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= **// i had a camera but i fell into the water at the marina. :( my mom has one so i can use that. its hard to put pictures about what im talking about because i started late (i was waiting for the questions) so in in spain and doing the history and geography of the azores. im trying to catch up but it is hard because there is so much to see and do and it seems stupid to sit and do homework for 2 hours when your only in a place for a few days. but dont worry the history and geography of each place will be done and my jurnal written in.did the class get my post card? hope all is well Raj O'Brien //** = = = = =

Thanks for the questions and the feedback on the book reviews. yeh will change the spelling soon but short on time now. we fly out of the azores tomorrow to mainland portugal and then onto italy for 11 day then back to portugal to crew on a boat from lisabon to( barsalona spain) hope all is well raj geography //__For each of the places that you visit you could try to answer these questions__//
 * 1) What is the places name and to which country does it belong? State the location eg southern Greece? Give the latitude and longitude.
 * 2) Name the major geographic features nearby eg ocean, mountains, rivers, lakes.
 * 3) What is the climate like. eg warm and moist Summers and cool dry winters etc. You may have to talk to some locals to get a better idea.
 * 4) Describe the landscape. Rural, urban, lush, dry, mountainous etc are some of the words you might consider using in the descriptions.
 * 5) Describe the people and how they live. eg What is the appearance of the local people. Light, dark, mixed races etc. Is the region rural? If so what are they farming. Is it a fishing community? Well what do they catch?
 * 6) What is the architecture like? Can you see in the architecture a response by the people to the landscape that they live in or does it seem unconnected?

This should keep you going with the Geography. Have Fun!

i was already going to wright them on the computer and paste them. Great minds think alike i wrote a postcard today and will send it when i can. you said in the work instructions to talk about history and geography could you give me afew questions to answer about places or something like that i think that might help thanx Raj

Yeah you can post on the wiki if you have time. You can probably write stuff up on the laptop and copy to the wiki whenever you have the time and the access to the internet. Not sure whether you get internet access on the boat or not. Anyway that's great that you have done one and created a new page to put it on. I looked up the Azores on the internet and had a look at some of the architecture. Fantastic for you to be able to walk around in it. Have fun- Gerard

Hi we think we might have found a ride but not sure. i have finished one book review and almost another how do u want them do u want me to send them to u or just post them on the wiki. i will post the first one on the wiki but if u want me to send it as well i can. the old architecture is amazing and it all looks like its out of a movie. will send a post card from the Azores and if we go on this boat to Velencia (spain) i will send one from there as well. Raj

Hi Raj Sounds like you guys had a great time but are glad to be on land. Seasickness is the worst! You must have been ill to count the time down to the minute. I hope that you find your sea legs and get used to it. We got your postcard and everyone loved hearing what you where doing. ' Where's the Azores' they asked - so we had a very short geography lesson. I will let them know that you are ashore and looking for a new ride to the Mediterranean. Keep us posted and we will follow your travels. Great to hear that you are keeping a journal. That part of the world has so much history. Make sure that you take the opportunity to discover what you can.

Best Wishes

Gerard

i have already sent a post card and am keeping a journal. just arrived in the azores after 16 days 3 hours and 47 minutes at sea. yeh i slept alot but thats ok.

Hey Raj I've been reading the Blogg and its sounds like you can sleep through anything! It is a great read. I hope that you have been keeping your own journal with your version of the trip. If you haven't you had better start now before you forget. When you read this, reply to me. I had set the wiki up so that it would contact me whenever you added something but it didnt work last time. I have done it again so hopefully it will happen now. I look forward to hearing from you and I think you should send us a postcard to stick on the wall of the classroom.

Have fun Gerard

The trip is so cool we think we might have found a ride to europe but no 100% shore. Im in antigua at the moment and fly out to st. martin today. hoping to get a boat to europe within a week im hoping i dont get sick the hole way ahhhhhhh

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