Do you like reading books about places you've never been?

gali · Post by **gali** » 11 Jul 2017, 00:50

Donnavila Marie01 wrote:As an educator, I really need to read about places I've never been so that I can relate to my students from the different nationalities and cultures.

Your students are lucky then to have you as their teacher.

Harrygx3 · Post by **Harrygx3** » 11 Jul 2017, 04:16

Absolutely! It makes me daydream a lot and i feel beautiful, also it inspires me to visit those places in real life and meet the inhabitants up close. I always wonder what these people are thinking and if someone from them thinks of visiting my country

memberaugustine · Post by **memberaugustine** » 11 Jul 2017, 04:32

I love reading books about new places. I have an overactive imagination and it helps create vivid pictures in my mind of all the places I may never go to and cultures i may never experience and people I may never meet.

Donnavila Marie01 · Post by **Donnavila Marie01** » 11 Jul 2017, 04:47

Harrygx3 wrote:Absolutely! It makes me daydream a lot and i feel beautiful, also it inspires me to visit those places in real life and meet the inhabitants up close. I always wonder what these people are thinking and if someone from them thinks of visiting my country

If other people are interested in visiting my country, I consider it a compliment. I welcome foreigners who are open minded and who are willing to understand my people's culture.

gali · Post by **gali** » 11 Jul 2017, 04:50

Harrygx3 wrote:Absolutely! It makes me daydream a lot and i feel beautiful, also it inspires me to visit those places in real life and meet the inhabitants up close. I always wonder what these people are thinking and if someone from them thinks of visiting my country

Lol I also wonder if other people thinking and planning to visit my country.

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Donnavila Marie01 wrote:
Harrygx3 wrote:Absolutely! It makes me daydream a lot and i feel beautiful, also it inspires me to visit those places in real life and meet the inhabitants up close. I always wonder what these people are thinking and if someone from them thinks of visiting my country
If other people are interested in visiting my country, I consider it a compliment. I welcome foreigners who are open minded and who are willing to understand my people's culture.

It is indeed a compliment. I think most travelers are curious about other cultures and want to learn about it.

Donnavila Marie01 · Post by **Donnavila Marie01** » 11 Jul 2017, 06:09

Gingerbo0ks wrote:To answer your bonus question I would say Venice. I was inspired by a children's book called the Theif Lord that made it sound magical, but at the same time was realistic. I just loved the story and the characters too so it made me fall in love with it even more. I still aim to visit at some point.

I also read a lot of books about Venice that is why I really dream to go to that place.

gali · Post by **gali** » 11 Jul 2017, 07:04

Donnavila Marie01 wrote:
Gingerbo0ks wrote:To answer your bonus question I would say Venice. I was inspired by a children's book called the Theif Lord that made it sound magical, but at the same time was realistic. I just loved the story and the characters too so it made me fall in love with it even more. I still aim to visit at some point.
I also read a lot of books about Venice that is why I really dream to go to that place.

One of my favorite series about Venice is by Donna Leon (Guido Brunetti books).

Jeyran Main · Post by **Jeyran Main** » 11 Jul 2017, 09:17

I like it because I get to learn more about the places or certain situations.

susmithasuresh · Post by **susmithasuresh** » 11 Jul 2017, 09:24

yaah it makes me creative person by imagining the places in my mind based on the description given in the books.Based on the book I am the architect of those places which will be formed in my mind. really cool experience

jimthorne2 · Post by **jimthorne2** » 11 Jul 2017, 10:47

Definitely! In fact, I travel to Moscow via fiction. I've never been to Berlin except in the thrillers I read. Currently reading something on Rome and although I've been there I didn't stay long enough to see too much more than the airport!

gali · Post by **gali** » 11 Jul 2017, 10:56

susmithasuresh wrote:yaah it makes me creative person by imagining the places in my mind based on the description given in the books.Based on the book I am the architect of those places which will be formed in my mind. really cool experience

I like your way of looking at it.

strayerclan · Post by **strayerclan** » 11 Jul 2017, 12:21

I love to read books about places I have never been. I truly imagine the place as described and feel like I'm right there. It is sometimes a disappointment when you do go there and it is not how you imagined it would be.