The travels of Flat Stanley  

Friday, November 28, 2008

Boston had an assignment from his teacher to send some Flat Stanley's to relatives in various locations. The relatives were to send information back regarding the places that they live. The teacher would then talk about the place and mark it on a map. Here is what we sent out to our relatives that live in somewhat far off places so that the kids could learn a thing or two about it.

The First Stanley came back from Italy. Bitritto, Italy to be exact. This is what Marina, Piertoni and Carlo sent back to the Class.
Dear Boston, dear students,

We have been very happy to meet Stanley, the international children who's traveling all around the world.
We live in Italy, exactly in Bitritto, a little village near Bari.
Bari is a town of 400,000 inhabitants located in Puglia, a region in the south of Italy.
Some enclosed items:


A map of Bari with some information about the town. Some postcards from Bitritto. (Boston's teacher kept some so this is all I have.)

They sent many gifts for Boston and Brooke:

An AS lanyard ( Bari's Soccer Team)
Pens and notebooks, calenders, a T-shirt and (my favorite) a picture of little Carlo.

We are very excited about this international project. We remain at your disposal for any further travel you may plan.
Sorry for the delay of this answer.

Anyway we hope this package will help all students in knowing better the beautiful countries of the world.

Have a joyful thanksgiving day.
We hope to see you soon.

Marina, Piertoni and Carlo

Here are some other pictures of Bitritto that I found online. One of the many Churches in Bitritto. This one is located in the town square.
This is what the streets look like in Bitritto.

We are not sure what these last couple of buildings are but, it gives an idea of the architecture of the town.


Stanly also visited Maryland. This is what he found there:

Dear Boston:

Thank you so much for sending me to visit your Aunt Pat and cousins Cathy and Jeff. I had an awesome time visiting Annapolis, Maryland and Washington, DC.
Maryland became a state in 1788. (Utah became a state in 1896.) Our first stop was Annapolis, Maryland. Annapolis is the capital of the state of Maryland. When we were there, we visited the Maryland State House.

Did you know that it is the oldest state capital in continuous use in the whole country? It has a wooden dome- and get this - it was built without any nails! How cool is that?
Did you know that Annapolis was once the temporary capital of the United States? It's true! From 1783-1784 the U.S. Congress was in session in Annapolis. That makes this city a pretty important place in U.S. history.
And you wouldn't believe who I met while I was in Annapolis! President Elect-Obama, Senator John McCain, and Governor Sarah Palin were here! They didn't have much to say, though. But it was pretty cool to get my picture taken with them!

Maryland is also famous for their crabs. They make everything out of crabs! Crab cakes, crab soup, crab imperial, crab EVERYTHING! Another thing Maryland is known for is the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. That means that is has all different kinds of fish and birds and insects and plants and a million different other kinds of animals! The Chesapeake Bay is really important in Maryland because lots of moms and dads rely on the Chesapeake Bay for their jobs.

Aunt Pat and Cousins Cathy and Jeff live really close to Washington, DC, the capital of the United States. I was so excited about going to Washington, DC. And there was one place I really hoped we would visit....the White House!
The White House is where the President of the United States lives with his family and pets. Did you know that President Van Buren had tiger cubs as pets? And John Quincy Adams had an alligator! Whoa!
The White House was built between 1972 and 1800--eight whole years! How long did it take to build your house?

The President is really lucky because he gets to work from home too. And right outside his office is the famous rose garden, where the president makes important speeches. Guess what else happens in the rose garden? The President pardons a turkey there every Thanksgiving!

We also got to visit the press briefing room. This is where the president speaks to reporters from the television and the radio. The room used to be an indoor swimming pool! President Richard Nixon covered the pool and built the press briefing room on top of it because there were so many reporters. The swimming pool is still there though! So if you see the President talking to reporters in the press room, just think--there's a pool under him!
Your cousin Cathy told me that you've been to the White House before! This was my first time. Did you like it when you where there?
Finally we went to see where cousin Cathy works--the U.S. Peace Corps. The Peace Corps sends Volunteers to countries around the world where people need help. Peace Corps Volunteers get to go to places in South America, Asia, and in Africa. Sometimes they teach English or math and sometimes they build wells for water. Volunteers help people around the world make their homes a better place. Cathy sent along a Peace Corps patch for each of your friends in your class. She also told me about a cool game you can play online that teaches you about the Peace Corps. It's at: www.peacecorps.gov/kids

My trip to Maryland and Washington, DC was so much fun! Thank you so much for sending me to visit your family.
Your friend,

Flat Stanley

Boston loved this assignment and was so happy that he got some really cool information back to share with his class. Thank you guys for helping him out!!

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