Over the past few weeks, I have been working with several friends on a new web development project called Beautiful Nation. For this project, I am building the world's first ever virtual tour of the planet wrapped inside a social network. Basically, 3 talented friends are about to embark on a sailing trip around the world. As educators and artists (as well as certified boat captains) they will be stopping in close to 100 different locations along the way capturing video interviews, photos and stories and sending them back to the "Lighthouse Keeper" (yours truly) for inclusion inside the network.


Now, you might wonder what the 'nation' part is all about. Take a read of this quote which inspired the girls to name the project.
'I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without
borders, where life is lived in the present. In this limitless nation, this nation of wind, light, and peace, there is no other ruler besides the sea." - Bernard Moitessier

Vision: One day, every classroom in every community will have the training and resources necessary to incorporate real-world, real-time information about the world as environments and cultures into learning, sparking children’s natural curiosities and connecting them to a global community.