Blog 2- Why We Travel

-I travel because it gives me a sense of different cultures and different foods. It also lets me experience the different animals that live in the country. My reasons don’t really align with Iyer’s because he travels to find himself and loose himself in the country. He also travels because he wants to see the poverty that different people have all over the country he doesn’t really talk about the nature side of his experience while traveling.

-This means that you should come to a country with open arms. And don’t think of it as a new place but think of it as an old place you’ve been before and find different things to experience. This relates to me by when we travel we should come to the country ready to experience what it has to offer.

-This means that when you go to a new country you may have fear about it like the new foods you can try or the language they speak. This relates to our journey because we are all kind of scared about the stuff we’re doing and the new things we’re going to experience and the roommates you’re going to have.

-Yes, I do believe that humans are “carrier pigeons” because when we travel to a country or a different state or something we share the ideas and cultures with different people and then those people pass them on to different people it like a chain of ideas.

-“The first great joy of traveling is simply having the luxury of leaving all my beliefs and certainties at home and seeing everything I thought I knew in a different light and form a crooked angle.” I choose this quote because it seems like he’s explaining the media can over exaggerate on a country and its hardships until you can experience them for yourselves. He’s also saying that everything he thought he knew about that specific country is different when experienced for the first time.  

Blog 1- trip of a life time

How I would intoduce myself would be to tell you my name. My name is Megan Curtis I think its an ugly last name. Next i would tell you some of my favorite things like my favorite color is green my favorite animals are all types of cats and I would like to go to Venice Italy. My favorite things to do are swimming, bike riding, and sowmobieling. I like to eat and when I grow up I want to be a Criminal Investagator.

The reason I want to go on this trip is because i will never be able to go to these countries again. Next is that this trip looks good on a college application. And lastly I really  want to see a real life Kangaroo.

What I hope to learn is the different culture of the two countries. I would also like to learn about the timezones like why are they like a day beahind us. Next would be to learn about the different food they cook. and lastly I would like to learn about the Great barrier reef.

What interests me about the two countries is that why are they a day behind the United States. And they types of cultures they influence or the cultures that influence them. And lastly like what races are the people that live there or the type of races that visit.

Well knowing before going to a new country or place is a good thing because you wouldn't want to do anything worng or anything that would insult the people of that country or area. It is also good to know about the place because then you know what to pack for the trip and what the weather will be like. And lastly its good to know things about the country because then you know like what kind of food they eat and like what language the native people speak too.