As Canadians moving to the United States, Dean and I certainly had some reservations. Americans often assume Canadians are just cold-resistant versions of themselves. But, in my experience, there's that hard-to-define Canadian frame of mind that makes us different: a bit cynical but open-minded, friendly but reserved, passionate but peaceful, and liberal but conservative.
We worried that Americans wouldn't get our politics, that they understood a different brand of Christianity that gives our faith a bad name, that they would think we're weird for taking our shoes off indoors.
More on these topics later.
One thing we never worried about was the incredible beauty and diversity of our new home. Driving across middle America was such a treat. Wyoming and South Dakota won our hearts with their unabashed rawness, their oversized dinner portions, and their remarkable landscapes.
We made up stories along the way. Each night at dinner we'd imagine what job we'd do if we lived in that town, who our friends would be, and what we'd do for fun. It's a game I highly recommend for your next road trip.
