“…not till we are completely lost, or turned round – for a man needs only to be turned round once with his eyes shut in this world to be lost – do we appreciate the vastness and strangeness of nature. Every man has to learn the points of compass again as often as be awakes, whether from sleep or any abstraction. Not till we are lost, in other words not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves, and realize where we are and the infinite extent of our relations.” – Henry David Thoreau, Walden
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Happy Canada Day!
It was a beautiful and warm night for Canada Day celebrations. I found that Canada Day in a small town in the Maritimes means knee-slapping country music, fireworks, and real Canadian pride. =) It was especially cool seeing the Africans dancing along to the country music as well. Music is universal!
What it Means to be Canadian
A big part of this trip is reassessing myself. What does it mean, for example, to be Canadian? In Japan, I often brushed off the question by focusing on Canada’s multiculturalism. We’re so diverse that we don’t really have a common way of being, acting, or believing, I’d say. Upon reflection though, I think my … Read more