Today marks the first anniversary of the Traveling Classroom. Sharing my stories of traveling with my son simply began when one of my friends told me I should write a book about the places I go with my son. Intimidated by the whole book idea, I decided perhaps I’ll take baby steps and thought about doing freelance writing, so I signed up for travel writing course through the Travel Channel. I headed down to Washington D.C. with my laptop excited about the course. I expected different writing technique workshops. Instead, I was introduced to the world of blogging. I left the class with my blog, The Traveling Classroom, and my first published post. I wrote one more post when I came home and then I abandoned the whole idea. I am not sure why, but it most probably had to do with fear. Fear that my writing wasn’t up to par. Fear of putting myself out on the world-wide web. Fear that people would think that I was a show-off. I guess it was fear.
A year later on May 15, 2011, I finished the book, The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. It was also the day that I decided I would re-start my blog as a part of my happiness project. Blogging about the places that my son and I discover has been a lot of fun and has brought me a tremendous amount of joy. Writing makes me re-live our experiences and the memories never go away. Keeping up my blog also keeps me motivated to continue to see new places and do new things. It made me shift my priorities, so I now save my money for experiences instead of material objects and have discovered that “travel does make you richer.”
One of the greatest things to come out of this year is that sharing my stories has possibly motivated other families to explore the world around them and my post help them in their planning. The best compliment that I received is “wow, that looks like it was fun…I want to go there now”.
Viewers have come from every continent outside of Antarctica which my son thinks is cool. I have also had some post that has resonated with my readers more than others. So to celebrate my first anniversary of The Traveling Classroom, I thought I would share my most viewed posts. Thank you so much for reading, sharing with your friends, and your comments.
TOP TEN VIEWED POST
10. Cape Cod
9. Tips to Navigating NYC with Kids
8. Welcome to America: A Visit to the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
7. Celebrating the 4th of July at Old Bethpage Village Restoration
6. Touring the Top Five Presidential Homes
5. 12 Long Island Family Day Trips to Experience in 2012
4. Titanic – The Artifact Exhibition
3. Top Ten Things to Do with Kids in the Big Easy
One of my favorite post didn’t even make the list, A Tale of Two Palaces. Did your favorite make the list?
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