Iqaluit (Jan 30/06) - How does an Inuit girl end up named for a flower that doesn't grow in Nunavut? Daisy Kripanik is just happy that she didn't end up being called Ronnie.

Kripanik's mother and aunt were pregnant at the same time. Convinced that she was having a boy, her mother chose Ronnie as a name. Her aunt - positive about having a girl - chose Daisy.

Both were wrong about the gender of their babies, so when the kids were born, they swapped names.

Kripanik has been in Iqaluit since August 2005. She moved from Iglulik with her boyfriend Barry Airut and their four-year-old son Louie Kripanik. Airut is taking metal and jewelry work at Arctic College.

"I like it here. We get to meet a lot of people," said Kripanik, who works behind the counter at the gift and coffee shop at the airport.

"I've met Nancy Karetak-Lindell, and a lot of people from different communities. I've seen people who I haven't seen for a while," said Kripanik.

She misses Iglulik, but sees the positive side of Iqaluit, too. "The cheap food" is her answer when asked about her favourite part of the city.

She also enjoys "the fast taxis and my friends, too."

When it comes to Iglulik, she mostly misses her "home and my good old family."