James is a poor guy, but he always has a lot of unusual dream. One night, he had a dream. The dream said to him you will be rich if you travel around the world. He awoke the next morning and told this dream to his wife. His wife didn’t listen to him at all, because James always tells her some strange stories. But this time, James felt that this dream just like a light in the dark, it will lead him to get the wealth. Several days later, James made a decision, he will travel around world.
There is a big problem for him, money. James was not a wealthy man and had to play his drum on the corner of Market so that he could make enough money to live. But the only things he had of wealth were his Mongolian wallet, his grandmothers one hundred year old polish cloth, and his canoe.
One day he decided to sell his canoe which was made by bark and his old cloth to get a better boat so that he could sail his way to travel around the world. What’s more, he sold his Mongolian wallet to get himself food and water for the trip.
On October 1st, he sailed his trip in Los Angeles. China is his first station. After three months trip, James arrived in China. He was hungry and tired so he fell asleep on the quay. After he awoke, he found that there were some chestnuts in his hand. He felt very confused but he still ate up these chestnut, because he really hungry. In China, James met a businessman who named Qian. Qian send him a ancient Chinese stamp. The stamp is a symbol of China, so Qian wanted James brings this stamp to travel around the world. The stamp became the first of his wealth in his trip. Couple weeks later, he sailed his trip again. But this time, unfortunately, he met the storm and the storm brought him to the Singapore. In Singapore, James went to the casino and he won a collection of coins. These were not common coins, they were made by gold. Now, James became a little rich. But he didn’t give up the trip. James sold several of coins to get the food and water for his trip, and he also got a ruler and a map of world.
James sailed his trip again. He set a course to Africa. After a hard trip, James stepped on the Africa. The first person he met is a vase seller. The vase seller said to James, "I am from Africa, my name is May. Actually, I don't have enough money to buy some food for my family, so that is why I’m selling this vase for a coin. This vase was given by my grandfather and it can protect you from whatever happens." James gave seller a coin and he got the vase. In Africa, hand-made was very popular. He bought a statue of a masai as his souvenir in Africa.
His next station is Europe. He arrived in Spain on Christmas Day. People were sending Christmas gifts on the street. James got a gift; it is a mini reproduction of villa. He walked into a restaurant and join people to celebrate the Christmas Day. In James’s Europe trip, he visited Germany, England, and Holland. He learned a lot from people in these countries.
After his Europe trip, he arrived in South America. In Brazil, James wanted to sell his trip souvenir to get money so that he could buy enough food for his further trip. But he didn’t sell anything. When he felt hopeless, the savior appeared. The princess of Brazil gave him a reproduction of women head in wood. That wood head means free, so James could get free food and water by using this wood head. He got all the stuff and went on his trip.
His last station is New York. That means he was on his way home. Two months later, he brought back a lot of his travel souvenir and showed them in the museum. James became a hero in U.S.
As a matter fact, he didn’t become real rich. He had a rich experience which were invaluable.
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