Hello Mr. Mathis’ 4th Grade Class!

The Global Goulets team has grown. Big hello to Mr. Mathis’ 4th grade class from Austin, TX and welcome to our adventure!

Mr. Mathis’ class of extraordinarily charming achievers will be following our trip and using our destinations as a basis for their curriculum across several subjects – math (if the Goulets drove to Guanajuato but Alex left his passport in Zacatecas, how many extra miles did the Goulets have to drive?); geography (where on earth is Bolivia?); cultural studies (what do Ecuadorian people eat and why?), and more.

They’ll also be creating travel guides and itineraries for our upcoming destinations! Because this is one area the Goulets are terrible in, Mr. Mathis has arranged to outsource our planning to this talented group of 4th graders! Phew.

After an initial Q&A over the phone, we passed through Austin and were lucky enough to meet Mr. Mathis’ class in person. This brilliant group of future leaders asked some super smart questions that put us to the test:

• Corbin: What is the most surprising thing from your trip to Mongolia?
  • Corbin, the most surprising part of our whole trip from London to Mongolia was the people! Even on the border of Afghanistan, we met amazing people who helped us greatly and even let us stay in their house for the night.
• Lauren: Have you ever had to eat any funky kind of animal?
  • Lauren, we told you about eating live squiggly octopus in Korea, but a few days ago we might’ve topped that – we ate goat brains in Monterrey, Mexico! Gross!
• Dylan: Did you see any Mongolian throat singers?
  • Dylan, unfortunately no, but here’s a great video we just found of one! Also, did you know that the traditional instrument of choice in Mongolia is the horse head fiddle (called Morin Khuur in Mongolian)? We did get to see one of those.
• Sebastian: What is the most fun you’ve had on your trips?
  • Sebastian, that’s a really hard question because we’re always having fun! There’s a lot of different definitions of fun, but if you’ve ever done late night karaoke in Mongolia, that is DEFINITELY FUN.

They also told us about all the countries they or their families have been to and provided some great advice for the rest of our trip:

• Abraham: In Mexico, they don’t give you soda at restaurants unless you ask for it.
  • Abraham, you’re right! No one has given us soda without us asking 🙁
• Shamar: If you step on a rattlesnake, tell your two friends to take a picture and send it to the class. If you step on any other wild animal, tell your friends to take a picture and still send it to the class.
  • Shamar, nobody has stepped on anything yet but you’ll be the first to know
• Sebastian: If they tell you it’s spicy, it’s spicy!
  • Sebastian, you’re totally right! The food has been fiery here in Mexico, or as they call it, mucho picante. But fortunately we all love spicy food!

 

 

Class, we look forward to sharing our adventure with you! The most important advice we have for you is: travel. If you have the opportunity to travel, take it!

Alright, now listen to Mr. Mathis.