"the statue of liberty or some other tourist trap.
I'm not sure about the blog. Probably a good idea to do it for ourselves as a souvenir photo album but after a few days I think friends and family would not see the point as we are living it; not them. We'll try it."
Oh geeezus...okay...uhm, you and I..being from Canada might indeed have a 'view' of the Statue of Liberty. But, people in the US have very very strong views of these icons and will make any further conversation unpleasant, should they hear you talking like that. And that will apply to many of the stops you will be making. You will need to be open to the knowledge that although we...people NOT from the US, might not see or share the relevance, people FROM the US do.
And, I want to add...now having see Ms Liberty twice, that although I do not have a connection to the history of the her nor of Ellis Island, those that do...really really do. It can be a very moving experience, just being among them and seeing the emotion on their faces. And you will see that in many of the National Monuments that you will have the opportunity to visit.
Blogs...I have one and many many people that travel/sail/RV/camp/cook/make movies...do. It is a very positive way to share and develop some pretty cool connections. There are literally thousands of Blogs and although it seems that no one will read yours, it it quite surprising how many people will find yours.
A person has to learn how to use 'keywords' to attract the search engines, and so on. Letting the kids tell their own story, thru their eyes, is likely to be a very engaging exercise.
Gary Haupt
