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Always on the lookout for great events around the world, we recently found out about the Pirates Week Festival - the National Festival of the Cayman Islands. I laughed at the pure joy shown on the photos from past Pirates Weeks. I knew I had to share this, with our Wandering Educators! I was lucky enough to sit down and talk with David Martins, Executive Director of Pirates Week Festival. Here's what he had to say...

The importance of storytelling and theater in education is highly underrated. I'd like to share a REALLY COOL storytelling family with our Wandering Educators. I first met them on the unschooling families on the road listserv, and have followed their updates via twitter and the live shows on their site (our daughter is SOOO excited when they stream live!)...These incredible storytellers?

One of our travel guides partners, Not For Tourists, has several unique
offerings on their website this week. Check out the following