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ElegantDiscovery — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:23:45 -0000

Brazil & Spain, I am so drawn, inspired and fascinated by those two destinations. I've never been but will one day very soon.

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Janelle — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:48:11 -0000

Japan! I have been absolutely fascinated with their culture since I was young. I am inspired by their richness, color palettes and textures, the patterns in their every day life. I appreciate their sense of honor, loyalty, and respect, all values with I hold dear. It's such a mysterious culture, but so vibrant, meaningful, and seeded with rich history. LOVE it.

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Ashley — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:48:01 -0000

All of them, I especially want to learn about the way they dress. I just graduated in December with a major in Fashion and a minor in Psychology. I'll start my masters in the Fall and I'm fascinated by the way people dress and why they dress that way. Fashion is so much more than retail.

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Blume Bauer — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:17:33 -0000

Japan, specifically Okinawa. I had a friend that traveled there for the Air Force. He never came back, he loved the culture there so much. I would love to visit there some day.

@ Danielle, I don't normally plug anyone, but a dear friend of mind is leading a tour to Morocco in November of this year and she is an incredible tour guide. The first time I went to San Francisco with her, I saw sites and places that I had never seen before (I had previously been there dozens of times). Anyway, if you're interested at all, her website is www.moroccoinsidertours.com .

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bene — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:13:42 -0000

What a great idea! Who wouldnt like to take a fiery green absinth drink with Tolouse Lautrec, Renoir and Degas watching the showgirls lifting their skirts during the cancan? I

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bene — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:07:57 -0000

I want to learn more about religion, as i am deeply attracted to spiritualism. Life is a journey and i want to learn as much as possible on my travel. I want to visit Tibet, I want to see India and a lifelong dream to get a ticket to the Transiberian railway. I want to see how people live according to their religion and what impact it has on their lives. I want to know if ancient ceremonies and beliefs are still present, as it is in Christianity for instance. For me, God is love and every human being is as valuable as the next. Religion is being used to set a value on peoples lives , starting a war, destroying whole tribes of people, denying freedom of speak and so the story goes on and on and on . I admire Gandhi and
Dalai Lama for their morals, strength, passion, compassion, humor and love of all life on this earth. I want to know and learn more about their view of the world. I think we all could benefit from their teachings.

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Deborah Drake - Writing Coach — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:37:45 -0000

Scotland...full of its ghosts and history and rituals and community and pubs that are family friendly. Rolling green country side with castles and crofts and stone circles. Give me a brogue accent any day to call to my celtic spirit. My trip to Scotland in 1997 haunts me still.

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C Martin — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:02:45 -0000

I would like a deeper understanding of our own. From the beginning to the contemporary I would like to possess the full sociological understanding; the cause and effect of the events that have shaped us.

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Connie — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:11:56 -0000

I probably belong back in 19th century Paris around the Impressionist artists and around Colette and her coterie of friends. Viva la France.

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Tabitha — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:15:51 -0000

Sadly? My own. I'm Singaporean Chinese, I grew up in a very Western influenced world, and I would love to go visit China and other Asian nations to make up for everything I took for granted.

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Xai Vicente Charles — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:25:48 -0000

As a child I was fascinated by other cultures. Where others lived, the food they ate, what language they spoke and of course music. I surround myself with people from different cultures so I can grow. There is so much beauty in the world and I want to take it all in.

I do have a soft spot for Moorish Spain.

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Audrey — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:28:03 -0000

I have always had a sense of belonging and curiosity to learning about the Japanese culture... I am so captivated and drawn to their principles of life, how they view nature, their art and textiles, oh and lets not forget their food!

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SRead — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:17:38 -0000

Growing up in Canada my neighourhoods were rich with cultural diversity and it was and continues to be..... well,amazing! Everything from singing arabic songs, making pita bread to indulging in real Italian food, and celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr. A Jamaican boy cut a piece of my hair during a movie in grade five.....apparently he was fascinated with my straight hair - I loved his curls and the way he spoke. I think I love absorbing as much as I can about so many cultures from the people who have come to Canada and have been my friends and neighbours. This has been true in the many provinces and communities, urban and rural I have lived in. Perhaps one of the most unexpected cultures I have experienced was in the southern USA and the most incredible Christmas ever was a Christian and Jewish celebration in Cape Breton - music and humour abound - so much tradition and connection to our respective roots! Our family also continues to connect to aborginal cultures. My husband is adopted and there is an undeniable presence of aboriginal heritage and like Carrie I have always loved the beautiful graphic images and the architecture of the Haida people.

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hermene hartman — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:16:59 -0000

FRENCH. SO SOPHISTICATED. SO SIMPLE, YET ELEGANT ALWAYS. SO LOVING.

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Jane — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:51:04 -0000

The native cultures of southwest, where I live. Also the countries of North Africa.

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Jane — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:49:45 -0000

My grandfather was Romany. He came here in the 1920s from Romania and instilled in me a love of jazz, feta cheese and chai. There's an album by Giles Apap and the Transylvanian Mountain Boys with some good music on it.

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Beth C. — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:44:59 -0000

I absolutely feel most comfortable in France. I got my second major in French when I was in college so I had to take lots of French history courses taught in the language. I still have a decent amstery of the language. I have been to France, but only got to stay for a short time. I would like to go live there for an extended period to learn about living in and actually experiencing their culture.

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Janet — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:37:34 -0000

I'll second that. My roots are from 4 of the 6 areas that were home to Celts -- Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall and Wales. The other two were Brittany and the Isle of Man. Understanding where I came from, will lead me to branch out. I'd also like to understand my neighbours in Quebec better and speak and read French properly. Finally, I think there's something for me in meditation and the cultures that embrace it.

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Gwyneth Jones — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:21:25 -0000

My own - The Celts. Their magic and art is so interesting and yet still a mystery to me.

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Sara Cook — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:57:06 -0000

Ireland, I am a little bit Irish, but I have always wanted to know more, about the country, about my family, about everything.

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Stephanie — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:32:15 -0000

I think I probably belong more or less where I am - on the west coast of British Columbia, getting rained on all the time. However, I've always been drawn to all things Asian (maybe from growing up in Vancouver). I especially love the aesthetics of anything Japanese.

When I get my black belt in karate I will go to Okinawa for a couple of weeks. I've always been fascinated by Japanese culture. Zen buddhism, the architecture, the textiles, the poetry - everything just seems so different. It's a couple of years away though!

(My favorite pair of shoes are Dolce and Gabbana from 1997 - black silk platform wedges embroidered with pink peonies. They look very Japanese. They cost almost all the money I had at the time, and I still keep them even though they are worn out!)

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Cassandra — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:45:17 -0000

I love learning about any native culture especially those in Canada and Australia. The plight of the natives around the world is very similar as is their connection to nature and animals. I am fascinated by the Dreamtime stories and the art of the Aborigines in Australia as well as the belief that the world was sung into existence. I was fortunate to attend ceremonies and events of Huron Indians when I was a child and the feeling of respect and inclusion was something that has shaped my love for the art, the stories and the beliefs of all native cultures.

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gail — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:12:13 -0000

I have been to India several times. The north is so different from the south. The country is so magical and the people so wonderful. India is the kind of place you either love or hate. If you plan on going you really need to talk to people to get you into the zone as you arrive in the middle of the night!

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Stacey — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:49:39 -0000

I have always wanted to travel to Greece. It always seems so wildly romantic and so full of culture. I know that the man of my dreams has to be sitting there waiting for me either in a gondola boat on the canal or sitting on the side of a bridge. I just need to get there. Ha, Ha. You can't tell that I am a hopeless romantic can you????? LOL!

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kerrymac — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:02:21 -0000

I find Nepal facinating...the little groupings of homes in the hills. Taking my boys to Africa as missionaries is definitely a must when they get older. I want them to learn to give back with an open heart. Of course I would also want to take a week off while there and visit Kenya and maybe Zimbabwe to explore the beauty of the country and it's animals.
For Carrie, not sure where you live but Vancouver Airpost is filled with gorgeous Haida Art, there are amazing Totems in Stanley Park. In Paradise Valley near Squamish there is also a place called the Longhouse where you can do traditional Native tasks such as making string out of birch bark, cook bannock on a stick over a fire etc. It's wonderful. The new Native Cultural center for the Olympics is almost done here in Whistler too. www.snickerdoodles.typepad.com