- the landscape: second largest nation means there's an enormous amount of beauty coast to coast
- our peaceful reputation: I love that I can proudly wear a canadian flag on my backpack while travelling - even if it means people repeatedly ask me to say "about"
- living freely as a woman in an equal opportunity society
- the foxes: both Terry and Michael J
- toques - I have 7. Yes, that's right daily toques
- two words: Ryan Gosling
- That we have a sense of humour: Phil Hartman, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Martin Short, Jim Carrey, Eric McCormack, Mike Myers, Eugene Levy, John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, Michael Cera
- If you say, did you watch the game? we all know what you mean.
- that we all know someone who has curled
- That we roared together as a nation during the 2010 Winter Olympics and we all remember where we were when Sidney Crosby scored in overtime
- that if someone says they're having a double double, we know what the $&%* they are talking about
- real maple syrup
- talented singer songwriters: Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Sarah McLachlan
- that I've seen bears, orcas, moose, eagles, elk, beaver (yes, there's a joke in there I'm sure), all in their natural habitats
- that canoeing, snowshoeing, mountain biking can all be done in a day
- our health care & education system (yes, we are taxed up the wazoo, but I'd rather not go without)
- that our nation fared well during the recession
- lululemon (aka: my maternity leave uniform)
- year long maternity leave
- local farmer's markets
- literary legends: Margaret Atwood, Douglas Coupland, Alice Munro, Farley Mowat, Robertson Davies, and on goes the list...
- bc wineries
- our amazing inventions: (the light bulb, the telephone, insulin, zipper, Canadarm, basketball, wonderbra - my boobs thank you)
My name is Kelly and I. Am. Canadian.
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