It was only two days ago that you were ready to go on the Freedom Tour. You had packed all the items you needed for the week in two bags.
Imagine that you are immigrating to another country with your family. Your parents want a simpler life for the family. It is getting too busy in America: the kids won’t get off the computer, the text messages are annoying, no one reads classic novels or writes anymore, and it’s too expensive to eat and pay bills. So, you are heading to Mongolia to live in a yurt, farm the land, and reconnect with each other. There are no Wal-Marts, Targets or stores of any kind. You will not be heading back to America. Your parents burned all their money and credit cards after they bought the oxen and yurt.
You have the same bag you used to pack for the Freedom Tour. This is the only bag you will have.
What will you pack?
This is how the students responded:
A chicken and some grain
hunting rifle
treats
boots
money
books
solar charger
lemonade mix
blankets
pillow
pictures
duct tape
sunglasses
junk food
purified water
Bible
bug spray
stuffed animals
journal
shampoo
bedding
fishing pole
12 pair of jeans
20 t-shirts
pictures of my friends
cosmetics
This is what the immigrants packed:
shawl
dress
books
comforters
tapestry
pillows
wagons
hats
china
treasured items
rings
gold earrings
rope
suitcase
rugs
We then discussed similarities and differences between the lists as well as how they would revise their original list.
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