Happy Friday, everyone!
If you’ve been following along the past couple weeks, you know that I’ve been struggling with dealing with all things COVID, quarantine, & cancelled trips…to the point that I haven’t even wanted to watch movies or tv shows set in other countries. But my birthday is Monday, and while that was supposed to have meant another stamp in my passport, I’m changing it to mean the kickoff to a week of reigniting my wanderlust, and hopefully yours too!!!
Starting Monday you will be tasked with doing one thing per day to help you get a little armchair traveling done. I’ve put together some ideas for each day in case you need some inspiration. Make sure you post how you’re participating each day using the hashtag #VWQuaranChallenge!
Happy virtual wandering!
- The Challenge
- Monday – Cook a meal from a country you want to visit (or try to recreate your favorite meal from a past trip).
- Tuesday – Watch a movie to inspire some serious wanderlust.
- Wednesday – Learn how to have a basic conversation in a new language.
- Thursday – Listen to music from an artist from a different country.
- Friday – Do a virtual tour of a museum or monument.
- Cooking Around the World
- Australia – Lamingtons
- Bermuda – Rum Swizzle
- Colombia – Buñuelos
- Finland – Salmon Soup
- France – Macarons
- Ghana – Jollof Rice
- India – Mulligatawny Soup
- Italy – Homemade Pasta
- New Orleans – Red Beans & Rice
- Russia – Solyanka
- Movies to Inspire Wanderlust
- Appalachian Trail, USA – A Walk in the Woods
- France – Amelie
- Greece- Mamma Mia
- Ireland – P.S. I Love You
- Italy/Indonesia/India – Eat, Pray, Love
- Italy – Under the Tuscan Sun
- Italy – La Dolce Vita
- Nairobi – Out of Africa
- New York City – When Harry Met Sally
- Pacific Coast Trail, California – Wild
- Languages to Learn
- There are plenty of free resources to help you learn new languages! I personally have the most success using audiobooks either from my local library or Audible, but a lot of my friends have had great success using the free app, Duolingo. There are also plenty of videos on Youtube!
- Spanish
- French
- Italian
- Mandarin
- German
- Sign Language
- Turkish
- Swedish
- Indonesian
- Portuguese
- There are plenty of free resources to help you learn new languages! I personally have the most success using audiobooks either from my local library or Audible, but a lot of my friends have had great success using the free app, Duolingo. There are also plenty of videos on Youtube!
- Music from Around the World
- Brazil – Roberto Carlos
- Iceland – Björk
- Ireland – Sinéad O’Connor
- Korea – BTS
- Somalia – K’NAAN
- Free Museum Virtual Tours
- The Louvre – Paris
- The Vatican Museum – Italy
- Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York City
- Rijksmuseum – Netherlands
- British Museum – London
- National Aquarium – Baltimore, Maryland
- Pergamon Museum – Berlin
- Uffizi Gallery – Florence
- MASP – São Paulo