HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!

[the_vulture]

My return to Canada has been good to me. Yes, as I did in England, I've had a few reversals in fortune. But here, they have not been as frequent or as large. 'Course, it may simply be that my perception of them has been skewed by all the good stuff that's come up in my life, like a solid, stress-free job, where appreciation of my services is often demonstrated with bonuses and free use of a Crackberry Curve, and my really fab flat. It may even simply that things seem much easier to bear now that I'm home.

And that means a lot...

Home...

Practically speaking, it means I no longer have to worry as much about the consequences of losing my job, should that happen: being able to claim unemployment is a far cry from getting kicked out of a country!  :D

But there's more to it than that, far more...

It's the sense of 'belonging', that I am where I'm supposed to be. Where I am amongst friends and family. Where my accent isn't the subject of curiousity ("Sir, say 'tomato,'" "Sir, are you from America?" "Of course not, he's from Australia!"). Where there are far more places to roam to free. Where I am surrounded by the beauty of my homeland.

Where my heart always belonged.

I am home...

Comments

[alias_chick.livejournal.com]

Canada really IS home for me too. *HUGS* I'm glad you're back and I hope you have a lovely, lovely Canada Day!

[the-vulture.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I hope you have a grand one, too! *hugs*

[oniaka.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA!!!! I totally understand the whole "Accent thing". Having travled as I have, I hear all kinds of accents. Having lived as many places, I recognize accents.

I myself have a very mixed accent. Mostly I am with OUT accent. But, I have a few key things that pinpoint places where I have lived.

Also, having lived all over, and traveled all over. And dont get me wrong, I LOVE to travel. BUT, it is always the best, when one gets home...

Now if only I HAD a home to go home to...

[the-vulture.livejournal.com]

If I recall correctly, you've got a job that has you travelling a lot. That can be rough, especially if you don't have a 'homebase' to go back to.

As for the accent thing, it was rather amusing to learn that, from the English middleschooler's perspective, "saw" and "war" rhyme. *chuckle*