Well, I've done my homework and sent it off.
I have to say that travel writing is the very least of my interests, I don't think I have ever read a travel book - I lie, I have read one but that was because I was interested in the author not in the subject, so I fully expect you all to be as bored with my effort as I will be with yours!
It's now mid-day so it's time to get dressed and go and get the paper. My dog thinks so anyway.
3 comments:
As my work will be about my travels in Nepal I may be adding to your boring life - which I'm hoping is not that bad?! Anyway how about a journey in miniture, like the snail that travelled to the end of the brick. That could be quite an adventure from the snails point of view, but is of course a matter of perspective. Anyway I have enjoyed your writings
Dear Pauline,
I thought your travels in South Africa were really interesting to read about. This is somewhere I have never been to, and I enjoyed sharing your thoughts on your experiences.
I am going to be writing about feral goats in Snowdonia. Not as glamorous a location as South Africa perhaps, but I feel passionately about feral goats, and deeply concerned about the possibility of winter culls of these animals.
I read your post about the foxes being culled. As you say the farmers could let you know when they were going to turn up to do this. It is nice to see wild animals in their natural environment though, and something of a treat perhaps to see foxes from your house I imagine. I saw a fox when I was out walking around the woods near Maeshafn a few weeks ago. I had never seen a wild fox before. Urban foxes I have seen, but not a wild fox. It was a different experience. I think it was a dog fox, because of the large body size. He was in a rush, crashing his way through the fallen autumn leaves, but he paused for a moment when he saw me. His body posture was tense and fearful, he was ready to run, because I guess, he was scared of me. Our eyes locked for an instant. My body posture froze too, not out of fear, but because I did not want to scare him by making any sudden moves. But that was not enough reassurance for him. He broke away from our gaze and then he ran off. I do love those personally engaging moments with nature.
Debbie
Pauline, I've enjoyed your capacity to use irony, close observation, pictures and the motivation to communicate with your fellow students - to turn your so-called boring life into lively and unpredictable reading.
I actually think you would make a good job at the academic piece, for example,taking the first long post you wrote as a basis. Give it a go!
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