Thirteen year-old Samantha is a "high performance" synchronized swimmer with her sights set on the Olympics. As an Etobicoke native, she’s never been much for winter activities and there’s little time to spare with her intense training schedule. Nathan (12) lives for Quebec City’s Carnaval de Québec each year – it’s the highlight of his winter. He’s a happy-go-lucky kid…and loves snow rafting, enjoying "la tire" (maple taffy cooled on the snow) and speaking to the Bonhomme.

The Swap: Samantha, who knows a few select French expressions, experiences Quebec culture first hand at the world’s biggest winter carnival! Will she succeed at ordering maple taffy in French and performing a French song on stage – and perhaps the biggest challenge of all, surviving the bitter Quebec cold? Meanwhile, Nathan, gets his first taste of synchronized swimming with a weekend in the water. His limits are tested as he attempts tricky synchro moves including "the eggbeater," and performs with the team for an audience!

SWAPPER JOURNAL: NATHAN

"The most interesting thing that happened to me during my swap was being filmed as if I was a big movie star. The coolest thing that happened to me during my swap was that everybody knew me and I didn’t know them. I felt very special the whole weekend that I was being filmed for the TV. Thank you very much SWAP-TV crew you were really kind and friendly."

SWAPPER JOURNAL: SAMANTHA

The most interesting thing that I participated in was singing up on stage in front of all those people. I was very nervous but after I felt proud of myself for doing it. The coolest thing that I got to do when I swapped was learning about the French culture and how different it is to what I am used to. I am the kind of person that likes attention. I loved being on TV and the camera on me. I missed it when the swap was done. My message to the SWAP-TV crew was thanks for everything that you did for me and I will never forget this experience.