tea_austen
20/365: Given the World
My mom gave me her Christmas present today and it's the best present ever: a vintage globe! It's the only white one I've seen, with a sash around the equator. She can't remember where she found it. "A thrift store somewhere," she said.
I collect old globes, at least I try to. They're hard to find, and have become trendy lately. But this one is beautiful. The mountains are raised, topographically, and when you spin it and let the countries glide by it feels a little like you're reading braille under your fingertips. I love that.
It's due to my mom that I became a traveler. She took me across my first international border when I was only five weeks old, when we immigrated to Canada; took me for summers in Japan starting when I was six; helped finance my studies in Europe and travels in Russia; never once questioned when I spent the money I saved on plane tickets. She's given me the world, over and over again.
I think it's the best gift you can give a child: a sense of wonder and appreciation for the world. I owe her a lot.
20/365: Given the World
My mom gave me her Christmas present today and it's the best present ever: a vintage globe! It's the only white one I've seen, with a sash around the equator. She can't remember where she found it. "A thrift store somewhere," she said.
I collect old globes, at least I try to. They're hard to find, and have become trendy lately. But this one is beautiful. The mountains are raised, topographically, and when you spin it and let the countries glide by it feels a little like you're reading braille under your fingertips. I love that.
It's due to my mom that I became a traveler. She took me across my first international border when I was only five weeks old, when we immigrated to Canada; took me for summers in Japan starting when I was six; helped finance my studies in Europe and travels in Russia; never once questioned when I spent the money I saved on plane tickets. She's given me the world, over and over again.
I think it's the best gift you can give a child: a sense of wonder and appreciation for the world. I owe her a lot.