https://padlet.com/jay1888/os7t778tmh15 The experience of being Canadian & Jamaican. en-us 2020-03-05 01:20:06 UTC 2020-03-05 02:57:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5fa.png jay1888 https://padlet.com/jay1888/os7t778tmh15/wish/454781750 I was born and raised in Canada, however, my roots are Jamaican so I had the opportunity to experience both cultures. Growing up Canadian I had the pleasure of learning all there was towards being a Canadian citizen, while also at the same time I was able to practice my culture of being Jamaican as well.  ]]> 2020-03-05 01:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jay1888/os7t778tmh15/wish/454781750 jay1888 https://padlet.com/jay1888/os7t778tmh15/wish/454785936 Growing up I had the please of enjoying the best of both worlds when it came on to the food I got to enjoy. Culturally, Canadians have the signature dish of poutine which I enjoy. There are other Canadian cultural foods I enjoyed growing up such as sweet and delicious beaver tails, beef pot pie, Canadian bacon etc.. The list can go on. When it came on to Jamaican food, I got to enjoy many cultural dishes like the famous Jerk chicken with rice and pea's with coleslaw, Ackee and salt fish with dumpling, yam, banana and plantain and not to mention rice and curry goat and oxtail with fish and bread fruit. The list can go on but I would have to say Jamaican dishes are my favorite. ]]> 2020-03-05 01:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jay1888/os7t778tmh15/wish/454785936 jay1888 https://padlet.com/jay1888/os7t778tmh15/wish/454789570 Since i was born the whole time growing up the music culture was solely based on Jamaican music. It was the rhythm and flow that i really enjoyed. My parents grew up listening to this type of music called reggae, there's more genres under the Jamaican umbrella of music, but reggae was the thing to play for almost all moods and occasions for as long as I can remember and it has been one of the greatest experiences I take from Jamaican side of culture.]]> 2020-03-05 02:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jay1888/os7t778tmh15/wish/454789570 jay1888 https://padlet.com/jay1888/os7t778tmh15/wish/454791246  This has to be one of the most energy driven things about our culture. Every year Jamaicans host what is called a carnival, and not like a Canadian carnival with rides and games but a Jamaican cultural carnival that is held every year in Jamaica and in Ontario as well, known as Caribana (Caribbean and island carnival). With so much music, live entertainment, floats, mass performers with their many unique colorways of costumes and parade floats, it would be hard to find yourself not entertained by the rich culture that brings out such positive and joyful emotions and experiences that will give you one of the times of your life. Canadians host these things too so I look at it as part of both my Canadian and Jamaican identity and culture in Canada's sense of multiculturalism.]]> 2020-03-05 02:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jay1888/os7t778tmh15/wish/454791246 jay1888 https://padlet.com/jay1888/os7t778tmh15/wish/454795449 Growing up both Canadian and Jamaican you learn about both historical backgrounds of your identity. Growing up in school, you would learn all there was to Canadian culture such as the duality of using both English and french within the country, the first settlers who arrived and built their foundation of Canada when the country was previously known as a group of colonies that came together to form the origin of what we know today, etc. It was a great opportunity to know how this side of my culture operates and has built itself up to where it is today. As well, I had the opportunity of learning about my Jamaican roots and history as well, such as English and Spanish settlers arriving on the island and colonizing it, to the uprising of the Maroon people that led a series independent movements that allowed the people of Jamaica to have the right to rule and make judgment over their inhabitants to build a more civilized and forward-thinking nation. ]]> 2020-03-05 02:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jay1888/os7t778tmh15/wish/454795449 jay1888 https://padlet.com/jay1888/os7t778tmh15/wish/454805736 To learn more about Canadian history click the link below]]> 2020-03-05 02:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jay1888/os7t778tmh15/wish/454805736