It is a puzzle

I am watching ice hockey and cheering on the Vancouver Canucks playing against the Boston Bruins for the Stanley Cup. I have been caught up in this alternate reality for the last few weeks and watching all the hockey games along with the rest of the family... the street.....the province....the country. There is a glacier that you can't help but skate along with, and the fast flowing game can get anyone hooked. OK, enough of the puns.

This kind of support no longer surprises me. We have been living in Canada for over 2 years now, and we were here whilst Vancouver hosted the Olympics. The atmosphere was absolutely amazing. Canadians pull this stuff off. There really is a sense of community when it comes to organising any event from the local city days to Canada Day, Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas, the Olympics to Ice Hockey. There are always parades, fairs, stalls and freebies, loads of fun stuff to do for the kids and fireworks.

Whilst watching the hockey game, we manage to cook and eat a very tasty curry - how English, and Liam starts his puzzle (or is that jigsaw) of the world. This seems to sum up our version of cultural identity. We take in pieces of everywhere.

My husband, Mike, and I were born in the UK- England and Northern Ireland. Liam was born in the USA and Maya was born in Canada. We have lived in the UK, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Canada. We were in the USA for a few months. There are huge differences in the histories of these places, how we have been part of them and how they are becoming part of our lives. I am enjoying showing my kids the best that places have to offer, and can't wait to show them the rest of the world.

Where next?

Go Canucks Go. In Liam's words 'Go Whitecaps Go' (The Vancouver soccer team- oops).