Ms.+Tamblyn's+Travel+Blog

A friend of Colleen Gainor's has taken a year off to travel. Below is her Blog link as well as introductory letter.

www.whatsparksu.blogspot.com
Dear Educators: I am keeping a separate blog of our trip that's geared for kids! Feel free to use in your classroom if you find it helpful.

I am trying to write posts that link to curricular areas. Each post is tagged with the country name and the subject it fits with (so far there's History, Geography, Math, and Science). If you search a subject at the top of the blog, it will give you only those related posts.

I'm hoping it can be interactive, with students writing to me with questions or requests for specific photos, so please let me know if there's anything you'd like to see....

For Alberta Gr 3 Teachers: I'll be in India in November and Peru around April, so I can look for specific things for you if you need.

[|Introduction]
In my class last year, we talked a lot about our passions. I encouraged each of you to follow what you're most interested in, and find a way to use your passion to make the world a better place. One of my biggest passions is learning about people from other countries and cultures, and I hope that this makes me a better person because it widens my perspective on the world and helps me relate to people. I also hope that by showing you how people live in other parts of the world, you'll better appreciate and express gratitude for what you have (and that I will, too!).

The decision to take a year off from work and give up my position at W.O. was a huge one. Not only was it hard to leave the school, but I had to say goodbye to my friends and family for an entire year. It was scary to think about being gone for so long, and that I would be in so many different places that I didn't know or where I couldn't speak the language. But what I've learned so far in life is that the things that seem the scariest usually turn out to be the best. So, I dove into my passion!

I hope that you'll enjoy following along with my journey. The current plan is: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius, Nepal, India, Malaysia (Borneo), Vietnam, Cambodia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Peru! But it could certainly change, so I'll keep you posted. If you know anyone in any of these countries that I could stop in and say hi to, please let me know!

Cheers to new experiences at home and afar! ~ Ms. Tamblyn