Dear Children,
This photograph is to show you that I had fun along the way when I was walking my 1150 miles from New Orleans to the Canadian border. This fancy setup was in front of a house in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Most of you will recognize this beautiful woman who walked almost 50 miles with me in July, right before she went to Brazil to teach in the PanAmerican School in Bahia. She is my daughter, Ms. Sofia Hart, and she is the one who suggested that I have a blog especially for children. I'm so glad she did.
About your comments: thanks to all of you who wrote nice things to me. I love to hear from you. I apologize to those whose names I missed before:
Gai and Igor and someone who didn't write his or her name - thanks for your comments. Let me know if I missed anyone else.
Billy and Chris, when I was your age I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. When I was around 14 I wanted to be a writer and called myself Inky because I always got ink on my fingers when I wrote with a fountain pen. Now that I'm grown up I keep finding new things that I want to do.
What can you do for the environment at your school? A special event on October 24 which is the International Day of Climate Action. Talk with your teachers about it. You can get lots of information on this website: www.350.org. You can register your event and it will be counted along with almost 1500 other events in over 100 countries. It doesn't have to be something complicated and difficult.
One requirement for the 350.org International Day of Climate Change is that you produce a photograph with the number 350 in a creative way. You can see examples on the website.
I hope to hear from you about your ideas.
Love, Nana Greta
PS - Robert, a late happy birthday for 9/9/99
18 comments:
Dear Nana Greta,
I love your blog!!! My birthday was last saturday (9/19/09). I think that when i grow up I want to be a lawier, but, I love taking care of hair! So, me and my mom have some ideas about me being a hair person (I dont know what you call people that cut hair). I have read some books by Jannete Rallison I LOVE her books, so, i decided about, 7 months ago, that maybe I would like to be a writer too. I dont know what to write about. I just felt like it has been a long time since i've read your blog. I think that you should come visit Ms.Sofia, and come to school with her so I can meet you! I LOVE your blog, keep writing!!!
Larissa (Lali for short)
Dear Lali,
It's wonderful to hear from you. I encourage you to believe in all the things you can imagine doing when you grow up. You don't have to decide now, and later it will be possible to do more than one thing. Lawyers can write and cut hair. Beauticians can study law and write poetry or novels. Writers often do other things in order to make money and also to hear about good stories.
Do you think you're school will do anything for October 24? I'm hoping to visit Ms. Sofia in January - will you be on vacation then?
Love, Nana Greta
Dear Nana Greta,
I really appreciate your blog! I think it is amazing that you walked so far all by yourself. It must have been an incredible experience. I also saw your article in the New York Times, which was really awesome. I am a teacher at the Pan American School with Sofia, your daughter! My students are in fourth grade and are learning about plants and the environment in science and I thought it would be important for students to read your blog. I know you are visiting Brazil soon. I hope to meet you when you come to Salvador. Will you get the chance to come to school to meet our students? I hope you didn’t get caught in that snow storm that hit the United States! Take care,
Ms. Anne
Dear Greta
I really liked your blog! How did you walk so far? I am a student from the Pan American School. How old were you when you walked so far. I think this is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How long did it take? Are you going to come to Brazil? I have been to the Grand Canyon and walked almost all the way down but I think you walked more anyway. My biggest walks were in the desert. One more thing is that I love to play soccer as a goalie.
From Tiago
Dear Nana Greta,
I really liked what you did walking, the blog is very good.
You can write another article of you going to the other place!
I like to read books pf picture.
And watch TV! And I like to eat pancakes.
And I am 9 years old, I study on the PASB (pana American school of bahia) and I am 4th grade. by,leo
Dear Nanna Greta,
How come you walked so far? Was it to see nature? I saw the picture of the leopard. What other animals did you see? I once went to this place and saw what looked like a possum/raccoon/monkey!!! How did you put on the direct links? I WANT TO DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another 1 of my nature “stories” was jumping 5 meters. “Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooo” Splash! I can’t wait to read more on your blog, but it’s… Wow! I got to send this...
Tim
Nana Greta,
I like to take care of the environment, it was cool the ruge walk you did, I study in the Pan American school of Bahia, I am a 4 grader and I love to play soccer. I already did a trail in Chapada de Amatina it is in the interior of Bahia it was 86 km, it was very hard, it we camped after every day. I hope to read more about your adventure.
Sincerely Stephan Leitz
Dear Nana Greta,
I think your blog is soooooooo cool! How did walk so far, my legs would really hurt after a walk like that. What other crazy things did you see? I’m in 4th grade I cant wait to go to 5th! Are you going to have another adventure soon? How many types of animals did you see? I’m 9 years old but I really want to be 13. I’m pretty good at doing book reports (well that’s what I think) I hope you write back soon!
Matthew Maser
Dear Nana Greta,
I really like your blog! Its so cool. The pictures are very beautiful.
I am a student of Pan American School of Bahia.
I am Fourth grade and my teacher is Ms. Anne and she is very cool.
She teaches us science, language arts, writing, etc.
I want to create a blog to because is very fun.
Scincerly,
Eike
Dear Nanna Greta,
I rely liked your blog and all the picture you had taken. I rely liked the photo of the leopard. I’m on forth grade and I’m 9 years old. How many years do you have?And how many days did you take to walk all that?
Florencia
Dear Nana Greta
I loved your blog it’s cool and fun for you to walk almost 50 miles.
You can save the world saving the environment. I would enjoy to walk that far but resting. I am a fourth grader. Your blog is very cool. I will love to read more.
Love, Antonio
Dear Nana Greta,
I loved your blog because you talk with children’s around the world. I am a student from Pan America School in Bahia. Next year I am going to fifth grade I can be a student from your daughter. How was your experience in New Orleans? Do you like to see different places from the world? You like to help nature grow more? Hoe many places you already went? What is your favorite place to go? Do you like to plant? You like to take care of animals? What is your favorite animal? What is your favorite flower?
Sincerely,
Beatriz Oliveira
Dear Nana Greta:
Hi Nana, my name is Ticiana, I am a 4th grader, there are 23 students in my classroom, my teachers are Ms. Anne and Ms. Milla.
I really liked your blog. Your pictures are beautiful and I think your cause, help the environment, is worthwhile.
Please answer my coments.
Ticiana
Dear Nana Greta
I like your blog a lot. I think it is a fun blog! The pictures were beautiful. I hope I can see you one day. I’m a 4th grader.
Marianna
Dear Nana Greta,
I liked your blog its really coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did this thing repeating the o because I really liked this blog. I’m in fourth grade. You liked to in fourth grade? My teacher is could Ms. Anne.
By Pedro Luiz
Dear Nana Greta:
Nana Greta your blog is so cool! Why do you like to walk? I can walk just 2hours and 30minutes. I’m 10 years old and my favorite subject in school is recess.
My teachers are Ms. Anne and Ms. Milla.
I enjoy your blog, keep on walking!
Dear Nana Greta,
I really like your blog, it have lot’s of information about you!
Your photos is very cool .I am very happy to be Sofia’s student next year.
My name is Luanna Mello, but I like to be named lua or lulu or just lu.I have 10 year old I am a great student, I really like Science, and a little bit of Math .I should be in fifth grade, because when I enter in Pan America school, I should enter in third grade but my mom put me in second so I could start the English. I think Sofia will be a great teacher.
My birthday is on November 10th 1999.Have a great day celebrating Christmas!!!!!
Sincerely ,
Luanna Mello
Dear Nana Greta,
I would like to learn more about your blog! I liked the way you took the pictures.
I am glad to be Sophia’s student. It is so cool the way you take the pictures of the animals. I am Aila and I am shy, I am curios. And I would enjoy walking with you 1150 miles I would see the animals and enjoy the flowers, and the fresh air the real nature has!
I am 10 years old and my B-day is in July 2nd. When is your B-day? Me and my class want to know so when it gets close to the day we can be prepared to celebrate! Well I will stop here and when you get my massage I will answer back.
Sincerely Aila
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