Advice for Summer Travel

Dear Scotious,

I’m having a lot of trouble finding out where to go for our summer vacation later this year, I’ve discussed it with my children and husband but we just can’t decide where to go. Everyone is throwing out ideas that I come up with and come up with their own, and these are usually more expensive so I’m having trouble founding out where to go.

We live near the east coast so we don’t  go to the west coast very often so one of my sons always brings up the idea of going there but the other two children don’t want to go there. I just want everyone to have fun this summer and right now it just doesn’t seem like that right now. I need your advice on where to go so that way everyone can enjoy themselves.

Sincerely,

Madame Wants to travel

 

 

Dear Madame Wants to travel,

Your situation isn’t very bad. Not finding a place to go for summer vacation is common among families as the children and even the parents want always agree. Everyone has a different idea for where the want to go for their travels but you do have to come to an agreement. Since you always go to places near the east coast and since one of your children wants to go to the west coast but the other two don’t then go half-way. Go to Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, or South Dakota (which is a great place for outdoor activities).

All of these locations are most likely different than what you usually decide on. You can find great cities to visit such as Colorado Springs or St. Louis. You should be able to find some cheap places to stay at and still have a great time on your vacation. Try mentioning these options at the dinner table and see what your children think about them.

Hope I helped you,

Scotious.

Of note, this is made up.

  

An Interview With Dr. Schwartz

            Today I have Dr. Schwartz, the head history professor at Yale University. He’s been a historian for several years, nearly three decades now, and I have him here for an interview.

SB: Me

DS: Dr. Schwartz

 

SB: Doctor, when was your first experience with history?

DS: Well when I was a child I found an atlas in the family room of my house and I opened it.

SB: Tell me, what was in there that made you want to be a historian?

DS: Well, It was the while book, I was just fascinated by the immense detail that was in the book and also all the events that happened before me.

SB: Did you have any special jobs that involved history before you became the professor at Yale?

DS: Yes, I was an archeologist when I first graduated from college.

SB: And did you keep anything that you found during your time as an archeologist?

DS: Oh yes, several things, but I think the one I like the most is a spear head that I found in South Africa. We think it could date back several thousand years.

SB: What other interesting artifacts did you find?

DS: Oh well nothing else too special, just mostly pots, spears, and ancient plates.

SB: Have you had time to talk or visit with other famous historians?

DS: No not on a very often occasion for I’m far too busy, but I did meet up with Professor Andersohn of Germany when he visited Yale.

SB: Now you’ve been the Head Professor of History at Yale for twenty-eight years, tell me how did you get a position like that?

DS: Oh well one day I applied for the job, at that time I was a teacher at a high school in New York, and I showed them my application and it showed that I was an archeologist and that I had great experience with history and so they gave me the job as the World History Professor and since then I have made my way up to the top.

SB: And how did you make your way up to the top?

DS: Just being a good teacher and staying motivated.

SB: Lately have you been to any Historical places?

DS: Now so much lately, but I did go to China and visit the Great Wall of China about ten months ago.

SB: And of all of the historical places you’ve been to, and you have been to a lot, which one is your favorite?

DS: Probably Egypt, just because of the atmosphere there and you feel that you are in a historical place.

SB: One last question, do you plan to make any more archeology trips for you said that haven’t made any in nearly.

DS: Yes, I do plan to make an archeology trip in Israel later this summer.

SB: Thank you for this interview Doctor.  
 
Of note, this is made up.

 

 

My Escape From Almost Going to Jail in Yokohama

Once when I was traveling in Japan I was taking a trip around the Far East I was walking around downtown Yokohama and I saw a sushi restaurant down the street from where I was. It was around 2:00 P.M. and I still hadn’t eaten lunch, so I walked down the street and walked into the bar and ordered some lunch. I had udon with a side of king crab sushi and then when I finished the meal a check was brought to me, I looked into my wallet, I only had 200¥ left in my wallet, not nearly enough to pay my meal which cost 700¥. I didn’t know what I would do, but then I realized I had my credit card with me, but I didn’t know if it would work in different countries. I asked the waitress to see if my credit card would work, she took and rung it at a cash register, but it didn’t work. I told her that I didn’t have any money for the meal so she called for her boss to see what I would have to do. He told me that I would still have to pay for the meal, I asked to make a phone call and he let me do so I called my sister back at the hotel to come and get me at the restaurant. She came and brought enough money to pay for the meal. I thanked her for coming and from that day forward I always made sure that I would bring enough money for a meal whenever I was in a foreign country. 

 

Of note this is made up.