Jamie applied for a 2019 Youth Grant to attend the World Federation of the Deaf camp in Paris, a new experience given Auslan is Jamie's second language, which made the prospect of learning international sign language nerve-wracking.

The camp brought together over 120 participants from more than 40 countries for a week at Châtenay-Malabry, just outside Paris, with lectures and workshops on human rights, empowerment, the deaf ecosystem and media, including a talk from Colin Allen, President of the World Federation of the Deaf.

Though it was out of Jamie's comfort zone, the trip left Jamie glad to have gone, having built leadership skills, teamwork and new friendships through the week's team-building activities.