SCOLA Travel Journal: Day One

Check back every week to hear all about the adventures you can take when you join SCOLA!

I’ve just signed up for a SCOLA subscription and can’t wait to begin my international adventure! SCOLA has authentic resources from around the world that allow me to travel to foreign countries…right from the comfort of my own home! As I begin my journey, I figured this blog would be a great place for you to keep up with me.

My first stop on the SCOLA website was People and Places…what better way to figure out my first destination than to browse original pictures from SCOLA providers? As I flipped through the online gallery of over 29,000 pictures I saw visitors touring the World Peace Pagoda in Myanmar, people in Spain watching a Carnaval parade, and animated children playing in Uganda. But what caught my eye were the photos from the Philippines. Over 3,000 photos of beautiful beaches, smiling faces, and delicious food! I knew right away it was the perfect location to begin my adventure.

Okay, so I had my first destination picked out, but other than what I had seen in the photos on People and Places I knew very little about the country! I once again logged on to www.scola.org where I had access to over 8,700 resources from the Philippines! I watched daily television programs on World TV Online, listened to radio broadcasts on International Radio, brushed up on my Tagalog with Insta-Class, and then expanded my knowledge of Filipino languages with Specialized Word Video Search.

I was officially ready for my international adventure! Stay tuned to learn all about my first destination with On the Street Videos: the Philippines!