Writing to the World
Hi, my name is Toby, and I am five years old. I want to find out lots about the world, so I would like to write a letter to a person from every country in the world, and get a letter or postcard back. It's really tricky to find people in every country, but lots of people are helping me - thank you! We look up all countries, and I think of questions I would like to ask. I'm really interested in fossils, archaeology, explorers, history, stars and planets, science, wild creatures, and how people help other people and protect the environment in lots of places all over the world! I also want to know how people live, and what food they eat, and what school is like!
I write all letters by hand. Mummy is looking after this website for me. Each country gets its own page, and you can read all the letters I have written, and all the replies I am getting. I am also raising money for ShelterBox, because they help people all over the world who need help. Thank you for reading about my project!
Current count of letters written: 351
UN countries covered: 193 out of 193 - mission complete!
Current count of postcards/letters received: 141
Upcoming letters will go to: Victoria (Australia), Wyoming, Idaho, UK
DOUBLE UPS AND SPECIAL REQUESTS: These are countries/places that are either not UN members, or that Toby has already covered, but would like to cover again, or people in certain jobs he would love to write to. If you can help with any of these, please get in touch! Please note: a "double-up" does not mean that Toby was unhappy with the first response from that country, simply that he thought of more questions, or loves the place so much that he wants to write to as many people as possible. :)
COUNTRIES/PLACES: Antarctica, Vatican City, Nepal, Galapagos, Christmas Island, Pitcairn Island, getting a letter into space!!
JOBS: Any archaeologist, palaeontologist, disaster specialist, wildlife conservationist, marine biologist, wildlife photographer/cameraman/film maker/presenter, astronaut, Lego designer or male ballet dancer in any country
I write all letters by hand. Mummy is looking after this website for me. Each country gets its own page, and you can read all the letters I have written, and all the replies I am getting. I am also raising money for ShelterBox, because they help people all over the world who need help. Thank you for reading about my project!
Current count of letters written: 351
UN countries covered: 193 out of 193 - mission complete!
Current count of postcards/letters received: 141
Upcoming letters will go to: Victoria (Australia), Wyoming, Idaho, UK
DOUBLE UPS AND SPECIAL REQUESTS: These are countries/places that are either not UN members, or that Toby has already covered, but would like to cover again, or people in certain jobs he would love to write to. If you can help with any of these, please get in touch! Please note: a "double-up" does not mean that Toby was unhappy with the first response from that country, simply that he thought of more questions, or loves the place so much that he wants to write to as many people as possible. :)
COUNTRIES/PLACES: Antarctica, Vatican City, Nepal, Galapagos, Christmas Island, Pitcairn Island, getting a letter into space!!
JOBS: Any archaeologist, palaeontologist, disaster specialist, wildlife conservationist, marine biologist, wildlife photographer/cameraman/film maker/presenter, astronaut, Lego designer or male ballet dancer in any country
A word from Mum
Thank you for taking an interest in Toby's project - the amount of help we have received from so many people, ranging from friends to complete strangers, has been absolutely overwhelming, and is something we never dreamt possible when Toby initially had the idea! There is an "About" page which gives a bit more background to the project. The full list of countries that are part of Toby's challenge is on each respective continent page (although we are adding additional countries as they occur).
Toby's Dad, Toby and I decided that it would be lovely to stay in touch with Toby's penpals beyond the one-off exchange. Also, so many people have taken an interest in the project via Facebook, that we thought it might be useful to have a Facebook page for the project. On it, we'll share short updates, like bits of info we've learnt about countries, letters written, sent and received, activities, etc. If you want to share in the daily journey, please pop by: https://www.facebook.com/writingtotheworld
Key for the map:
Grey: No leads, or tentative lead (or, in the case of the US, Canada and Australia: "we are still working our way through emails")
Red: Potential/solid lead
Green: Toby has written a letter to this country
Blue: Toby has written, and has had a response
Toby's Dad, Toby and I decided that it would be lovely to stay in touch with Toby's penpals beyond the one-off exchange. Also, so many people have taken an interest in the project via Facebook, that we thought it might be useful to have a Facebook page for the project. On it, we'll share short updates, like bits of info we've learnt about countries, letters written, sent and received, activities, etc. If you want to share in the daily journey, please pop by: https://www.facebook.com/writingtotheworld
Key for the map:
Grey: No leads, or tentative lead (or, in the case of the US, Canada and Australia: "we are still working our way through emails")
Red: Potential/solid lead
Green: Toby has written a letter to this country
Blue: Toby has written, and has had a response
