Picadocurtis Extra Credit

A. A Eugene family recently returned form a one year trip around the world. Your extra credit, should you choose to accept it is as follows:
1. Visit the family's website at www.picadocurtis.net
2. Choose one person's weblog.
3. Read the person's pre-trip reflections- under "Background", "Frequently Asked questions"
4. Read the person's weblog entries for one country
5. Write a thoughtful, one-page (12 point, double spaced, 1" margins) letter to the person, reflecting on what you learned by reading their weblog.

In your letter, you should tell the person:
1. What you learned
2. Something she/he did that you might have liked to have done
3. What might you have done differently if you had gone.
4. Questions you have for this person about his/her experience.

will be graded as follows:
__/ 5 At least 3 specific quotes taken form the website ( put in quotes and say who said it.)
__/5 Organization, grammar, spelling, letter format, followed directions
__/10 Effort (DO you address facts and simply ideas or are you "going deeper"- asking about feelings, perceptions, history, etc)