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You as a reader read this blog to learn more about gypsies and how they live in a more truthful manner. How do we live compared to them and their traditions and customs?

Living situations are a huge topic. It's a huge part of our life; we look for houses, apartments, hotels for travel, so we can have a completely permanent residence that we can call home. Living situations also have a huge impact on children and how they grow and develop.

• How do they live? 
• Would you be able to live the gypsy life? 
• Would I be able to live the gypsy life? 
• What did you learn as a child? 
• Do those skills help you out today? 

What foods did you eat as a child? What does a travelling child eat for dinner around the fire? These questions open up a whole new world of questions like:

• Since they don't really consume processed foods, are they healthier?
• We've been seeing the "organic" trend is becoming even more popular lately. Could the diet of someone who just eats all organic really be the same as a traveler's diet?
• Are we conforming to their traditions? Maybe!

Entertainment is an enormous part of our lives. Every year, we spend billions of dollars on entertainment products, whether it's an iPad to the stylus that allows you to not get fingerprints on the iPad itself. When travelling throughout Europe, there's not really any wifi to connect your Macbook to! What could they possibly do for entertainment?

All of this is coming to a blog near you! (This blog, obviously!)

Final Plan!

Alright fellow readers, things are about to get really interesting here on the blog! We'll be reading more into the case study of Roxy, and we'll also be looking at the case study of Kathleen, an Irish traveler. We'll see how much gypsies learn, but we'll also learn that things are not as amazing as things may seem on television. Travelers live very difficult lives, and we can learn to appreciate the lifestyle we have instead of using theirs for entertainment. How long can these traditions really last, and how have they managed to stay away from the temptation of just staying in one place and settling down? Of course we all know that has to do with weather, but has anyone really felt that there is one area they would to call home?

We see the cultural differences and we can also see how strong one would need to be in order to live the gypsy life. Reading these case studies are extremely interesting, and help us to realize how much we really have and what else we can learn in this world. What are the difference between the lives of Kathleen and Roxy? What's similar? What valuable lessons can we learn and what are their views on how they live? If you have any questions, comment!

It's Research Time!

Some people see the gypsy life and wonder how they ever get by in life. Some people ask, "How do they 

even survive in a world like that? How can they live by just travelling? They'll never make it in the real 

world!" You may be surprised at what they learn in their early childhood days. 

Who taught the children all of these skills? What on Earth could they possibly learn? Where do they learn 

these skills, since they really don't have a place called home (Hence, the name Travellers)? When do they start to learn these important skills? Why do they choose to learn these skills, and here comes the question of the day: How do they learn them? How do they find the time to complete tasks and learn them quickly and efficiently? 

These questions will be answered in the future with extended research. I would love to learn some of the skills they know! The we'll take a look to see if we ourselves can survive the gypsy life!

My Very Own Case Study!

Hello my fellow readers! I hope all of you stayed safe during the hurricane! Could you imagine if you were a traveler living in the Northeast during Hurricane Sandy? How would you feel about that? Would you feel safe? I'm sure some of you felt like you were living the traveling life with no electricity, and even for some of you, traveling around looking for a place to sleep! Just think: at least you had a car and not a covered-wagon...could you imagine? I definitely couldn't! You have to give these gypsies props!


In class, we now get to review what we have learned and do even more research on our topic. The research method I decided to pick was the Case Study method, where I can zoom in on one's life (two in my case!) and look into it and see what else I can really learn! I'll be researching what gypsies learn from living the traveler's life! We already briefly studied the life of Roxy, so we'll definitely go deeper into her situation and see how she's doing.

As you can tell, things are not like what we see on TLC. Instead, the travelers tend to take a not-so-extravagant lifestyle that isn't what TLC wants for any shows. (Watch them now make a show to shut me up!)

Hope everyone was safe!

Just traditions!

What have you done that seems deviant? I'm sure you're all thinking about something "bad" that you've done in the past, but actually it's not something particularly bad per say, just something violating the "norms" or the normal behavior in which we live by. For example, it's not illegal to dress like a 6 year old when you're actually 16, but we still look at that as weird and a bad thing.

Some people may see gypsy traditions as deviant behavior. Some people look at the traveling ways and think it's deviant to just "travel" and not have a concrete place to call home.

A lot of people who are not part of this culture also think it's deviant to not send their child to school and let the children be homeschooled or even learn on their own. Travelers do know a lot about nature and they also do learn skills that are extremely helpful in survival.

Has anybody ever thought for a minute that they (or anyone who doesn't follow our norms) may think that we're extremely deviant for going to from school right to our 8-hour sport practice. To someone who is used to not even going to school and just learning survival skills from nature, spending that much time and effort with extra-curricular activities may seem extremely deviant to them! I know I would feel that way if I wasn't used to it and even participated in that myself.

What do you think? Do you think that if you followed the gypsy traditions you would be wondering why we do such things? Do you wonder why they do such things?

Awesome Article!

Hey guys! The other day I was doing some research, and I found this website which tells us all about some gypsy origins and puts some gypsy stereotypes to rest! I was completely fascinated by this article, and it also made me realize how many stereotypes there were in this world! It also introduced some new origin stories, which was really cool. I highly recommend reading this!


 


As we can tell, these stereotypes have been swarming around for years, and we can finally put some to rest! What do you think about the website and the truth?

Legends for the Day!

How many gypsies do you think there are? A couple thousand? If you thought a couple thousand, you're wrong! There are about 12 million gypsies in the world, and about 8 to 10 million of them live in Europe.

Shocking, right? I didn't even think there were that many people who followed these ancient travelling traditions. The Romani people's traditions have only been around for about 700 years, which may not seem very long. During the medieval time period in Europe, Europeans assumed them to be of Egyptian or Turkish descent, and they soon achieved the name of "the pharaoh's people."

Legend has it that the travelers were the descendants of musicians who were given as gifts Bahram Gur (aka the ruler of Persia at the time). He soon became tired of them (Why??????? They have beautiful music!) and soon sent them off their own so they may find the lost corners of Earth. other legends say that the Romanis are the descendants of the survivors of the lost city of Atlantis!


What do you think about these legends? Do you know of any?