Where will they be going? On each New Year’s Day, that question is answered (or at least in part). After the decorations are put away and the family has been gathered together, the box of flashcards is opened.
Each flashcard holds information about one of the states within America. A random drawing from the stack will determine the destination for that year’s family vacation. In each subsequent year, a different flashcard (thus state) will be chosen. Therefore, in fifty years they will have traveled and visited every state in the country. While separately they have visited the majority of the states, the idea of this drawing is for them to experience, together, the wonders of the nation.
They will visit the state picked each New Year’s Day within the following twelve months. For a minimum of four days, they will explore it as a family to learn about its culture, climate, and people. While they may go to states where they want to visit family and friends, they will not include these days as part of their travels.
When do they go? Where will they visit? What will they do? They will let the state determine the answers to these questions. For each state boosts a site, event or activity that must be encountered; something that is spectacular, magical, or a once in a lifetime experience. These are the things that they will discover.
After each state’s flashcard is drawn, the determination of when, where and what to do may come immediately or may take research. Either way, this is their journey, their own peripatetic…
