becoming a flight attendant for an international airline. I love the outdoors, travelling, scuba diving, and rock climbing, but my true passion is in the sky.

Since the program had equipped me to be an ideal candidate for any tourism related profession, upon graduation I took my new skills and left for Asia. I spent some time travelling about and working for small outfits in China before returning home to Thunder Bay and starting my career as a flight attendant.

I was first employed by Wasaya Airways and flew on a small Dash 8 up to the northern communities of Ontario. It was a blast being the only FA onboard and exploring the first step toward my lifelong dream. I gained significant experience in the aviation industry and then moved on.

I took a break from flying to pursue my other passion under the water. I was first introduced to scuba diving by Rod when he almost guilt tripped our class into believing that we’d be missing out on life if we didn’t take up the sport. So naturally it became the thing to do.

Skipping ahead a few months and I had added a few bodies of water to my repertoire and a handful of diving specialties. Given my enthusiasm for diving, scuba tourism, and travelling, I was invited to represent Canada in the Miss Scuba International Competition held in Malaysia. I was awarded the titles of Best Diver & Miss Scuba Tourism and then went on to dive in Australia.

Upon my return I was offered employment with Air Canada Jazz as a flight attendant. Once again I’ve taken to the skies in pursuit of my goal as an international flight attendant. The knowledge and skills I gained through the Tourism –Travel & Eco Adventure program have helped me gain access to an industry with endless possibilities.

I’ve had the time of my life travelling and exploring the world and my adventure is still going.

Embrace your wanderlust. Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.

Allison Pelletier

Jazz Aviation LP.

Snowshoeing Adventures!

On February 9, 2015 the first year students had their first trip to the Norwest Outdoor Centre to go snowshoeing. The second year class also went snowshoeing on February 11 this year right after a big snowstorm giving them lots of fresh power to trek through. One of our international students this semester, Antonia from northern Brazil where it is always quite warm joined the second years for her first snowshoeing experience.

Both trips were greatly enjoyed by the classes and sparked some more interest in the sport. Most of us dressed smartly with layers as taught in class but ended up striping as we continued the walk; working up more of a sweat than expected on such a nice winter day. Although not all of us made it through the entire trail, we had an awesome day and are all looking forward to what our adventure class challenges us with next.

-Chelsey

First Year Class

Second Year Class

Antonia