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[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Iselin wrote: "Hello all!
I'm a student from Germany. This month I have been to England and found a book there at a busstop: Between the Assasinations
I had never read anything about India, but wh..."

Welcome to the challenge Iselin!

[ilona]

Hi :)
I'm a book lover, a law student, an amateur photographer and a huge-amount-of-chocolate eater :)A month ago I moved from my homeland (Serbia) to Greece, cause my husband is from here, and now I'm discovering beautiful Thessaloniki...

[Jane(Janelba)]

Hi I'm British by nationality but have lived in France for 14 years where I am an English as a Foreign Language Teacher and a Cello & Piano Teacher. I was principal cellist of the City Hall Orchestra in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia for 7 years prior to moving to France. I love to read and am looking forward to this around the world reading challenge to open up my reading experiences and travelling from the safety of my armchair ! Looking forward to getting to know people. I already recognise a few names from the posts.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Jane(Janelba) wrote: "Hi I'm British by nationality but have lived in France for 14 years where I am an English as a Foreign Language Teacher and a Cello & Piano Teacher. I was principal cellist of the City Hall Orches..."

Welcome to the challenge Jane! The piano and cello are my two favorite instruments. I wish I knew how to play either one of them.

[Robyn]

Hello all. I'm Robyn from Australia.
I watched my daughter do the challenge the first year (refer Tanya - Page 1).
Joined in during the second (got just over half way and with all regions - impressed myself!).
Am greatly looking forward to continuing this year (maybe I can complete the alphabet challenge - hmmm...)
Good luck everyone and enjoy!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Robyn wrote: "Hello all. I'm Robyn from Australia.
I watched my daughter do the challenge the first year (refer Tanya - Page 1).
Joined in during the second (got just over half way and with all regions - im..."

Welcome to the new group, Robyn! I am happy that you are continuing the challenge!

[Connie]

Diane wrote: "I'll start. I am a single mom and nurse who lives in the Atlanta area. I love to both read and travel. I don't get to travel quite as much as I would like, so I travel as much as possible throug..."

Diane, your new picture is positively "wicked". Did you see the musical lately? Maybe some of us could trek by broom for Halloween.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Connie wrote: "Diane wrote: "I'll start. I am a single mom and nurse who lives in the Atlanta area. I love to both read and travel. I don't get to travel quite as much as I would like, so I travel as much as p..."

Thank you. Shamefully, I have not seen the musical (and it has been in my town for the last few weeks, and for the second time since I read the book). I would love to see it. I am probably one of the few people who really liked the book (the ratings are not so good).

[LindaD]

Shannon wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Shannon and I live in South Africa. I'm very excited to join this new group and continue my reading around the world! I'm a secretary and work fulltime. I have 4 children (one l..."

fur children??? I love it and would have never thought to phrase it that way!

[LindaD]

omgoodness!! the good to know section is a must read - especially for new members - Diane has packed so much info in the section for organizing and finding new reads!! Thanks again, Diane for doing so much to help this group grow!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Lindalovestoread wrote: "omgoodness!! the good to know section is a must read - especially for new members - Diane has packed so much info in the section for organizing and finding new reads!! Thanks again, Diane for doing..."

Thank you!

[Mercedes]

Hey hey, Im Mercedes from the U.K. I'm 21 and graduated a few months ago so i've been finding lots of time for reading :) I've never followed a group before but thought this looked fun because i've been reading alot of foreign books recently. Do we decide in advance what books we read and let everyone know or just tell everyone every time we read one?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Mercedes wrote: "Hey hey, Im Mercedes from the U.K. I'm 21 and graduated a few months ago so i've been finding lots of time for reading :) I've never followed a group before but thought this looked fun because i've..."

Welcome to the group Mercedes! You don't need to decide in advance what you are reading, unless you want to.

[Jen B]

Hi, I'm Jen and I just found this group. :) I have never done this type of challenge before, but I love the idea of it, so I thought I'd give it a try. I'm currently a stay-at-home mom to two boys (ages 5 and 18mos), which leaves me surprisingly little reading time, but I sneak in a few pages whenever I can and listen to audiobooks in the car while my oldest is in school. I also enjoy cooking and running, and I'm always trying to organize and clean my house (a feat with two boys). I look forward to participating!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Welcome to the group Jen!

[[deleted user]]

Hi, I'm Sarah- a few days late to the party. I'm going to try Trekker- this looks fun!

I live in Boise with my son James; I'm a family nurse practitioner and retired from the Navy. Nice to meet everyone.

[Sam]

Mercedes wrote: "Hey hey, Im Mercedes from the U.K. I'm 21 and graduated a few months ago so i've been finding lots of time for reading :) I've never followed a group before but thought this looked fun because i've..."

Hi Mercedes, I'm from the UK as well just outside North London. Welcome to the group.

[Sam]

Welcome Sarah & Jen

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Welcome to the group Sarah!

[Dee]

welcome Sarah - always love to have another Navy (or former Navy person) - did you get to visit any cool places while you were in?

[Pepita]

Hi All and thank you Diane for expanding into this new site......Tanya, fellow library colleague in Australia, (page 1) got me hooked on this armchair travel caper a couple of years ago and the first year I think I was short one title to complete the combo of 80 countries and 50 states, actually I did 50 including Washington DC but didn't finish my Alaskan read until a week or so after the cut off date!! Wasn't able to keep up the pace this past year and only got half way round the world and even less of the States of America (I did however read On the Road by Jack Kerouac so felt like I had travelled coast to coast a few times plus a dip into Mexico!). Anyway, now I can't kick the habit of sussing out where a book is set before deciding to go there.....
As I mentioned I work in a library so good for customer service to be able to recommend different features of a book, other than story or genre etc. and my 3 children all grown up and flown the coop...mostly...so no excuse for not giving it another go!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Pepita wrote: "Hi All and thank you Diane for expanding into this new site......Tanya, fellow library colleague in Australia, (page 1) got me hooked on this armchair travel caper a couple of years ago and the fir..."

Welcome back, Pepita!

[[deleted user]]

Dee wrote: "welcome Sarah - always love to have another Navy (or former Navy person) - did you get to visit any cool places while you were in?"

I lived in Italy for 4 yrs- La Maddalena. I really loved it- they had to drag me back to the plane when it was time to go.
How about you?

[Jean]

Sarah wrote: "Hi, I'm Sarah- a few days late to the party. I'm going to try Trekker- this looks fun!

I live in Boise with my son James; I'm a family nurse practitioner and retired from the Navy. Nice to meet e..."

Hi Sarah! I live in Boise too!

[LindaD]

I love that everyone is so spread out geographically! Everyone can recommend books from your home country if you have a favorite that is not listed. I love the internet - I think we already have almost all regions represented just in the introductions!! Awesome

[Dee]

haven't been stationed overseas yet (was in Norfolk for 4 years) - but done some decent port visits - Seychelles; Jordan; Oman - I spent a lot of time in 5th fleet. Although saw a press release today that the Navy is going to be permanently stationing 4 ships in Rota - i'm totally up for that

Sarah wrote: "Dee wrote: "welcome Sarah - always love to have another Navy (or former Navy person) - did you get to visit any cool places while you were in?"

I lived in Italy for 4 yrs- La Maddalena. I really l..."

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Linda wrote: "I love that everyone is so spread out geographically! Everyone can recommend books from your home country if you have a favorite that is not listed. I love the internet - I think we already have al..."

I agree! Between us all, we have reaaly seen a lot of the world!

[[deleted user]]

Jean wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Hi, I'm Sarah- a few days late to the party. I'm going to try Trekker- this looks fun!

I live in Boise with my son James; I'm a family nurse practitioner and retired from the Navy. ..."

Hi, Jean! I'm so happy about this weather- it's get under a blanket and read sort of weather!

[[deleted user]]

Dee wrote: "haven't been stationed overseas yet (was in Norfolk for 4 years) - but done some decent port visits - Seychelles; Jordan; Oman - I spent a lot of time in 5th fleet. Although saw a press release to..."

Jordan is on my places to see list- Petra!

[Dee]

I loved Petra - I just wish we were there a bit longer, we did a day trip and it still felt rushed

Sarah wrote: "Dee wrote: "haven't been stationed overseas yet (was in Norfolk for 4 years) - but done some decent port visits - Seychelles; Jordan; Oman - I spent a lot of time in 5th fleet. Although saw a pres..."

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Karen wrote: "Hi everyone,

Thanks to Diane for finding me! It's nice to join you all.

I live in Brooklyn, NY, with my husband and I'm a librarian at a medical school. I have two more or less grown kids who ar..."

Welcome to the group Karen! I'm so glad that you joined! How cool that you're going in alphabetical order. "L"s are hard. I think I have only managed to read two of them in the two years I have been reading around the world. A lot of the "M"s are challenging too. Several years ago I "cooked around the world" and featured a different country each week, going in alphabetical order, so you are now reading on the same route that I cooked in!

[Dlmrose]

Hi,
I'm in New Jersey. I have 2 kids in college- one in Illinois, one in Virginia- and I'm home with the dogs. I read almost anything, but really look for books with a strong sense of place. I've often used Diane's shelves as inspiration. Thanks, Diane!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Dlmrose wrote: "Hi,
I'm in New Jersey. I have 2 kids in college- one in Illinois, one in Virginia- and I'm home with the dogs. I read almost anything, but really look for books with a strong sense of place. I've o..."

You're welcome! I've used your shelves often as inspiration, too! Welcome to the group Dlmrose!

[Kristina]

Hi! My name is Kristina Marie and I live just north of Atlanta. I recognize some people from TNBBC and the Seasonal Reading Challenges. It has become harder for me to compete in the season challenges so I am here to have some fun in challenges that can be "carried over". I am also looking forward to the group reads next year!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Welcome to the group, Kristina Marie! There are quite a few of us from both TNBBC and The Seasonal Reading Challenge. You live near me (I live in Cobb County)!

[Dee]

hi Kristina Marie - i'm in TNBBC and SRC as well...I try to integrate all my challenges...I did a pretty good job with this one and SRC this season...I think I managed to fit like 10 books in from different countries and I did the same with last season's as well

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

I took the first season off in over two years from SRC (and it is killing me!). I have been able to fit the majority of books I have read into both challenges, plus a few other challenges I have been participating in.

[Connie]

I'm trying to do the SRC, the challenges in this group, three library book groups, and occasionally reading the monthly book for a few online groups. I've been able to use most of the books for more than one challenge. I'm probably not going to complete any of the challenges soon, but I'm not going to let it worry me. The important thing is to enjoy the reading and the groups, and maybe learn a few things along the way.

[Robyn]

Connie wrote: "I'm trying to do the SRC, the challenges in this group, three library book groups, and occasionally reading the monthly book for a few online groups. I've been able to use most of the books for mor..."

Great sentiment. I'm not so worried if I complete the challenge either, it's the journey I enjoy. Have fun!

[Lahni]

I'm in over my head with challenges too! Sometimes I think I have more fun finding the books than I do actually reading them!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Lahni wrote: "I'm in over my head with challenges too! Sometimes I think I have more fun finding the books than I do actually reading them!"

lol, sometimes I feel that way, too!

[Angela]

Hi. I am Angela from Virginia. I introduced myself earlier, but I spent most of this time compiling my list, I had not reported in. is it too late to start? I wanted to do Globetrotting. Luckily, I just finished my home country and I am on to Turkey.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Angela wrote: "Hi. I am Angela from Virginia. I introduced myself earlier, but I spent most of this time compiling my list, I had not reported in. is it too late to start? I wanted to do Globetrotting. Luck..."

It's never too late to start. I have found that sometimes it seems to take longer determining what books you are going to read than it does to read them.

[[deleted user]]

Hi, I'm Antía. I'm 31 years old and live in Spain. Besides reading, travelling is my biggest passion.. still, I haven't got the chances to visit most of the places I dream about so reading about other countries is a way of comforting myself about it. I have been reading mostly european classics and english-american contemporary fiction, but I always try discovering new authors. I don't know if I'll be able to join your challenge (too many books on my to-read shelf and not enough time) but I hope you can recommend me and I can read new books with you so I can learn about other cultures

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Welcome to the group, Antía! Very well put sentiment. That is exactly how I feel, too.

[mstan]

Hi everyone! I am a school-teacher from Singapore. Dee from the SRC (a challenge I am part of) mentioned this group and I found it really interesting. I have unfortunately tended to (unconsciously) limit my reading to more traditional settings featured in the Western canon, and am looking to expand my horizons. I will try the US roadtrip challenge together with the frequent flyer challenge, but will take both at a relaxed pace...

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

mstan wrote: "Hi everyone! I am a school-teacher from Singapore. Dee from the SRC (a challenge I am part of) mentioned this group and I found it really interesting. I have unfortunately tended to (unconsciously)..."

Welcome to the group mstan!

[Dee]

hey mstan - nice to see you! your task for SRC was great because I managed to get one book for this challenge fit in ;)

[Jane(Janelba)]

Welcome to the group mstan ! You'll really enjoy it here its such a warm, friendly and homely group.

[mstan]

Thanks for the warm welcomes, everyone! I'm looking forward to participating in the challenges here!