Us and One Big God: True Canadians

So far there are many things that we are loving about Canada.

1. The amazing views

Similar to Tassie, almost everywhere you look there is something pretty. Whether it be the Ginormous Mountains, cool red barns, wind turbines or gorgeous little stone rivers. It’s hard not to appreciate God’s beautiful creation here.

2. The people

Everyone we have met so far has been so welcoming and they can never do enough for you. People we have literally just met 5 minutes ago invite you over to their house for a meal or offer to give you anything you may be missing. People here are so helpful and will stop to explain things we don’t understand (like prepaid petrol stations) and they don’t mind when we ask a gazillion questions. They also try not to make fun of our silly accents and strange sayings, which is big of them. :)

3. Tim Horton’s

Every Canadian or person who has been to Tim Horton’s immediately just nodded their head in approval. Tim Horton’s is kinda like a fast food bakery, but without the bad food stigma. And everyone here LOVES it. We didn’t really get it for a while but the other week we dropped in and were thoroughly convinced that Tim Hortons ROCKS. Love their donuts, and $1 smoothies…oh and their iced lemonade….oh and their chicken wraps…oh and their chilli….

4. The snow

We have had two snowfalls so far and they are just breath taking. The girls and I love walking in the snow and opening our mouths to catch some. It’s just the loveliest experience. There is also something pretty cool about being the first to walk on crisp white snow in the morning.

5. Furnace Heating

I can’t tell how great it is to walk into any building and be warm! If I ever build a house. I’m putting in a furnace.

6. The humidity

Ok this is actually a love hate relationship I have with the humidity. I LOVE how the lack of humidity makes my hair less frizzy and all I have to do is brush it in the morning and it’s straight. But it is playing havoc with our skin. We have to apply lipgloss and moisturiser a few times a day otherwise we get all itchy and dry.

A few days ago Alex was inducted in as a true Canadian because he ate his porridge with mayple syrup instead of brown sugar. (It was quite tasty he said.) Yin (one of the COLTS instructors) mentioned that it was much easier to be inducted in as a Canadian then an Aussie. I asked why and Alex said, because to be an Aussie you have to eat Vegemite.

Fair enough I thought, Maple Syrup is much tastier then Vegemite. (Is it unAustralian to say that?)

Percy (The Camp Director) mentioned he has always wanted to try Vegemite. So of course I ran back to the cabin to grab ours and we popped it on some toast for him….

HE LIKED IT! I have a video somewhere of him eating it so when I find it I'll show it to you all.

Here's some pics....

I just had to share this cute photo of Miss E. The girls brought a tonne of dollies home from the second hand shop and Elizabeth claimed this one right away. She takes is everywhere, puts blankets on it and feeds it. SO adorable!