What I know about geography!
Each of us brings some geographic knowledge to this course! What is your knowledge base? What courses have you had in geography? Where have you traveled? Do you keep up to date on world events? Share aspects of your geographic knowledge with us:)
I lived in the middle east for 20 years, 16 years in Iraq and 4 years in the desert of Saudi Arabia as refugee, moved to U.S and since then I been traveling to many countries for job purpose and family visit , I have been in Jordan, Syria, Holland, Germany, Kuwait, Canada, holy city of Mecca, and Afghanistan.
ReplyDeleteBesides PA, I have lived in Texas, Idaho, Florida, New Jersey and England. I have traveled all across the US and visited Germany, Canada and Qatar. As far as knowing where countries are located, I definitely need to learn more. I don't usually pay too much attention to world events because it is usually depressing. I figure if it is important enough someone else will tell me about it.
ReplyDeleteI have lived in the PA area for most of my life, except for when I was a child, I lived in the state of IN. As far as other countries I have only been to Canada. I would love to one day traval to some other countries, mainly Egypt. Although I have not had much international travel, I have seen quite a bit of the US. I have seen most of the east coast and a few sothern states. I have to say the state I have enjoy the most is FL, because of the weather, sites, and beaches. But mainly for the Disney trips with my children.
ReplyDeleteI have alot of knowledge in geography even though I have not traveled far and wide like most of you. I have been to Chicago, Washington DC, Baltimore, both Virginias, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Pittsburgh,and a few smaller cities in between. The only foreign country I have been to was Canada and it is not that foreign lol. I keeep up on past and current world events through boooks and the news. There are always new things to learn and I hope to leave this class with way more knowledge then I now have.
ReplyDeleteI've travelled to Germany, France, England, Denmark, Switzerland, Norway (Italy was closed the day we went!), Canada, all the continental United States (WV is my favorite), Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands (kinda padding the list-the Galapagos Islands are techically part of Ecuador) and the Amazon jungle (again padding, but it's like a whole world itself).
ReplyDeleteI'm easily bored by 'scenic wonders' and actually slept through Yellowstone and the Petrified Forest, but love the various creatures (including humans)to be found when exploring other areas. So, when I visit Mercyhurst College next Saturday, I hope to continue learning about the fellow inhabitants of Room 214. Go Team Green!! (Not the Lakers, Jamal and the two artistic girls and myself!)
I don't know how this blogging works, but I'd like to ask Bethany 'why Egypt'? Is it the pyramids, sand, camels or something else that draws you to that land of mystery?
ReplyDeleteI do not have much knowledge in geography. This is my first class on the subject and I have not traveled outside the U.S. other than the Mexican Riviera, Cancun, and the U.S Virgin Islands. I guess I never had a desire to travel outside North America; maybe because of my lack of knowledge. I have lived most of my life in Erie. However, I did spend 10 years in Ohio. I guess one could say I am a homebody as I spend my vacation time traveling to warm, sandy beaches where I do not need a passport to visit (or at least did not need one prior to last year).
ReplyDeleteI don't have much knowledge about geograpghy at all. I am an adult student and what was taught in grade school was long ago and forgotten. I had Diversity in Socitey and Asian Cultures at the college and I must admitt I was very interested in learning about of parts of the world. I have always lived in PA and only traveled to Canada when I was a teenager. I'm looking forward to learning about the world in this class.
ReplyDeleteI have limited knowledge of geography - I've taken geography courses before and a number of other courses I've taken required me to look at aspects of geography. So I recognize some locations and concepts but like anyone else if it's not on the daily agenda, I don't bother committing it to memory.
ReplyDeleteHowever I like geography - it comes easy because I love to travel. I came here from Russia with my family when I was 8 so maybe it comes from that (lived in Erie ever since). I just love to explore new cities and look at how other people live :)
Aside from the motherland I've been to Canada several times (loooove Toronto), and a few places in the U.S. - NYC, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Chicago, D.C. area, Scranton area. My goal is to tour the country and hit up farther states and then one day when I'm rich and famous (jk!) I want to travel the world or you know at least Europe. Looking forward to refreshing my memory and learning something new every class.
I have very limited knowledge of geography. I have never been out of the United States but have traveled to many different states. I went as a child with my grandparents every summer somewhere, one year we went across the US in their motorhome. We made stops in Wisconsin (Dells), North Dakota (Mt Rushmore & Yellowstone). I have lived in Orlando for a year (93 - 94) but had never been to Disney until 2 years ago. I hope to gain to more knowledge about other countries and more about our own as well; i plan to take my children to places throughout the United States as they get older. My dream is to go to Italy and Sicily to get more of my families culture.
ReplyDeleteI grew up in Thompson Falls, Montana, and moved to Erie, Pa when I was 11 years old. I still have family and try to visit whenever I have the chance. I've been to the western part of Canada including Calgary and visited one of the biggest malls in the world, located in Edmonton. I'd love to travel all of Europe someday, and hopefully with the knowledge I learn from this course I can know where I want to go!
ReplyDeleteHello all, I have lived in PA my entire life and have only left the country once to the majestic lands of Canada for hockey. Other than that I have traveled to Florida, Arizona, North and South Carolina, Ohio, New York, and have driven through many more. I do not have a lot of experiences with other cultures or their traditions. I do not tend to keep current on world events because I am either working or at school. I would love to see more of the world epically accent cultures like Egypt or Greece.
ReplyDeleteI have a very dynamic sense of world geography. I have traveled to many countries, cities, towns, and villages but mainly villages. I am originally from Somalia and left my birthplace due to a civil war. This war tore apart the place my family and I once called home. Because of this, we had no choice but to escape. During this process of escape, we went from Somalia to Kenya and then finally ended up in the United States. We traveled by way of boating along the coast of the Indian Ocean to Kenya. We did not know at the time that we would end up there. We stopped at many small villages and towns that rejected us, forcing us to continue on our journey till we arrived in Kenya. Senses then I have lived in the States. I have lived here for fifteen years now. I have travelled through out the States many times. I am an avid soccer player. Soccer has allowed me to travel to many states with the U.S. I have played soccer sense I was five years old and even played here at Mercyhurst College.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit that I am not a seasoned travel pro. I have visited Washington D.C. and as far west as Sandusky Ohio! Not particularly impressive, but that is that. I try to stay current with world events and have to admit that I have learned a lot since I started volunteering with a local refugee resettlement program.
ReplyDeleteLike Michele I look forward to traveling to Italy one day to experience the land where some of my ancestors called home. Also like dsanti I also really want to visit Greece because so many fascinating things happened in both Greece and Italy. Of course I would love to visit the pyramids in Egypt as well. I guess I'm kind of a history nerd. :)
Hi everyone! I haven't traveled that much out of the U.S., but I find it fascinating that most of you have, and I always have to ask how and why Erie became your place to live? I think Erie is beautiful with its changes of seasons, but it's small town.
ReplyDeleteI have traveled to Canada to see Niagra Falls and the culture around it, but that is as far as out of the country I have been. I have traveled to New York, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Washinton D.C., North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Tennessee, in my future I see myself traveling to more states in North America and maybe some places like Europe that are outside my comfort zone. I guess when it comes to foreign contries I am clueless in everything that they have to offer. I am hopeing that with this class I become more knowledgable of other countries and maybe open myself up to want to travel to these far away places like Paris.
I have not been in a geography class probaly since middle school, and that was a long time ago. Although, I wasn't as willing to learn about other countries then as I am now.
@ Susen, I would love to see Egypt for many reasons. Their culture is so fascinating, from the Royalty down to the peasant. I am addicted to the shows on history channel about Egypt, I feel the excitement like I'm their when I watch them uncover a newly found tomb on there shows. Alot of are traditions and habits, especially for us wemon come from the Ancient Egyptions. Such as, grooming ( makeup, jewlery, clothing) are sense of presence. We can learn alot from the Egyptions, and have, you sit and think of how advanced and culturely diverce they truely were and how from there era, of mixed diverse cultures and colors were able to work as one to build so many dynasties, to revert back to a more primative way of think and living, during slavery,and even into modern day. I have quite a bit on Egypt and could write forever but this is a open blog so I kept it quite short, if you would like to know more we can talk after class on Saturday!
ReplyDeleteI was born in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. I have lived there for 20 years. However, my parents sent me to a boarding school in Hawaii from eighth grade to twelfth grade. Then I decided to explore another part of the United Sates, the East Coast to futher my education. My family and I enjoy traveling but I do not enjoy being on the plane for so long. I have been to many places like Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and France. Even though I have been to many courntries I still do not know much about geography.
ReplyDeleteHi class, to be honest I do not know a whole lot about Geography. I have lived in Chardon, Ohio for 20 years. I do have family from Wolfsburg, Germany that stay with my family every summer. They have helped me learn a bit about Germany, and I am hoping to get the opportunity to visit there someday. I have traveled to Canada several times to Niagara Falls, but that is the only place out of the country I have been to. I am excited that many of you have traveled to different countries, and will be able to share what you learned while visiting. Although geography is not one of my strongest subjects, I am excited to further my knowledge and share experiences.
ReplyDeleteHellooooo everybody!! I love traveling but I have not been outside of the United States, other than Canada. I have been through a lot of PA, VA, MA, IL, IN, and NY. I have family in Poland, although I have never met them. I have lived in Ohio for all of my life and I love it. One day I hope to visit the Virgin Islands, Europe, and the Bahamas. I am looking forward to this class and learning more about our world!
ReplyDeleteI must say when I was in my early teens I would sit around for hours looking at magazines that showed the top places to take a vacation and would plan all kinds of adventures. Unfortunitly I haven't seen most of thoes places but plan to go, such places as Mexico, Jamaica, and Italy. I have been like most of you to Canada. I been to a few US states such as Flordia, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Virginia and places in between them. Like Krystal I dont watch much world events because it's always depressing but I am very interested in learning Geography and about different cultures.
ReplyDeleteI have lived in dreary Erie all of my life. When I was fourteen, my family and I drove all the way down the east coast to Disney Land. I would like to say that I noticed everything but to be honest I think that I got the most sleep in my life on that trip. Besides that I have gone to Canada, which is the extent of my travels. My sister two years ago participated in a student ambassador program called people to people. Through this program she got to visit several places in Europe including the U.K and Ireland. I am going to try and bring some of her pictures in for Saturday. I have no geographical back ground at all. I have tried those map quizzes for chapter one and let’s just say I am on my way to knowing at least the countries not even close on cities or geographical features.
ReplyDeleteNeat stories folks! THANKS FOR SHARING! I hope we can continue to tap classmate knowledge and ideas through blogging. We certainly have some very different experiences to draw from:)
ReplyDeleteI'm posting kind of late, but I thought I had already posted a comment here, guess not. I haven't been outside of Erie but I would love to travel some day!! :)
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