Snigdha, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this! Beautifully written. It opened up my closet of long-ago memories, and I happily immersed myself in them. Maps did indeed take pride of place in my childhood ... I think we must have had the same pencil box! I remember many a long car trip with Dad unfolding the road map and running his finger along the road to be taken, and once we were on our way, Mum reading out loud the 'Interesting Facts' catalogued beside every town on the map through which we would pass. I have a large map pinned on the wall of my grandchildren's playroom, and we often stand on front of it and talk about all the different colourful countries - I want them to grow up understanding their place in a larger context. Thank you for sharing. (I'm still smiling ... )
On Nov 11, 2014 Julie Cochrane wrote:
Snigdha, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this! Beautifully written. It opened up my closet of long-ago memories, and I happily immersed myself in them. Maps did indeed take pride of place in my childhood ... I think we must have had the same pencil box! I remember many a long car trip with Dad unfolding the road map and running his finger along the road to be taken, and once we were on our way, Mum reading out loud the 'Interesting Facts' catalogued beside every town on the map through which we would pass. I have a large map pinned on the wall of my grandchildren's playroom, and we often stand on front of it and talk about all the different colourful countries - I want them to grow up understanding their place in a larger context. Thank you for sharing. (I'm still smiling ... )