Sindbad. I've heard this name many times, yet have never explored its origin. I feel like this class provides me the perfect opportunity to explore the stories of Sindbad and his voyages. I know that I will want to stop reading and just jump on the ships with him!
Nursery Rhymes. What a classic idea! We all hear them, and rhyming in particular always fits my fancy because I just find it clever. I think I will enjoy looking into some nursery rhymes more in depth and understand the original versions of the childhood chants.
One of my favorite nursery rhymes, the three little pigs.
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Homer's Odyssey. I read this book in high school and loved it. Maybe it was the adventure or maybe it was... no, it was definitely the adventure. I'm a sucker for it. Any book that makes me want to stop reading it and DO it, is a success. By the end of the semester I fully expect Odysseus and I to become best friends.
Alaska. Frontiers. Pioneering. I guess you could say I am pretty "inuit." Alaska is intriguing to me. The inuits that settled the frontier, also known as eskimos, are (c)old friends of mine. I have done research on their throat singing style, although have failed at making it my own. Exploring more about this culture would just help me have a more complete understanding of them, and that is so very exciting!
King Arthur. Good ol' King Arthur. I also read up on him a lot in high school and would love a refresher. Quests for the Holy Grail and other adventures... plus it will help me have a more realistic idea of what is happening when I watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
A very serious representation of King Arthur done through Monty Python.
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