Exploring Our Roots: The Adventures of Olivier & Joaquin

By Gilbert LeGras

This is the fifth and final book in the Adventures of Olivier and Joaquin series of childrens stories. The boys go to Canada for the first time in more than twelve years to celebrate Canadas 150th anniversary in 2017, marking an adventure that has them explore the countrys biggest cities and breathtaking countryside. Now begins each of their stories as they grow into increasingly independent teenagers, and soon, young men.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Sep 28, 2017
• ISBN: 9781490784878

Gilbert LeGras

Gilbert was a foreign correspondent with Reuters, a news agency which supported him in publishing his first book "The New New World" in 2001 about doing business in South America. After 20 years in journalism, Gilbert returned to Canada to work for the federal government where he has focused on economic, diplomatic and national security files. Gilbert lives in the Canadian capital, Ottawa, and is honoured to be the father of Joaquin and Olivier.

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ISBN: 978-1-4907-8488-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4907-8487-8 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017914950

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Contents

Foreword

Chapter 1 – Original Roots: Adawe, Kanata

The 2017 Whirlwind Tour of Central and Western Canada

Chapter 2 – Canada 150 Day, 1 July 2017

Chapter 3 – Giving Thanks, 1 to 3 July 2017

Chapter 4 – Ontario, Yours to Discover

Chapter 4 – Beautiful British Columbia

Chapter 4-1/2 – Ottawa Pit Stop

Chapter 5 – New York City

Chapter 6 – La Belle Province de Québec

Chapter 7 – Friendly Manitoba

Chapter 8 – Returning Home

A word of thanks to you

Our National Anthem (Bilingual version)

About the Author

This fifth and final book in the Adventures of Olivier & Joaquin series marks the culmination of 56 trips to visit my sons in Argentina between December 2005 and July 2017 that resulted in their being allowed to come and explore their other country of citizenship – Canada – in July 2017.

Joaquin and Olivier landed in Ottawa on July 1st – Canada Day – to mark our country’s 150th anniversary and celebrations. This book loosely recounts our 28-day adventure across four of Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories, and describes those parts of Canada Joaquin and Olivier have yet to explore on future trips.

This book is as much a guide and keepsake for Olivier and Joaquin, and readers like you who have taken such a keen interest in their lives, as it is an invitation to my sons – teenagers growing into young men – to fully assume their independence and write their own life stories. We hope you enjoy this one – it is our story that we wish to share with you.

"All night long on my bed I looked for the one my heart loves;

I looked for him but did not find him.

I will get up now and go about the city, through its streets and squares;

I will search for the one my heart loves. So I looked for him but did not find him.

The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city.

‘Have you seen the one my heart loves?’