My Wonderful World

  Here it is: Our quasi-definitive list of the "Top 10 Ways to Celebrate Geography Awareness Week."   1. I am here: Update your social network status with your latitude and longitude on TUESDAY, November 17th. Tell your friends to do the same!                         2. I ♥ maps: Blab about maps...

1. Map your family! Locate on the map (e.g. with stickers or thumbtacks) the country or countries from which your family immigrated to the United States.Then, explore your country(ies) of origin by:   A) Using National Geographic's "Travel and Cultures" portal and national tourism board websites....

When I was little, one on my favorite pool games was playing 'tea party' under water. My friends and I would blow out all our air and sink to the bottom of the pool for a brief moment, bobbing cross-legged and pretending to sip tea at an imaginary table as our cheeks puffed out like blowfish...

We're kicking off Geography Awareness Week 2009 in style--that is high tops, sweat bands, and track suits...

'Tis the season of All Hallows Eve(n)...

Many people think of Washington, D.C. as little more than monuments, museums, politicos and government agencies. Our D.C.-based MWW team regularly strives to quash such misconceptions by exposing the rich cultural geography of our home town...

If someone asked you to give up your entire weekend (Friday night included), wake up earlier and get home later than you do on a normal school or work day, and go sit in the basement of a hotel for most of the weekend,  you'd say "No way!"--Right? Maybe I'm crazy....

Today is the LAST OPPORTUNITY to register for the Geography Awareness Week Blog-a-Thon. Still on the fence about whether or not to participate? Here are some final words of encouragement. Top 5 Reasons to Join in the GAWeek Blog-a-Thon1...

Read the October 2009 Newsletter: America and the World...

Read the September 2009 Newsletter: Is Your School Ready for the 21st Century?InsideGeoFeature: Hispanic Heritage MonthGeography in the News: Growth in Minority School EnrollmentsBlog: Travel to Costa Rica with NG Explorer Enric SalaPlus: GeoTourism Contest WinnersNew GeoMentor ProgramNew...

This is the final call for submissions to the Geography Awareness Week 2009 Blog-a-Thon, "Get Lost in Mapping: Find Your Place in the World." Here's how to participate:1. Notify Sarah Jane of your interest (scaban@ngs.org) by Friday, October 23, 2009.2....

My twin sister is coming to town for a visit this weekend, so as behooves the good host/entertainer, I've been paying a bit more attention to the upcoming D.C...

What's in a logo? When it comes to the Olympic games: geography. While the concept of a "logo" is a relatively modern phenomenon spurred by the rise of capitalism and reproducible print, the Olympics have long been infused with geographic symbolism...

In 1950 a group of school kids in Philadelphia used milk cartons to collect $17 for kids on the other side of the world, and Treat-or-Trick for UNICEF was born...