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[NBRC Travel Agent]

Team Members

~~Ambi~~
Lau Maia
Navi
Cinthia
Olivia
Cyndee
Chava
Jenn


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No Longer Travelling
Cheryl
Chafic
Sarah
Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~
Nari--Atlantisgirl



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For quick access to the rules:
Read Me First Thread

[NBRC Travel Agent]

Your itinerary is here .

When you have a team name, just let me know and I'll update this thread name :)

First stop - Tromso, in Norway

[NBRC Travel Agent]

So just to get you started...

Your first stop is Tromso, Norway.

You can choose as a team to:

TASK
- Read books set in Norway, or by Norwegian authors or
- Do a spell-it-out of "Tromso" or "Norway".

OR
You can elect to do the detour, which for this stop, means that four of you need to "Read a book with a photographed cover".


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This is mostly self-directed, so whatever you guys as a team think fits the tasks will be fine.

However, if you do have questions or are unsure about something, please do not hesitate to contact the Travel Agent.

[NBRC Travel Agent]

Reserved

[Ambi]

Checking in!

Hey guys. I’m Ambi from Texas, United States. This summer I have been so addicted to GR ( I think I browsed more books than I read) :D Now that school’s starting I need to hold myself back. But I’m so excited to be here!

[Navi]

Yay I’m so excited! My name is Navi and I live in British Columbia, Canada. I’ve been an active Goodreads user since 2009 so I completely understand your addiction., Ambi!😄

[Lau]

Hi! I'm lau and I'm from Portugal. I'm coming back slowly from a hard pregnancy and my first born, 16 months later and I'm now feeling like myself again.

So task 1, spell it out or detour?

[Ambi]

I was thinking spell it out but that would mean only six of us can do it, since there are only six letters in either words. I’m fine with any actually! 🙂

[Cinthia]

I'm here. I'm Cinthia and I live in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I vote for the spell it out, but each of those words are only 6 letters. Would that mean two of us wouldn't read? I'll have to go back and read all of the instructions later.

[Ambi]

Lau Maia wrote: "Hi! I'm lau and I'm from Portugal. I'm coming back slowly from a hard pregnancy and my first born, 16 months later and I'm now feeling like myself again.

So task 1, spell it out or detour?"

I’m glad you’re feeling much better. I can’t imagine what it’s like since I haven’t gone through it, yet. But i think it’s important to look after yourself as much as you take care of your baby. I know it’s easier said than done but You’re gonna be an amazing mom! :D

[Lau]

~~Ambi~~ wrote: "Lau Maia wrote: "Hi! I'm lau and I'm from Portugal. I'm coming back slowly from a hard pregnancy and my first born, 16 months later and I'm now feeling like myself again.

So task 1, spell it out ..."

It was hard because he was a premmie and I had high blood pressure so I was on bed rest... Lot's of stuff but luckily we're alright now. He just started walking and he's a peril but it's an awesome phase as well.

Can we use books from lava here? Or the books should be exclusively for this?

[Navi]

Lau Maia wrote: "Hi! I'm lau and I'm from Portugal. I'm coming back slowly from a hard pregnancy and my first born, 16 months later and I'm now feeling like myself again. "

Oh dear! I'm glad you're on the mend :)

[Navi]

I'm okay with whatever option the team decides on!

[Lau]

Any ideas for team name?

[Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~]

Hello, I am Stormie! I am back after being out for a couple of years. I am currently finishing up my Associate's degree and will be transferring to a four-year university for the Bachelors and Masters. I have been living in California for the past 19 years having moved from Virginia, where I was born. Last time I was here I was on team "We are 24", but not sure what happened to that group. I am okay with either the spell-it-out or reading a Norweigan book. We could also spell out Tromso, but that leaves us one short.

[Sarah]

Hello, I'm Sarah from Ohio. I'm excited to be in another group reading challenge--they are so motivating! I'm good with a spell-out or reading for the location. One of my goals recently has been to read books from more diverse locations, which should fit this challenge perfectly :)

[Navi]

Lau Maia wrote: "Any ideas for team name?"

Here's a few ideas:

Wordy Wanderlust
The Well-Read Wanderers

[Navi]

Sarah wrote: "Hello, I'm Sarah from Ohio. I'm excited to be in another group reading challenge--they are so motivating! I'm good with a spell-out or reading for the location. One of my goals recently has been to..."

Hello fellow Lava member!!

[Sarah]

Navi wrote: "Hello fellow Lava member!!"

Hi! Hoping maybe some of my books will be able to work for both challenges!

[Ambi]

Ooh I like both of your ideas.

Our Literary Adventures popped into me head! :D

[Ambi]

Lau Maia wrote: "~~Ambi~~ wrote: "Lau Maia wrote: "Hi! I'm lau and I'm from Portugal. I'm coming back slowly from a hard pregnancy and my first born, 16 months later and I'm now feeling like myself again.

So task..."

Yeah all challenges are individual so you can use the same books for every challenge if it fits the task.

[Lau]

I like our literary adventures

I would like to do the first option but I know that's harder

[Navi]

I like Our Literary Adventures as well!

[Cinthia]

Lau, as long as the book fits the tasks you can always use it for different challenges. So far I haven't run across one that said you couldn't. :)

I really hope we do the spell it out because I don't have any Norwegian books at the moment. I was just wondering if in that case two of the people don't count their books?
I haven't checked in the Q & A yet, but I'm assuming we can start books but not finish before each round, correct? In that case we'd use the 2 people that didn't get theirs books in for the next round. It could be a faster way to go about this as well. :)

[Navi]

Cinthia wrote: "Lau, as long as the book fits the tasks you can always use it for different challenges. So far I haven't run across one that said you couldn't. :)

I really hope we do the spell it out because I do..."

I’m okay if we start with a spell it out (start with an easy task before tackling the more challenging ones!). How should we choose the 1st round readers - volunteer or pick randomly? :)

[Ambi]

Two team members haven’t checked in, yet. Maybe they can join us next round.

[Ambi]

Which word do you guys wanna spell out? Tromso or Norway?

Also shall I PM our team name to the travel agent, if you guys have decided yet?

[Navi]

I vote for Tromso only because I’ve never heard of it lol!

Sure! I like the name ☺️

[Lau]

Should someone be team captain to keep us in check? I'm not volunteering ehehe
Tromso is ok for me 😀

[Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~]

I am okay with Tromso and as far as the name, I like The Well-Read Wanderers.

[Cinthia]

I'm finishing a book today today that starts with M, and another one either tonight or tomorrow that's starts with T, so I could take one of those two (or both! 😁).

[Lau]

Only the books started after the thread was created count
I have to check mine later

[Cinthia]

Lau Maia wrote: "Only the books started after the thread was created count
I have to check mine later"

Really? Not just finished after the thread started? In that case then only 1 of mine counts (the T one).

[Ambi]

Well then we could do Tromso.

Keeping our task assignments in check. ;D

T - Cinthia
R
O - Navi
M
S - Ambi
O

[Ambi]

Quick questions. Does Spell it out have to be the first letter of the first word?

[Lau]

~~Ambi~~ wrote: "Quick questions. Does Spell it out have to be the first letter of the first word?"


SPELL-IT-OUT RULES
Spell out the word(s) using the first letter in the book's title, the first letter in the author's first or last name, or the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter of the series name.
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with an indefinite or definite article ('A', 'An', 'The', etc.), you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
If the first letter of a title is a numerical digit, then you use the first letter of that digit for your spell out (i.e. 1984 is N; 2046 is T; 1Q84 is O)
If you are listening to an audiobook, the first letter in the narrator's first or last name also can be used.
We're also allowing for Translators names, as long as the edition you are reading is a translation version.



Cinthia wrote: "Lau Maia wrote: "Only the books started after the thread was created count
I have to check mine later"

Really? Not just finished after the thread started? In that case then only 1 of mine counts (..."


Nope, it says so on rules

[Navi]

~~Ambi~~ wrote: "Quick questions. Does Spell it out have to be the first letter of the first word?"

I got this from the Rules section:

❶ Spell-It-Out: These challenges spell out a word. Then for each letter read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last names) that begin with letters that correspond to the word you choose. Some challenges allow you to use characters (first or last names), too. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.)

[Navi]

Can I please sign up for 'S'?

[Ambi]

Thanks guys!

Also let me know which letters you wanna do so that we don’t do the same letter! :D

[Ambi]

I wanna do S if you guys are ok with that?

[Navi]

You can take S, Ambi!

Can I have O? :)

[Ambi]

There are two Os I’m sure someone can take the other if they want. :D

[Navi]

I have updated the spreadsheet!

[Sarah]

I'll take R if it's available!

Also, from what I can tell from reading other threads, if the word is too short for all of us to have a letter, the other team members can read any book. We get bonus points if everyone reads a book at each stop, but not everyone actually has to as long as the task is completed. From the rules:

TASKS
◈ Completing a task will earn the team 10 points AND
◈ If at least 6 members of the team read a book that contributes to the tasks, that is an additional 15 points AND
◈ If ALL team members read a book for the time you are at the stop, that is an additional 10 points

[Chafic]

Hey all! Sorry for the late check in - we have a long holiday here in Dubai and I've been travelling ina nd out.

I'll take M ^_^ - got a perfect book for it

[Lau]

I've read yesterday a book that fits the other O. Spreadsheet updated

[Ambi]

Sarah wrote: "I'll take R if it's available!

Also, from what I can tell from reading other threads, if the word is too short for all of us to have a letter, the other team members can read any book. We get bonu..."

Ooh do you guys wanna get competitive and everyone read a book at this stop?

[Ambi]

I sort of changed the outline of the spreadsheet. Personally, I feel too many tabs make a mess. Feel free to change things around. :D

[Navi]

~~Ambi~~ wrote: "Ooh do you guys wanna get competitive and everyone read a book at this stop? "

Sounds good to me!

[Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~]

Sorry for checking in late. The Fall semester just started at my college. Are there any letters left? I am checking in from my phone and don't have all the features of the computer.