I remember

What catch phrase is on the Utah license plate? The Greatest Snow on Earth! What about Idaho? Definitely something to do with potatoes. Here in Quebec, there license plates have the words Je me souviens or I remember listed in bright blue on the bottom. Today we finished up our three day visit of Montreal. Though I studied here two years ago, I have still been able to see some new sights. We walked to a video shop today where they were having free viewings of there films. My roommate Chelsea from Maine and I chose a documentary to preview called I remember. We got to sit in a big chair that looked like the type in arcades where you drive race cars. The film talked about the importance of this saying on the license plates. The director went around and interviewed various people who make up the Quebec culture. The ancestors of the Huron Indians said they remember the fact that the French chased them off their land. The French Quebecers say that they remember when the French lost to the English on the Plains of Abraham. It is a very personal saying. Each person has their own personal interpretation.

It has been a fulfilling day. I got to swim in our hotel pool last night and tonight--always a pleasure. My roommate Chelsea did some water aerobics with me and we had a blast. I taught the teachers a variety of games as we crossed the island into Montreal each morning. Their favorite was the alphabet game and I,ve Never. Tomorrow we are off to Middlebury, Vermont, following the footsteps of Samuel de Champlain. Then we are off to Ottowa and back to Quebec City. It has been a very fulfilling experience. Tomorrow I will write more about who was this Samuel de Champlain--that is, providing there is internet at this new hotel. His existence is a bit of a mystery.