pier 21
just arrived back from a wonderful 10 days in halifax. now my head is spinning spinning spinning. i want to go back and live there. i feel lonely in ottawa. but the ottawa/halifax debate is for another day (and it's pretty damn boring).
halifax is a coastal city located by the atlantic ocean (for my kiwi readers). it's an important city for canada because many immigrants arrived there until the 1970s. they would arrive at pier 21. pier 21 is also were soldiers left (and hopefully returned) for war.
pier 21 is also an important place for me and my family. my grandfather was in ww2 and left by ship from pier 21. while he was fighting he met a woman who would become his wife and my grandmother. when the war finished, my grandfather returned home to canada and entered at pier 21. a little while my grandmother, from wales, came to canada and arrived at pier 21 too.
i visited pier 21 last week. both of my grandparents' names are on plaques hung at pier 21. they have both played roles in canada's history and development. i couldn't believe it was my first time to visit such a special place.
posted by i'm a fara girl ('fara' means JOYOUS in Shona) @ 7:57 PM
1 Comments:
The history of ones family is very interesting. Your story is a story that is mirrored by many, but unique and special at the same time. My grandfather came over from Italy while the americans blew apart his small village and he was stranded with his 4 siblings at Pier 21 waiting for money from his family to arrive so they could take the train to MTl. We are so lucky to have the start on life that we have had.
Now for the difficult part. now its your turn to take on a new life direction and make a path for yourself and your future family.Your Pier 21 may not be the physical and geographical one in Halifax. Yours could be the airport after hours of painful travel and your pilgramidge is just beging.
Good luck with that hotstuff. Send me a postie from your travels.
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