Okay, so there's a Yahoo group called Flat Travelers. The idea is based on the Flat Stanley book series. Basically you make a flat character and mail them off around the world, or just the USA, for other people to take on adventures! I hope for it to be a great way to learn about similarities and differences of people and places. Our flat traveler, Happy, will be departing for Memphis TN tomorrow!
Here is our Letter to the Host Family:
Date:
Temperature:
Our name and address
My Email addy
Dear Family,
My name is Happy, and I'm so happy to be staying with you for a while! I was created by mom when Noah was little. Noah's had 3 open heart surgeries, and I was used to help teach him how his heart is happy now that it's fixed!
We live in Michigan, about an hour north of Detroit. Our city is called Lake Orion, and it used to be a vacation area for those who lived in the city. Many of the houses in our neighborhood are still 'cottages' that haven't been remade or expanded into larger homes! There are many small lakes in Lake Orion. We live up on a hill, and our house backs up to a paved road - but the best part is we overlook a small lake called Bunny Run Lake! It is very beautiful in winter and spring.
Did you know that no matter WHERE you go in Michigan you are never more than an hours drive from a lake? It sure makes swimming easier in the summertime. Because we are so far north our winters here are long, and our summers are short. The waters stay pretty cold until about the 4th of July. Sometimes it's even too cold to swim then!
Mom has been homeschooling Noah for 3 years now. He was in Special Education, but they don't teach academics there. So now we get to do all kinds of fun things together. We LOVE to take field trips, and travel, and have fun with friends - and especially picnic! Dad has to work during the week so he doesn't get to have as much fun. We have 2 dogs - Einstein who is a Bichon Frise, and mom's little buddy; and then right before Halloween we got a labradoodle and we named her Molly. She is going to be a certified service companion dog for Noah! She finishes training mid-March and then just has to do a test to get a special paper. The test is kind of like show and tell - mom tells Molly what to do, and Molly shows that she is a good listener!
Noah is also on a special needs cheerleading team, he really knows how to pump up a crowd. He is always smiling. A lot like Buddy the Elf. Elf is one of our favorite movies. Mom loves purple, and smiling is her favorite. I like Martha Speaks on PBS. Noah would love it if all his toys could come alive just like in Toy STory. Did you know that Toy Story 3 is coming out this summer? We can't wait to go see it.
I think I'll put a couple of photos here for you to see, and I can't wait to see what fun we will have together!
And here is our host family journal page:
Date of Arrival:
Host Family Name(s):
Host Family Location:
Places I Visited:
What was your favorite part of my visit?
What was the weather like?
What do you wish *could* fit in the enveleope for me to bring home?
How far did we travel together in one day?
In the whole week?
Online Traveling can be very hard work, what did we do to relax?
If you have any pets, what are they and thier names?
What do you like best about where you live?
What are your favorite movies?
What are your favorite foods?
What sorts of things are available where you live that might not be available anywhere else?
What book are you reading right now?
What do we have in common?
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