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Akaka Falls

See the World for Free

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!

Sep 27, 2010

Christmas

Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7. Some of the traditions sound charming.  On Christmas Eve people gather branches of oak and bring them to the church courtyard and make a bonfire which symbolizes Christ bringing light to the darkness of the world.   The priest blesses the fire and the choir sings Christmas hymns. Afterward everybody gathers in the church to eat lent appropriate food (no meat or dairy).  On Christmas morning before opening presents you wait until Christmas is brought to you before you open presents.  A young child knocks on the door and puts a stick into the fireplace.  The number of sparks that fly up are the amount of good luck you can expect in the coming year.  The child is given a gift to thank them for bringing Christmas.
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