EH O CANADA GO

The Olympics are my FAVORITE! I love everything about them! I LOVE the different events. I LOVE all the festivities. I LOVE watching all the athletes compete. I LOVE how so many countries come together to participate. It's so amazing to see. I'm in such awe of those athletes that have worked so hard to be the best they can be in their sport and see the passion that they have. Everytime someone wins a gold medal I tear up because you can see the joy beaming off their faces!

I especially love the Winter Olympics because it feels so close to home and this year the Olympics are at home! I've never been to Vancouver but I am thrilled the Olympics are being hosted there. I'm so excited for everything to begin so I can cheer on my country that I am so proud to be from.

The opening ceremonies last night were amazing! I thought they did such a great job and this poem was my favorite part. Enjoy...

We Are More

by Shane Koyczan

Define Canada

we are the home of the Rocket and the Great One

who inspired little number nines

and little number ninety-nines

but we're more than just hockey and fishing lines

off of the rocky coast of the Maritimes

and some say what defines us

is something as simple as please and thank you

and as for you're welcome

well we say that too

but we are more

than genteel or civilized

we are an idea in the process

of being realized

we are young

we are cultures strung together

then woven into a tapestry

and the design

is what makes us more

than the sum total of our history

we are an experiment going right for a change

with influences that range from a to zed

and yes we say zed instead of zee

we are the brightness of Chinatown and the laughter of Little Italy

we dream so big that there are those

who would call our ambition an industry

we are vineyards of good year after good year

we reforest what we clear

because we believe in generations beyond our own

knowing now that so many of us

have grown past what used to be

we can stand here today

filled with all the hope people have

when they say things like "someday"

because we are more

than a laundry list of things to do and places to see

we are more than hills to ski

or countryside ponds to skate

we are the abandoned hesitation of all those who can't wait

we are first-rate greasy-spoon diners and healthy-living cafes

a country that is all the ways you choose to live

a nation that can give you variety

because we are choices

we are millions upon millions of voices shouting

" keep exploring... we are more"

we are the surprise the world has in store for you

it's true

Canada is the "what" in "what's new?"

so don't let your luggage define your travels

each life unravels differently

and experiences are what make up

the colours of our tapestry

we are the true north

strong and free

and what's more

is that we didn't just say it

we made it be.