Interpreters: from cannons to calamites

The interpreters at the Joggins Fossil Cliffs have diverse backgrounds that have taken them all over the country, (and in some cases, the world), and allow them to meet many different people. Sometimes, those people make a second appearance!

Sophie Prayal-Brown, bilingual student interpreter at the Joggins Fossil Centre and funded through the Federal Young Canada Works program, was previously an interpreter at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada. During this time, Sophie gave tours from the perspective of an officer's wife in the 1800s.

Sophie interpreting the Noon Gun at the Halifax Citadel in 2009

During one tour, Sophie met Anne and Germain Grill of Strasbourg, France, who were visiting Canada for the first time. When visiting Canada for the second time, Anne and Germain explored the Joggins Fossil Cliffs. It was during this second visit that they ran into Sophie again!


Anne, Sophie, and Germain at the Joggins Fossil Centre, 2012

It is a small world after all! If Anne and Germain visit Canada for a third time, they will may be on the lookout for Sophie. You never know when or where you will run into someone again!

To learn more about the team at the Joggins Fossil Cliffs, check out our staff biographies.