Stage Four, Part Two: Nellie Bly is Stranded in Ceylon

11/01/23 • 42 min

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A Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland

December 8th- 12th: The same days that Elizabeth Bisland is falling in love with Japan, Nellie Bly is having a hard time being present in Ceylon. The fates have intervened, and Nellie’s plans get turned upside down. What will Nellie Bly do now that the unexpected has happened, and will she ever get off the paradisiacal island of Ceylon?

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Stage Four, Part 1: Elizabeth Bisland Falls in Love with Japan

December 8th-12th: After 16 days at sea, Elizabeth Bisland finally sees land again. She explores the land of the rising sun and does everything she can in her short amount of time there. Elizabeth gets the first taste of how exhilarating falling in love with a country can be...and she starts to see this whole race differently.

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Stage Five, Part 1: Nellie Bly Hits Her Halfway Point in Singapore

December 13th- 16th: Nellie Bly is anxious as her steamship crosses through the Bay of Bengal and the Straits of Malacca to make up for lost time.

In these few days, she does make progress. She touches down in two ports in Malaysia: Penang and Singapore.

While in Singapore, she analyzes how different cultures express the human experiences in vastly different ways. She compares and contrasts her normal to those on the other side of the planet and makes a very impulsive purchase.

But to her delight, she has reached her mid-point, and Nellie Bly is officially halfway around the world.