I love traveling and learning about different cultures. I have always been interested in going to far off places since I was a child. The best part of trip is that it stays with you forever, changing you in some form or another. I love incorporating things I have learned into my daily routine. I take my children with me everywhere I go, hoping that they will feel the same way. It’s too early to tell about the 2 year old but I can honestly say that my son would prefer not to have any cultural experiences at all. He would prefer I take him to every video game store in any place we happen to be visiting. I cannot believe any child of mine would not be interested in learning something. The thought of art galleries and walking tours seemed to provoke gasps of horror in my teenage son. As evidenced at the Louvre in Paris a few years back, my son was more interested in the sortie(exit) and the Virgin megastore downstairs than the incredible works of art inside the gallery. I am always disappointed that he doesn’t share my enthusiasm but I do think he is soaking up knowledge unknowingly even if it was not in the way I had originally intended. We went to Naumburg Cathedral to see Eckhardt and Uta and I tried to tell him more about their significance . The only thing he took away was how funny the name “Uta” is. Well, better than nothing I guess. We went to the Europa Park yesterday, and strangely enough, he didn’t complain at all. I guess when it comes to kids you just have to learn to speak their language and if that includes spinning teacups, so be it.
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I am forever grateful to my mother for taking us on trips, especially the one to Europe when I was 16. Though at the time, I too had grown tired of the countless cathedrals, museums, galleries, and long walking tours. I searched out and found arcades and pinball machines. Still makes me smile…I was such a pinball shark.
But I soaked up a lot from those trips; including, my open-mindedness and respect of different cultures, beliefs, and ways of living. To each their own. I think it’s great that your children get to share these experiences with you, (speak other languages besides English),and have the opportunity to grow up in Europe.
You were very fortunate to have had those experiences. I did not venture out of America until I was in my 30′s. We went on trips every year so I was lucky that my parents took us places. I saw a quote the other day that said travel is the only thing you pay for that makes you richer