When I was a little kid, no one told me that there were jobs offered that you got to write and travel the world about the things you saw and experienced for other people to read. I would have been the only elementary school kid who knew without a doubt that he wanted to be a traveling journalist. A highlight of my journeys has actually been collecting a bowl or two at each location I've visited.
I guess it started since my father was a professional potter and so he was constantly at the wheel tossing pots and bowls and other things. I like every kind of pottery he made, but nothing could thrill me as much as a great bowl.
When I began traveling it was just natural that I would gather a bowl or two in each location I saw. I understood it was going to be harder than I believed to narrow things down to no more than 2 bowls per country.
I now have almost sixty bowls from all around the world. I have bowls from every continent. Some were made in front of me by a regional potter, others I purchased from large storage facilities that sold bowls at discount. I have 2 large racks in my house where bowl after bowl sits waiting for usage. I am continuously turning the bowls I use for cereal and salads and other things.
If you are about to venture out into the world for traveling, I suggest that you choose a great souvenier idea ahead of time. For me, buying a bowl or two has actually done the technique. See if it may work for you too.
A highlight of my more info journeys has actually been gathering a bowl or 2 at each location I've gone to.
When I began traveling it was only natural that I would collect a bowl or 2 in each place I saw. I knew it was going to be more difficult than I believed to narrow things down to no more than two bowls per nation.
I have two big shelves in my home where bowl after bowl sits waiting for usage.