Happy Canada Day.

I've always just thought of Canada Day as a day to go to celebrations, eat junk food, hang out with friends, watch the fireworks, etc. I've never really asked myself "what is Canada Day" until now of course. But I've really done some thinking, and I thought that I would share some of my thoughts with you, so here we go:

What does being a Canadian and living in Canada mean to me?

I'm very thankful to live in Canada. It's such a beautiful, independent and free place to be. I am very proud of my country.

Our freedoms, and rights are very important to me. I look at other countries where we are fighting for them to be able to have rights to their freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to vote! I am so glad that that's not the case in our Country. We have so many fair individual and collective rights, and the opportunities to exercises them. We're free to chose our government without being pressured, and intimidated by forceful, and endless campaigning. And we have a say in our government! We have the privilege to speak up when we feel something is unjust, or against what we stand for.

Canada is such a diverse country. Its nice to be able to walk around, and see the many different cultures that are formed all over Canada. There are so many different heritages and traditions to witness, and in some cases experience. We are able to be educated on what is happening in the world around us.

These things and many more are what make me proud to be a Canadian. I can honestly say that I for one cherish this country as part of my identity, and I cannot wait to celebrate Canada Day tomorrow with family and friends, and to be able to think about what it actually means to me.

I challenge everyone to ask themselves the question that is posted at the beginning of this post. And I want you to celebrate tomorrow with meaning. But most of all, have fun, and be safe =)

Happy Canada Day Everyone.

It'll Be A Busy Summer.

It's finally starting to feel like summer, ironically, just in time for the first day of summer.

Everything has gotten pretty hectic in the past week with finishing up school. I've got something like 3 review packages of 100 questions each, all due in the next 3 days. I've been feeling a lot of stress in getting these done, while balancing my kung fu, and tasks around the house. Thank goodness this is all going to be over with by Friday.

This summer is going to be really busy. We're starting to build an acreage just outside of Spruce Grove, so there's a lot of things that we have to do. We're not doing anything huge this summer, which is odd, because we usually go somewhere different every summer. So, I've decided to take one of my school courses over the summer. I started it last week, and I really enjoy it. I like the independence of being able to learn at my own pace, and to figure things that I don't understand out for myself. It's a new way of learning, and it seems to be going really well for me.

For now anyways.