Traveling

           I believe we travel to learn about ourselves our cultures and other cultures.  I also think we travel to see things that we would not see in our culture.  I agree with Picos reasons we travel.  To become young again and to learn about our and others cultures.

          It means that when we travel not to see the objects that we travel too.  But to become young again and learn new things.  It relates to me in that when I travel I will often just think about getting the bragging rights of going to places.  Now I will try to get the stories more than the pictures.

          We travel with fear to go out of our boundries and see new things.  This will relate to us because we are going halfway around the world.  I do not know too much about Australia.  I am afraid of going because I dont know what to expect from the trip.  But that is what makes it fun.  The fear of what will happen.

          I do not think that we have a responsibility to spread our culture because that would ruin the culture we travel too.  If everybody spread their culture everywhere would be the same.  There would be no value in traveling because we would know what to expect from our travel and not have the fear of new experinences in our travel.

          My favorite quote was "You can teach them what they have to celebrate as much as you celebrate what they have to teach."  It shows how cultures that are different have both positive and negative sides. And that we should explore both to learn what we need to do to our and their cultures to make a better world. 

Australia Passport

Blog 1/Me going to Australia

          My name is Erik S and I am an atheletic child.  Ive played baseball my whole life, and Ive very much enjoyed it.  I would like to go to MSU for college, and join some type of militaristic group such as the marines or navy.  My sister is a very talented artist.  I play intramural basketball and that is where its at. Ive traveled to Europe the past summer.  We went to London, Paris, and several places in Ireland.  It was a two weeek trip and I really enjoyed it.

          I signed up for this course because I believed it would be one of my only chances to travel to New Zealand and Australia.  I also thought it would be a good time for me and my buddies to go on a fun trip together. I am hoping to learn about the way of life in Australia and NZ, and see many cool things. Also to find out what type of person I am.

          I hope that I will discover the culture of Australia and NZ.  And what it is like to be in new places for extended periods of time.  I want to also learn about the wildlife that is all throughout each of the continents. I also want to learn from their culture to understand our culture. It will also be a good chance to get to know the people there and my friends that are going.

          Some of my specific intrestes in Australia and New Zealand would be the wildlife their.  People always think of Australia of having awesome wildlife and I hope to see some while I am there.  I am interested in the sports they play there as well.  Australian Football in Australia, and Rugby in New Zealend. I am also interested in the architecture of the opera house.  Boomerangs are really cool too, I plan on getting one while I am there. 

          I think we are learning about the places we are going before we go because it will help us better understand their culture and the places we intend on going.  If we have greater knowledge of where we are going it could make it more fun for us because we know where and how the things came to be.  Also I think if we know more about the place we will be more excited to go there and actually see what we have been learning about for so long.  All in all I am very excited to go and learn about Australia and New Zealand



      



Boomerangs are cool



Australian Football