Did Get A Lift inspire you to take to the skies? If you are looking for a ride in a hot air balloon, check out Hot Air Ballooning, a resource for all you need to know about the world's oldest form of flight. Click on Find a Ride for an international list of operators and outfitters for your ballooning adventure. Hot air ballooning is also a fantastic spectator sport, so check out the Festival link at Hot Air Ballooning, or if you are in or near Canada, see the helpful Canadian Hot Air Ballooning guide to events. However, ballooning is not the only way to have a high-flying adventure (even if you are just observing from the ground below): Check out the listing of international air sport competitions from the World Air Sports Federation (Federation Aeronautique Internationale) where you will find features on hang gliding, paragliding, parachuting, microlights, and general aviation. But the place to be if you are truly hooked on air sports is Spain, where the second World Air Games will be held in June. To tide you over until then, check out skidiving.com where you can find outfitters by geographical location (in the United States) as well as guaranteed thrills and chills.

Did Play Hard, Think Big motivate you to find new methods of playful learning? A simple solution for your next meeting is to bring in the new, all encompassing board game Cranium, which will exercise everything from vocal capability to sculpting creativity. However, the search for playful learning methods might also become a more involved field trip or group activity. One great place to find inspiration is in improvisational theatre. The spontaneous creativity, impulsive comedy, and unpredictable dialogue of improv theatre is an exciting, entertaining, and thought provoking experience. To learn more about improv, see About.com's improv listings where you will find a history of improv theatre as well as improv inspired warm-up games to get creative juices flowing in your next meeting. Take a look at The New Improv Page to find listings of improv groups and festivals to see where there is a performance near you. Another idea-inspiring type of performance to check out is a local poetry slam. Poetry slams are 'performance poetry,' highly energized, enthusiastic, and dramatic lyrical presentations. To find out more about slam and where you can find a slam venue, visit Poetry Slam Inc..

Ann Karash contributed this month's Next Steps.

January 2001 Connexus | Flash Points | Next Steps

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