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Gentle readers, I have a favor to ask of you. My third-grade daughter is working on a geography project. And I'm delighted for the bonding experience. Please leave a comment and take a peek at the countries we're missing. We're hoping to get at least one visit from every country in the world!
The project will result in a Power Point presentation using the data. My how times have changed! Third grade!
By the way, Wonders and Marvels now has a strong following in the UK, Australia, and California. Thanks guys! (Through Google Analytics, I can see what city readers are from...nothing else, never fear.)
Would you all be kind enough to share a link to this blog with as many friends as possible--and especially in these far flung places? Just click on the envelope under the post to email the link to your friends.
Cuba
Kazakstan
Guyana
Ecuador
Bolivia
Paraguay
Uraguay
Russia
Greenland
Iceland
New Guinea
Indonesia
much of Africa
much of the Middle East
And don't worry, I'm not letting her read the blog entries. I'm not ready AT ALL to give the "Birds and the Bees" talk just yet!
Hi to you and your daughter from Virginia!
ReplyDeleteHi to you and your daughter from Virginia!
ReplyDeleteHowdy from sunny Tennessee!
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon from Northwest Ohio!
ReplyDeleteHi from Georgia!
ReplyDeleteAwesome project!!
ReplyDeleteAbout six months ago, a bunch of 12-yr-olds from Denmark contacted me through skype... they were doing a geography project on Chile and wanted to get the inside scoop!
Regardless of its bad sides, we really gotta love technology :)
Hello from Dunedin, New Zealand. I came to your blog via a comment on Twitter. I was over at Vanderbilt last year visiting the School of Nursing, and talking about midwifery in New Zealand. So, being a midwife, I am fascinated by your blog.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes to your daughter for her assignment. cheers Sarah
Hello from Chester, UK!
ReplyDeleteI'll write about your blog on mine tomorrow, and see if you get any more links.
Howdy from Oregon!
ReplyDeleteFound you 'cause you found me on Twitter. Interestingly, I'm thinking about a post-doc at Vanderbilt -- if I ever finish this dissertation.
You may be hearing from me!
I've linked you through a post on my blog, so maybe you'll get more hits! :-) Howdy, from Plano, TX!!
ReplyDeleteHi from Texas! Found you on twitter also. retweeting your link
ReplyDeleteHello from Georgia, USA.
ReplyDeleteI'm from Southeast Florida - Boynton Beach. I'll pass this on to my cousin in India and my technology teacher son in GA. Have fun.
ReplyDeleteI'm responding from the Twitter connection. Greetings from the Tarheel State (North Carolina)
ReplyDeleteBonjour from Montreal, quebec, Canada!
ReplyDeleteHello from Phoenix, Arizona, the Valley of the Sun!
ReplyDeleteHope this makes it in time for your daughter's project.
All my best,
Jackie Dishner
http://bikewithjackie.blogspot.com
Hi, I live in Southern Illinois. Sounds like a great project! Cindi
ReplyDeletejchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
Good for you! I live in central Illinois, about 60 miles south of Chicago.
ReplyDeleteIf you are interested, I have given a biography writing workshop for 3rd graders to write their own family stories. Also writing a book for kids with questions to ask during an interview.
Beth
http://onestoryatatime.blogspot.com
Clydebank is just outside Glasgow in Scotland, on the banks on the River Clyde, hence the name. Just remind your daughter that Scotland is not part of England - we really hate when Americans call the UK England. And no we don't all wear kilts and I was a grown man before I even tasted haggis for the first time.
ReplyDeleteAsalam Walaikum from Chittagong, Bangladesh!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Rhode Island!
ReplyDeleteHi to you and your daughter from Hyderabad, India
ReplyDeleteGood morning from Connecticut to both of you!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Albany, NY.
ReplyDeleteHi, to you and your daughter from Bedford, Indiana. Southern Indiana is very beautiful in the fall. Sherron Fields
ReplyDeleteHi from Bangalore.... Bangalore has pleasant weather all year long!
ReplyDeleteHi...from Roanoke,VA. Love and miss you all! Aunt Joyce
ReplyDeleteHello! Good luck on your project! ~Amanda, Vinton, VA
ReplyDeleteBonjour from Berkeley, CA! Berenice
ReplyDeleteHello from Kansas!
ReplyDeleteI've just recently come across your blog but I really enjoy it. Keep up the good work!
All best to you and your daughter from Western Massachusetts -- and from Maine, where I was until a few days ago.
ReplyDeleteSorry to miss all the GIFTERS, and thanks for the card Sue brought to my retirement celebration last weekend. (I had NO idea she would be there. The whole thing was full of surprises)
Betsey Harries
G'Day! From Sydney, Australia.
ReplyDeleteLove the website!
Bonjour to both of you from the Atlantic coast of France.
ReplyDeleteHello from Vancouver, Canada (this week) and Johannesburg, South Africa (next week.)
ReplyDeleteHello from Belgium !
ReplyDeleteGreat website !
Hello to you and your daughter from good old Salt Lake City, Utah!!
ReplyDeleteHello to you from Salt Lake City, Utah!!
ReplyDeletewaving to you from sunny Baltimore!
ReplyDeleteHello from The county of Cambridgeshire,England.
ReplyDeleteGood evening from the town of Moss in Østfold county, Norway!
ReplyDeleteHi there from Ireland!
ReplyDeleteHi from Ottawa, Ontario,Canada
ReplyDeleteHello from Nelson, New Zealand
ReplyDeleteYou guys are wonderful--and we're having blast! Here are some countries we're missing. Can you help out?? xoxox H and A
ReplyDeleteCuba
Ukraine
Kazakstan
Guyana
Ecador
Bolivia
Paraguay
Uraguay
Russia
Greenland
Iceland
New Guinea
Indonesia
much of Africa
much of the Middle East
I am an American living in San Cristobal, Mexico as a missionary. Hope the project goes well!
ReplyDeleteAloha from Hau'ula, Hawaii located on Oahu's north shore!
ReplyDeleteHi from Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
ReplyDeleteHello from Morganfield, Kentucky!
ReplyDeleteHello from Nebraska! Go Big Red!
ReplyDeleteI am originally from South Africa and I am studying in Utah-- good luck to your daughter!!
ReplyDeletePleasanton, CA. checkin in
ReplyDeleteHi to you and your daughter from a geographer in Worcester, Massachusetts! Good luck with the project!
ReplyDeleteHi from Swakopmund, Namibia!! Good luck with the project - sounds like fun! Hope Namibia was one of the African countries you were missing!
ReplyDeleteHi from Namibia
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting project! Hope your daughter gets to learn about many different countries. Out of interest my wife and I live in Namibia and our three children are on three different continents: South Africa, Australia and USA! Good luck and enjoy the time you spend on the project
Hi from Oklahoma! I discovered your link on Good Reads!!! Good luck with the project and I LOVE your blog! I'll be a regular lurker! :)
ReplyDeleteHello to both of you from Little Rock, Arkansas. I'm sending a link to this site to my friend and her family from Indonesia, so hopefully you'll get one more country checked off of your list soon! I just hope that the project hasn't been completed yet!Q
ReplyDeleteExcellent project idea! Good luck to the both of you. I hope this works out really well.
ReplyDeleteSelamat Pagi (Bonjour. Hello my name is Rina from Sumatra Island in Indonesia. And I am Christin's friend :)
ReplyDeleteI think this project is very cool and extremely important. You are an awesome parent.
Sampai Jumpa...
R.
This is indeed a great project. I live in Virginia but I am originally from the Phils.
ReplyDeleteWe now have Indonesia, Iraq, Peru...you all are so wonderful. If you'd like to see what's still missing: click here http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2008/10/geography-project-continues.html
ReplyDeletePlease help us fill the map!!
Bangkok, Thailand.
ReplyDeleteHi. my name is Fithri originally from Indonesia but study in Rotterdam, Netherlands
ReplyDeletegreat idea...wish we could have more projects like this.
Hi from North West Frontier Province/Pakistan, good luck for your project.
ReplyDeleteHello, I am an Australian living in South Africa!
ReplyDeleteIstanbul, Turkey
ReplyDeleteHello from Singapore.
ReplyDeleteHi from Jerusalem, Israel.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your fantastic project.
We're cooking now! Please keep the referrals coming. Below is a list of the countries that have checked in so far. Still so many missing--in Central/Eastern Europe, Central America, and Africa especially!
ReplyDeleteUnited States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia
France
New Zealand
Germany
India
Portugal
Ireland
Netherlands
Italy
Sweden
Belgium
Spain
Chile
Mexico
Israel
Norway
South Africa
Poland
Singapore
Romania
Finland
South Korea
Philippines
Denmark
Brazil
Switzerland
Bangladesh
Thailand
Hungary
Greece
Japan
Argentina
Myanmar
Peru
Grenada
Slovenia
Pakistan
Austria
Vietnam
Malta
China
Jamaica
Dominica
Taiwan
Puerto Rico
Uganda
Guam
Croatia
Malaysia
Colombia
Indonesia
Iraq
Czech Republic
Montenegro
Bahrain
Hong Kong
Egypt
Kenya
Saudi Arabia
Ukraine
Venezuela
Holly, thanks for sharing this with us. What a wonderful project for your daughter! I forwarded the link to my buddies on Twitter. Hope you hear from people from all of your remaining countries!
ReplyDeleteThey sure do learn much more in third grade these days than I did! Hi from Florida!
ReplyDeleteHello from Upper Marlboro, MD! Very cool project.
ReplyDeleteHi to you and your daughter from Greenville, South carolina!
ReplyDeleteHi from an FLXer in Weston, Florida--very close to Fort lauderdale.
ReplyDeleteHi...such a nice project.
ReplyDeleteSuccess for you and daughter :)
Augusta - Indonesia
Dumela BoMme!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Botswana!
Best wishes on your project.
From
Lauri Kubuitsile
(http:/;thoughtsfrombotswana.blogspot.com)
Hi there from Sydney, Australia. I'll see it I can send anyone your way.
ReplyDeleteHi from Melbourne, Australia :)
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon from Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteHello from England
ReplyDeleteHello from Epsom in England!
ReplyDeleteHello from Jerusalem, Israel!
ReplyDeleteHello from Warwickshire, England - the birthplace of William Shakespeare!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your project and very best wishes.
Claire
It's the internet can break boundaries. Greetings!
ReplyDelete- Ovo from Nigeria.
The internet can break boundaries. Hello everyone!
ReplyDelete-Ovo from Nigeria.
Here I am, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, I will try to include the link soon in one of my future post. Cheers and Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteHi from Bournemouth, England. Sorry not to add to your country list, but it's very nice here, beautiful beach, fabulous cliffs. So a nice one to add, anyway!
ReplyDeleteHello from Athens, Greece.
ReplyDeleteAnd here's hello to you and your daughter from Dhaka, Bangladesh! Sounds a lovely idea, I hope you reach your goal.
ReplyDeleteNadiya
A postcard from Scotland:
ReplyDeleteI live in a small village outside Edinburgh, Scotland. Amongst purple hills and ragged fields. It is cold now, and grey, and threatening rain. Moss grows on the roofs of the houses. Geese fly in arrow formation across the sky. And children came round last night with lamp-lit faces and crying 'trick or treat'.
Good luck to you both in completing your project.
Best wishes
Douglas
Hello,
ReplyDeleteJust letting you both know I used to live in a small town in Ecuador called Quevedo...it's closer to Quayaquil then the capital of Quito.
It is a really beautiful place to visit, especially the Gallapogos Islands where the famous Turtles live.
Good luck reaching your goals!
Hi from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, just heard from Rina Meutia that you are still looking for comments from the country of cows, windmills and wooden shoes. regards, Eveline van Manen
ReplyDeleteHello from Iowa [one of those flyover states] :-)
ReplyDeleteHello from Harrisburg, Pennyslvania!
ReplyDeleteHello from Southern California, USA
ReplyDeleteHello from Tzaneen, South Africa. That's in Limpopo province, if you were wondering. Salani Kathle.
ReplyDeleteGudde Moien from Luxembourg. One more to add to the list. Good luck and all the best!
ReplyDeleteVisiting from Atlanta, GA. Not international but still representing!
ReplyDeleteHello from Pennsylvania, and good luck to your daughter on her project.
ReplyDeleteG'day from Perth, Western Australia
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