…I came to a realization over the course of the last couple of days. I’m surprised it didn’t occur to me earlier. The last few weeks have been the longest period of time that I have spent outside of Alberta or British Columbia since I moved west from Nova Scotia in 2004. I continue to be amazed by the enormity and diversity of Canada and am so thankful that I call this country home. I will admit though, that beyond a doubt my heart is in the west – Alberta and British Columbia and the mountains, rainforest and ocean. I realize that I have conformed to my not so new home and that I miss it and can’t wait to get back. I find comfort in that, to belong to such a place.