We emigrated to Quebec from England when I was 4 months old and landed in Valcartier, a tiny French Canadian village just outside Quebec City. We only lived there a couple of years, and I have no conscious memories, but my babysitter was Quebecois so I got two mother tongues: English and French, though schooled... Continue Reading →
The Miramichi
There were other M places: Montreal, Michigan and Musquodoboit - all of which I'm writing about under other letters, so for M I've chosen the Miramichi, or Miramichi City as it's now called. I lived there in my last year of high school, when I was 17 and again for a couple of years before... Continue Reading →
Canadian and Proud of It!
Although I was born in England and am a British citizen, I'm also a naturalized Canadian with Canadian citizenship. We went to Canada when I was 4 months old and other than a year in England when I was 6, and a year and half in the States, I've lived in Canada my whole life.... Continue Reading →