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Defining Moments In My Life

  • My Birth

    My Birth
    Born in Toronto, Ontario. First child of Svetlana and Yan Simand
  • My Sister Was Born

    My Sister Was Born
    Nicole was born a year and a half later; she's been one of my best friends since.
  • Traveling to Israel

    Traveling to Israel
    My first time on a plane, and I got to meet my moms side of the family for the first time. It was a great experience and I loved it so much.
  • My First Day of School

    My First Day of School
    My first day at my elementary and middle school, Dublin Heights.
  • Getting my Pet Parrot

    Getting my Pet Parrot
    Johnny became an important part of our family and taught me how to be more responsible
  • Punta Cuna For the First Time

    Punta Cuna For the First Time
    The first time my family and I took a vacation together at a resort. At that age I had no idea places like Dominican Republic existed, it was beautiful there.
  • Mono Cliffs

    Mono Cliffs
    In grade 7, it was my first serious overnight trip without my parents and naturally I over packed. But, I had a great time hiking, exploring the outdoors and bonding with new people.
  • Got Into HMST at Northview

  • Moving Into a House

    It was a major move for our family, from going from a small apartment to a house where I had my own room.
  • Graduation Trip to Ottawa

    Graduation Trip to Ottawa
    My grade got to go on a 3 day, 2 night trip to see Ottawa. I had a great experience staying over night with my friends and learning a lot about Canada.
  • Graduating Middle School

    Graduating Middle School
    I graduated at my 8 year elementary school, Dublin Heights.
  • Me to We Concert

    I joined the Me to We club at my school and we got to fundraiser and help different causes, part of that club was the concert which was a really cool experience and my first concert.
  • First Day of High School

    My first day of school at Northview Heights SS
  • My First Job

    I got this job from my aunt who's a teacher, she hooked me up with a tutoring job for a 6 year old girl who couldn't read and was falling behind. It was my first paying job.
  • Kicked Out

    I was kicked out of the HMST program at Northview Heights SS