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[Glorious]

Oops, I forgot to introduce myself on this thread when I first joined a couple days ago. Hello everyone! My name is Gloria and I'm a current high school senior living in Beijing, China. I've lived here for over three years with my family now, and I will be attending a college in the US next year. I consider myself an international student and so hopefully I have the ability to say I've seen different cultures and places. I am enthusiastic about reading and have read a couple of authors in translation, such as Federico Garcia Lorca, Lu Xun, Anton Chekhov, Rainer Maria Rilke, Voltaire, Franz Kafka, Rumi, and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. I hope to read much, much more in the very near future! Great to be part of this group.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Hi, Gloria! Welcome to the group! You are very well-read for your age. Glad to have you in the group!

[Lauri]

Charlie wrote: "Hi Diane, and Hi Lauri.

Getting people to attend writing groups is just as hard, Lauri!

I sometimes wonder if short fiction is going to come into its own soon. As you say, it's difficult to find ..."

I think that we are living in a civilization addicted to instant gratification! No one knows how to use a dictionary, encyclopedia or even a telephone directory anymore. Why should they? There's Google now. Microwave ovens, live streaming, movies on Netflix & Hulu, etc. All instant gratification. I don't even have an e-reader. I go to the library and borrow books.
I really don't care for short stories or novellas, but have read them in the past. I like novel, the bigger the better. I seem to be a dying breed, though.

[Lesley]

Hey. I'm Lesley and I live in Scotland. I love reading, especially about other cultures. We are such a small world now! I love the classics but I'll read anything that is well-written with good characterisation and I've read a lot of books on psychology, counselling and theoretical works on behaviour/personality, for academic purposes. One of my goals this year is to read more history, science, feminism and hopefully philosophy, although I've set a modest reading challenge this year in place of my usual unrealistic gusto! So we shall see. The idea of being more international in my reading appeals to me, so here I am, although I suspect I already am. Look forward to keeping up with all the discussions.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Lesley-anne wrote: "Hey. I'm Lesley and I live in Scotland. I love reading, especially about other cultures. We are such a small world now! I love the classics but I'll read anything that is well-written with good cha..."

Welcome to the group, Lesley! We really are such a small world now. I think it is so awesome to have so many people from all over the world here reading many of the same books and learning about each others customs.

[Amy]

Hi. I'm Amy and I live in northern Virginia, outside Washington DC. I'm excited to try this challenge because I have been wanting to expand my reading diversity, both in terms of book settings and in terms of the background of the author. Being a Tourist here is a good start!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Amy wrote: "Hi. I'm Amy and I live in northern Virginia, outside Washington DC. I'm excited to try this challenge because I have been wanting to expand my reading diversity, both in terms of book settings and ..."

Hi, Amy! Welcome to the group! So happy to have you here.

[Rosemarie]

Hi. My name is Rosemarie and I live in Toronto, Canada. I love to read and I love to travel. I am eager to expand my reading horizons, and I especially enjoy reading challenges. I am a retired substitute teacher and can read in several European languages. I have a five year old grandson who keeps me informed about Lego and superheroes.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Rosemarie wrote: "Hi. My name is Rosemarie and I live in Toronto, Canada. I love to read and I love to travel. I am eager to expand my reading horizons, and I especially enjoy reading challenges. I am a retired subs..."

Hi, Rosemarie! Welcome to the group!

[Rosemarie]

Hi Diane, since I'm so new I want to ask a few questions. I notice that you have quite a few threads. Can anyone join in the discussion? I also notice the four group reads listed per month. How soon and where do you post the reads for the next month(March)? We have an extensive library system here and we can request books on-line. Thanks.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Rosemarie wrote: "Hi Diane, since I'm so new I want to ask a few questions. I notice that you have quite a few threads. Can anyone join in the discussion? I also notice the four group reads listed per month. How soo..."

Anyone can join in discussion at any time (even for previously read books). There are 3-4 optional monthly books. I admit, I have not been so good at posting the next month's books in a timely manner as of late. Ideally, they should be listed a couple months out. I will try to improve upon that and get back on schedule. The February books will start tomorrow. I will post the nominations for the March books by tomorrow.

[Rosemarie]

How does around the thread around the world in 80 books work? I have read books set in many different parts of the world. I see that many readers have a thread where they have organized their books read by countries. I would like to do this too, if possible.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Rosemarie wrote: "How does around the thread around the world in 80 books work? I have read books set in many different parts of the world. I see that many readers have a thread where they have organized their books..."

Rosemarie,
I found your challenge thread and moved it into the Around the World challenge folder. Happy travels!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Talha wrote: "In the name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful

"Read in the Name of Thy Lord who Created. Created the man with the clotted Blood.

Read! And Thy Lord is Most Generous. Who Taught by Pen. Taug..."

Welcome to the group, Talha!

[Bibliophile27]

Hello, I'm Trijntje from the Netherlands/Holland. I am a high school student. I joined this group to become more familiar with other genres, because I mostly read fantasy books (to my father’s disapproval). I would also like to get to know people from different countries and participate in book discussions, but I am currently a little lost because there are so many the discussions and challenges here. Though I think I can manage: I just finished ‘Monique and the Mango rains’ and loved it. I am really glad that I found this group.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Bibliophile27 wrote: "Hello, I'm Trijntje from the Netherlands/Holland. I am a high school student. I joined this group to become more familiar with other genres, because I mostly read fantasy books (to my father’s disa..."

Hi, Trintje! Welcome to the group! If you need help navigating around the group site, don't hesitate to ask. I know it can be overwhelming.

[Bibliophile27]

Bibliophile27 wrote: "Hello, I'm Trijntje from the Netherlands/Holland. I am a high school student. I joined this group to become more familiar with other genres, because I mostly read fantasy books (to my father’s disa..."
Well, in the Dutch language we love using two letters (mostly two vowels) to make one sound. Like for instance aa, oo, ie, uu, eu, ui, ei/ij and sch (like in the Dutch airport ‘Schiphol’). It is difficult to explain how Trijntje is pronounced, but ‘Trainsje’ is probably the closest a non-native speaker can get. Though I would probably laugh at you if you called me that :P

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Talha wrote: "Diane wrote: "Bibliophile27 wrote: "Hello, I'm Trijntje from the Netherlands/Holland. I am a high school student. I joined this group to become more familiar with other genres, because I mostly rea..."

Talha, I am not sure what you are asking. Do you mean which option for re-reading in the challenges?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Talha wrote: "Diane wrote: "Talha wrote: "Diane wrote: "Bibliophile27 wrote: "Hello, I'm Trijntje from the Netherlands/Holland. I am a high school student. I joined this group to become more familiar with other ..."

I understand now. Unfortunately, that is a problem Goodreads has yet to perfect. I believe they are still working toward a solution. I have a few books that I have read more than once with that problem as well.

[Wolf]

I enter the old dates in the "personal notes" before I start rereading. It's not perfect, but at least I can keep track.

[Fem]

Hi!

I'm Fem, 23, Dutch, living in Belgium, married to an Australian. I love reading and traveling. Very excited about finding this group.

I generally love historical fiction and (auto)biographies, but can really enjoy science-fiction/fantasy as well. I have a long list of classics I really want to read (but never get to..).
Every so often I'll get obsessed with a certain subject and read informative books about it (like fertility tracking or intercultural communication models).

Looking forward to engaging in some bookreading and discussing!

[Carole]

HI everyone, I think I will really enjoy expanding my reading thanks to this group. I learned a bit about Sweden when I discovered several books by Hennings Mankel, and I read a lot of Japanese and Indian history thanks to Sujata Massey , Chinese Americans reading Lisa See and lots of French authors in French. There are many countries I will only get to visit through the literature of your country. So, I look forward to reading authors recommended by members of this group, especially Francophone authors. I live in the Midwest U.S. Carole New Feb.2016

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Femke wrote: "Hi!

I'm Fem, 23, Dutch, living in Belgium, married to an Australian. I love reading and traveling. Very excited about finding this group.

I generally love historical fiction and (auto)biographie..."

Hi, Fem! Welcome to the group!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Carole wrote: "HI everyone, I think I will really enjoy expanding my reading thanks to this group. I learned a bit about Sweden when I discovered several books by Hennings Mankel, and I read a lot of Japanese and..."

Welcome to the group, Carole!

[Pogue]

Hello, I live in the US, and this year my goal is to read a book from every country that is recognized by the UN. I have an ok start but I am needing book suggestions. I have a blog where I am posting about what I have read and learned. Anyone can send me a message if they want the link.

[Find me on Storygraph!]

Hello. I live in the US and have always had a passion for learning about culture and language, and reading stories from foreign countries.

[Wolf]

Oh, look, Katie's here. How nice is that? Let's travel around the world together. :)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Talha wrote: "Diane wrote: "Talha wrote: "Diane wrote: "Talha wrote: "Diane wrote: "Bibliophile27 wrote: "Hello, I'm Trijntje from the Netherlands/Holland. I am a high school student. I joined this group to beco..."

Talha, I can edit it for you. Let me know what you to add or edit in the title.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Stephanie wrote: "Hello, I live in the US, and this year my goal is to read a book from every country that is recognized by the UN. I have an ok start but I am needing book suggestions. I have a blog where I am post..."

Hi, Stephanie! Good luck on your reading venture. What types of books do you like to read?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Misty wrote: "Hello. I live in the US and have always had a passion for learning about culture and language, and reading stories from foreign countries."

Hi, Misty! Welcome to the group!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Katie wrote: "Hi everyone :) I'm Katie, I'm from Ireland, and this group sounds like a great way to catalogue my world reading. I'm not sure, yet, how many books set in other countries I've read, but it's probab..."

Hi, Katie! Welcome to the group! I love Ireland. It is my favorite place to visit. I got married in County Sligo.

[Pogue]

Diane wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Hello, I live in the US, and this year my goal is to read a book from every country that is recognized by the UN. I have an ok start but I am needing book suggestions. I have a bl..." For this I am trying to stick with recent fiction, and or memoirs.

[Isabel]

Hello everyone :) I'm Isabel from Portugal. I'm fairly new to goodreads so I'm still not 100% sure how it works. I just joined this group beacause I love to travel and discover new countries and cultures but since I don't have enought time or resources to do it phisically as often as I'd like I'm trying to do it through books. I'm especially interested to read books for different US states because I'm really interested in US culture and the differences between each state's people and ways of life. I'm also interested to read books from other countries as well of course and I hope I can find new book suggestions through this group! Thanks everyone and looking forward to enganging in book discussions and meeting new people :)

[Isabel]

Hi Talha! Nice to meet you :) Well I want to know both actually, but at the moment I'm more interested in modern US culture/recent history/differences between US states. If you want to know anything about Portugal just ask also! ;) Thanks for the welcoming :)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Isabel wrote: "Hello everyone :) I'm Isabel from Portugal. I'm fairly new to goodreads so I'm still not 100% sure how it works. I just joined this group beacause I love to travel and discover new countries and cu..."

Hello, Isabel! Happy to have you in the group!

[Terry]

Hello all, I'm Terry and live near Seattle in Washington (state), USA. I love reading, gardening, cooking, science, history and traveling. I'm always in search of good books about or located in my next destination. So many books, so little time. So many interesting people and places, so far apart.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Terry wrote: "Hello all, I'm Terry and live near Seattle in Washington (state), USA. I love reading, gardening, cooking, science, history and traveling. I'm always in search of good books about or located in my ..."

Hi, Terry! Welcome to the group! I love your interests, too. There really doesn't ever seem to be enough time for the most enjoyable things, does there? I hope you will discover many good books here.

[Terry]

Diane wrote: "Terry wrote: "Hello all, I'm Terry and live near Seattle in Washington (state), USA. I love reading, gardening, cooking, science, history and traveling. I'm always in search of good books about or ..."

Thank you Diane. I hope to find many good books. It is hard sometimes to find books about some of my destinations.

[Sandra]

Hi everybody, I'm from Suriname, South America.
This year I would like to read more books set in a different country than what I usually read :-)
I think this group might help me in discovering some great ones!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Sandra wrote: "Hi everybody, I'm from Suriname, South America.
This year I would like to read more books set in a different country than what I usually read :-)
I think this group might help me in discovering som..."

Hi, Sandra! Welcome to the group! What are your favorite books from Suriname?

[Hailey]

Hi I'm Hailey! My reading list and progress can be found on ATWI80 blog: https://morethananatlas.wordpress.com/
Join me there!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Hailey wrote: "Hi I'm Hailey! My reading list and progress can be found on ATWI80 blog: https://morethananatlas.wordpress.com/
Join me there!"

Hi, Hailey! I love the blog!

[Noreen]

Diane wrote: "I'll start. I am a single mom and registered nurse/middle school teacher 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 tra..."

I'm Noreen. I am a chemical engineer who lives in the Denver area. So many books, so little time after work, sleep, eating, gardening etc. Books are a great way to learn about other cultures and people so I'll be checking in to see what's on the list.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Noreen wrote: "Diane wrote: "I'll start. I am a single mom and registered nurse/middle school teacher 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 ..."

Welcome to the group, Noreen!

[Violet]

Hello,

I'm working in education and live in London.
I have spent most ofmy life reading classics, either in French or in English, and the last four years obsessing about Victorian literature. Last year after working in a school with a strong south-Asian community I started reading authors from more diverse countries, and this year I am trying to read authors from as many countries as possible - I keep a map as well so I can track down what I have read!

See map here

[Laurie]

Violaine wrote: "Hello,

I'm working in education and live in London.
I have spent most ofmy life reading classics, either in French or in English, and the last four years obsessing about Victorian literature. Last..."

Your map is great, Violaine. Several of us have similar types of maps on our personal challenges. Good luck in your reading and I look forward to seeing what you choose.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Violaine wrote: "Hello,

I'm working in education and live in London.
I have spent most ofmy life reading classics, either in French or in English, and the last four years obsessing about Victorian literature. Last..."

Hello, Violaine! Welcome to the group! I love your map!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

ReaderGirl wrote: "Violaine wrote: "Hello,

I'm working in education and live in London.
I have spent most ofmy life reading classics, either in French or in English, and the last four years obsessing about Victorian..."

Welcome, ReaderGirl! Glad to have you here!

[Alkmini]

Hi!
My name is Alkmini and I am from Greece :)
I love reading books and I also love travelling, so I fell in love with this group!

[Carroll]

From my early childhood I loved the thoughts of travel, and had my first train experience at age 7 when an aunt's family took me with them from New Orleans to San Francisco. I fell in love with that magical city, and until I could do traveling on my own I've loved books about foreign places - beginning with "Heidi" and "Alice in Wonderland." Torture for me would be not having anything to read or places to go or dream about going.