Hi, my name is Stanley, and I’m not a Local Guide.
Ermes, my Local Guide, explained to me that in this Community the first thing to do is to introduce ourselves, so here I am.
I know it might sound complicated, but I’ll try to explain who I am.
I introduce myself
The first time I was born was in 1964, in a book by Jeff Brown (Wikipedia - Flat Stanley), then Jeff wrote other books, in which I went to explore the world. But they were just books, so I didn’t really go there.
The second time I was born was in 1995, thanks to school teacher Dale Hubert. Thanks to his ideas I really started traveling around the world (Wikipedia - The Flat Stanley Project).
I have many brothers, who like me travel the world, and all, like me, are named Flat Stanley.
Each of us has visited different places, we have visited famous places and met some very important people.
And then I came.
I was born three months ago from the pencils of a boy in the Bay Area, California. The boy who drew me sent me to Italy to meet Ermes. He told me that Ermes knows many places in his country, and that he would take me to discover them with him.
So it was. Ermes started by introducing me to his city, Treviso, and then he took me around to see other beautiful places. I have seen snow in the mountains, parks and rivers. I spent Easter with his family, I ate pizza, and much more.
When we go around Ermes takes pictures, and then we send them to my school in California, so all my classmates can see where I’ve been, and read my stories.
What I learned from a Local Guide
The things I’ve learned are so many, and so beautiful, that I thought I’d tell them some stories. So Ermes told me about this place, where Local Guides like him meet to tell each other stories about places in the world.
Why I’m not a Local Guide?
I’m too young to join, so I asked Ermes to tell you about my adventures. First we write them together, then I choose the photos, and finally he puts them here.
What have I planned for my future?
In one month we really saw a lot, we also met a lot of people. But Ermes told me that there is much more to see. So I’ve decided: I’ll stay in Italy, and I’ll continue to send my classmates photos and stories of what I see, so they can see them with me.
A Fun Fact about me
What keeps surprising me is how many people want to take a selfie with me. I thought the famous one was Ermes
A question for you:
Now I have to ask you one thing: Have you by any chance seen any of my brothers in your area? If you see them, will you tell them that I’m here in Italy, and that they can read about my adventures here with you?
See you soon with the first Story.
Stanley (Flat Stanley)
. It’s a new kind of post so am not used to it yet,excusez moi !!!
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Hello Flat Stanley. Thank you for introducing us 
