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Images of the World QUESTIONS / ANSWERS COMMENTS / LETTERS / ARTWORK Each year we receive many wonderful letters. We are not able to answer them all individually. Here we can answer some of the questions, and also share artwork and comments. Bruce Take (Thank) you for the sowe (show). I liked it. My favit (favorite) pate (part) of it was the frid (fried) grasshoppers. Wat (What) did they taste like? Drew 1st grade Columbia Heights, MN Drew, Many people around the world eat insects, which are high in protein--a healthy snack. Fried grasshoppers taste like fried grasshoppers! (They also taste like chicken). Dear Mr. Junek, Your performance was so inspiring. The most important thing I learned was anything you want to do you can do!! Jamie 6th grade Canon City, CO If you have a question, comment or artwork, send us a letter or e-mail. Images of the World PO Box 2103 Rapid City, SD 57709 iow@hills.net

Dear Tass and Bruce, Congratulations...I think that riding around the world is a great accomplishment. Meeting people in their native cultures would be a great experience. I want to know if you guys kept the clothes from the countries you visited, or did you give them back? Mark Grandview College Des Moines, IA Dear Mark, Many families we stay with are very poor. In fact, some people only have two sets of clothes, an everyday set of clothes, and a set of special dress-up clothes. So after we make photos of us wearing their clothes, we always give everything back. To celebrate Tass's birthday in Fiji, an Indian family cooks a huge feast, and then dresses Tass in the mother's red silk wedding dress. We feel honored when people share their customs and beliefs, which helps us better understand how they live.

Dear Mr. Junek, Thank you for showing us your pictures of your bike tour. We liked seeing the firey volcano! The heavy hats of the women who keep all their money on their heads it looked beautiful. We hope you have many more exciting trips. Sincerely, Ignacio and Javier 3rd grade Cottonwood Elementary Montrose, CO

Dear Mr. Junek, I would like to be very quiet and have a plate of bird food in my hand and have parrots fly on me. Your friend, Lacey 2nd grade, Cottonwood School, Montrose, CO

Dear Tass, Thank you for coming to our school. It was very fun. The three things I liked are all the...1. rainforests, volcanoes, waterfall, and the (Mayan) cities! 2 All the plants and animals, and insects! 3. All of the people in Guatemala, Honduras, etc. My dream for the future is to become a teacher, then retire, then be what you are-an explorer. Hopefully I could ride up the hills like you did. Man, do I need to work out! Love Royelle 5th grade Las Vegas, NV

Tass riding at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

We are amazed at the details kids remember from our slide programs. Carley's drawing shows an enthusiastic audience with hands raised. Tass is on a podium, with a microphone, narrating the story. The picture on the screen (which is outlined in shadows) shows a dramatic encounter Bruce has with a jaguar in the Peruvian rainforest. The key elements of the story are all portrayed: Bruce, holding his camera and shouting in surprise; a jaguar sleeping in a hole in the tree; and the jaguar on a limb after it jumps out of the hole.

Dear Mrs Thacker, Thank you for showing us a lot of cute animals. My favorite part was learning about the buildings on stilts. I learned that people in South America need money. I think you had fun. Sincerely, Carley 1st grade Sacramento, CA

Dear Bruce, We would like to thank you for sharing your dream with us and inspiring us to go for our dreams as well. We really enjoyed the slide show of your glorious adventure. It was wonderful. We like the part when the monkey jumped on your wife Tass's back and when you showed us the slide of the sunset over the ocean (That was so glamorous). Thanks again. Your friends in Mrs. Zeilers 4th grade class Canon City, CO

Dear Bruce and Tass, We enjoyed reading your book instead of the regular text books that we are used too. Your documentation of your two year journey has inspired us more than you will ever know to follow our own dreams. Next time please take mototcycles instead of mountain bikes. Zach , Ben , Brandy Bayson, Alan, Katie Grandview College Des Moines, IA

Dear Tass and Bruce, I litd (liked) the pwgma (program). Som (Some) day my dad and mom weo (we'll) tav (travel) owna (around) the wrd (world) som (some) day. My fvwi (favorite) pitr (picture) wos (was) the volcano. Fove (Love), Paris 1st grade Rosemont, MN

Dear Mr. Bruce Junek, Our class really appreciates your coming to our school to do a wonderful presentation...I think that would be really cool to see all the different styles (of dress and jewelry). I also learned alot of cool things at your presentation. It must have been hard learning all those different languages. I hope when you go around the world again on your bikes you will have another great adventure. Sincerely, Jessicca 5th grade Manitou Springs, CO Dear Jessicca, Neither of us speaks other languages fluently (extremely well). However we usually learn enough in each country that we can have simple conversations, joke around, and get directions . We study language books and try to learn a few hundred words before we arrive. While traveling Bruce writes down a group of words and puts it on his bicycle handlebar bag, or even hangs the list from his backpack , and memorizes new words every day.

Bruce is studying Indonesian from the list of words hooked to his chest strap while climbing Gunung Agung volcano on the island of Bali.

Dear Tass Thacker, Thank you for presenting your slide show and sharing your adventures. I really liked all the necklaces the people wear because they have alot of stuff and I really liked the rainforest. Thank you for sharing your dream. My dream is to visit all the places you visited. Sincerely, Adriana 5th grade Olathe, CO

Dear Mr. Junek ,I like the pictures you took. I liked when there was a picture of the volcano. It was cool. I wanted to ask you why people put earrings on their nose and why they put sharp thorns through their ears. I bet you had the funnest day of your life traveling. Your friend, Heather 2nd grade Sheridan, WY Dear Heather, People around the world wear jewelry. Pierced ears and noses are common in many countries. In the U.S. people go to a store, where someone with a piercing "gun" puts a hole through the skin. A needle or a sharp thorn will just as quickly punch the hole. Sometimes this is done when the person is very young, and they don't remeber it happening.

A woman from Nepal. Her nose has been pierced twice. Her necklace is made from hundreds of beautiful small glass beads

Dear Tass Thacker, Thank you for coming to this school and showing us the great places you've gone to. I loved the ocean and sea turtles. My dream for the future is finish school. I don't want to get married because then I'll have babies. They cry too much. I want to be an artist. I like painting. It's so fun. Yours Truly Mariela 5th grade Las Vegas, NV

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