I heard a song called Oh Canada on my way to work this morning. It was by Classified (ie. someone I’d never heard of before) and I have to say – I kind of teared up a bit as the lyrics rang on and on. It’s how I felt with this I Believe song that’s blasting every which way from Sunday since the Olympics started last Friday.
It makes me have this unusual outpouring of pride that I reside in this country. The same kind of pride I have when travelling overseas and people find out I’m Canadian and not American. It’s like the look on their faces makes me proud to be a part of a country that produces that kind of stereotypical response.
It’s the reason that I made it my mission last year to see all Canadian provinces (I only have two left) and Territories (all three left :/ ). It’s such an amazingly beautiful country that many of us never see because we can’t wait to get out to the hot vacation destinations or Europe (don’t get me wrong – I love those too). But we need to remember that we’re not just Canadian during the Olympics and there’s a deeper reason that we’re so proud when some person we’ve never heard about before slides down a mountain on a snowboard and beats the “favouring” American. Or bounces up and down on a mogul path and becomes the “first Canadian to win gold on our soil”.
What’s your reason?
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You know, I get this same way around this time every year. All of the Canadian stations are running ads for vacationing in all of the provinces and you know which one gets me every time? Newfoundland and Labrador. Why do you think I’ve gone for the past 2 summers? Last year, I was like, “a new province, definitely” but then the commercial runs and I’m hooked.
But it’s B.C. this year!
I used to tear up every time I saw commercials for Ontario when I was living in Alberta, now I find it’s the other way around.
The grass is always greener!!
When do you want to go to B.C.?
Going sometime in the summer, likely July. Boy used to live there so he knows the who’s, what’s, where’s of the city. But if you have any suggestions on what to do… send them my way! All I know is that I want to take on the Grouse Grind.