Thoughts

O, CANADA

I have to start by saying that when we went to Canada, I was a little wary about how the average Candian would treat us. I have heard that many Canadians are down on Americans, especially nowadays since we are a part of an unpopular war.

But all the Candians we ran into were especially friendly. In fact, many were more friendly than most people I know here! We were sitting in our car looking at the map to help get us back to the Calgary airport, when a stranger approached. I quickly got defensive and thought about what I'd do if he pulled out a gun or threatened up or tried to carjack us. But instead, he simply asked if we needed help getting to our destination. That's it.

I felt horrible that I had thought the worst about him and other Canadians. It was a good wake-up call for me as to how I treat people and view them.