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The idea here is to TRAVEL THE WORLD regardless of time or budget. It dawned on me one day that even if I had unlimited time and money (which I definitley do not), I still couldn't see everything in the world that I'd like to see--I'm simply not going to live long enough to do it.

But I had a bit of brain wave and soon after the travel envelope was born. This is an actual physical envelope. I typed the name of every country in the world, plus every state in the US on little slips of paper which I then put into the envelope. In the beginning we (myself, my husband, Dave and daugher Catherine) would draw out a slip at random at the beginning of the month and that's where we would go---at least in our minds. We grab some books about the country from the library and put them in our bathroom to look at. We also check out some videos about the country if any. We check it out on googleearth, listen to the music, try the food, maybe even attempt to learn a dance or celebrate a festival.

After the first two years we discovered that even virtual traveling can be tiring, so we travel now whenever I happen to be in the mood.

It's great fun. I especially love it when people I meet have been to the place I'm "visiting" in real life, or get excited and have some virtual adventures of their own. I hope that anyone who comes across this blog will feel welcome to come with us on the trip!



You have a standing reservation to see it all!

Jun 2, 2010

The Empty Pot


Warning!  Plot Spoiler!

This is one of my all time favorite books which happens to be set in China,  by Demi.  The pictures are wonderful and the story is sweet.  In short, the emperor needs to choose a sucessor and he makes a grand announcement that all the children are to come to the palace and get a seed--whoever grows the most beautiful flower will become emperor.  One little boy is a very good gardener and he is sure he can grow something beautiful.  He plants and tends his seed but it doesn't grow.  He tries everything, but when the great day comes and all the children are to show their flowers he still has nothing but an empty pot to show for his efforts.  He is very embarrassed but he goes anyway.  The emperor is frowning at all the flowers but stops at the boy's pot and asked what happened?  The boy confesses that he tried as hard as he could but the flower just wouldn't grow.  He brought the empty pot because "it was the best he could do."  The emperor honors this boy for his integrity and chooses him to be his heir.  All of the seeds he had given out had been cooked and could not possibly grow.
   Story is told much more beautifully of course.  It's a book I treasure.   
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