Trevor's Time Travel Teleport (4T)

           Face it, you always wanted to time travel. Maybe you wanted to fix a mistake you made in the past. Perhaps you wanted to travel to the future to see what kind of flying cars they have. Or, maybe you just want to know what your parents were like when they were younger.

One way or another, you thought about it. You wanted to do something that involved traveling through time. But you found out early on that no one had invented a time machine. Well, at least no one from the future had appeared at your doorstep inviting you to go on an adventure through the time space continuum.

I’ll even bet that some of you want to time travel to see what it was like in the past, what living during those time periods in your history books was like.

“Hold it!” I can hear some of you say. “This is a set up, isn’t it? You’re going to make up a whole long list why we should study our history books. After all, those who don’t read history are ‘doomed to repeat it.’”

Actually no, those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Though if you don’t read it, that too will be your ticket of doom. It’s in the context, you know?

I’m not going to give you a long list of why you should read history. I’m not going to tell you how exciting it is and how much you’ll learn from it. I’m not going to make you read historical facts and figures.

I’m going to show it to you.

Myself, Trevor Trekker.

 My name is Clever Trevor Trekker.

 Marin says that's a dumb name, but I like it. Not only am I clever, (I’m Scottish, after all. That automatically makes me smart) but I trek all through history and my name is Trevor. Clever Trevor Trekker. That’s me in a nutshell.

And I’m a time traveler.

“That’s impossible!” You naysayers exclaim. “No one has invented a time machine.”

Well, I have. It’s called Trevor’s Time Traveling Teleport. Or 4T, whichever you prefer.

4T would look like a normal wrist watch to you, a mere mechanism build for telling time. I’m here to tell you 4T not only tells time, it travels through time. I can’t even begin to describe the things I’ve seen, the places I’ve been! The people I meet are extraordinary, the stories I hear marvelous. History is a fascinating spectrum, a place full of wild happenings and crazy events.

I was just like you, kid. I didn’t like studying history in a book, I didn’t like memorizing information and timelines. I’d rather live it than read about it, who wants to read a textbook full of facts and names?

That’s why I created 4T, so I could travel back in time and see what it was like. No more lists, I was going to live it!

And now I invite you to join Marin, myself and my trusty 4T on an epic journey to faraway places, places you can’t even imagine living in. Okay, well, maybe you can. Some of you have huge imaginations and are probably quite good at envisioning yourself in the Dust Bowl or on a ship heading to America. Just humor me for a bit, alright? It’s not every day I decide to let the world know about my adventures or 4T. After all, I don’t want the bad guys to get a hold of it. Not fun.

My assistant, Marin Maklakov

Hmm? Marin? Oh, Marin! She’s my assistant. I found her, orphaned, living in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) during World War Two. She’s around your ages, she’s eleven. Marin is the name I chose for her when I met her, I don’t think you’d be able to pronounce her Czech name. It’s really long.

If there ever was a girl who understands the importance of learning from history, it’s Marin. She lived during a time period that saw storms of darkness and evil threats that would have overtaken the world if the allies hadn’t fought back.

Goodness, I’m getting ahead of myself. I’ll let Marin tell her story when we pass through her time period. She can tell it way better than I can.

“Well Mr. Trekker, if you’re a time traveler, what time period did you come from?” you might ask.

The year 2025. But we’re not going to focus on the future, just the past. After all, as a friend of mine always said, “if you mess with time travel too much you’ll wreck the time space continuum.” I haven’t found that to be true with going to the past, but I don’t think you want to come with me to the future, just in case. First off, it’s not that great. Sure, we’ve got plenty of interesting things, but-well, I guess I’ll just let you get there yourself in a couple years. Then you’ll see. 

Okay, let’s wrap this up a bit. What can you expect coming along with me?

1) You’re going to learn history. Better get used to it, one way or another you’re going to learn something you didn’t know. For those of you who enjoy history, you’re going to love travelling with Marin and I. We’ll show you stories and people you probably haven’t heard about. We’re going to have fun!

2) Each month we’re going to focus on a different time period. Week one of each month is introduction week, we’ll look at some of the information of the time period we’re traveling to. (Don’t sigh, I can’t take you to the past if you don’t know something about it. Otherwise you wouldn’t fit in and the bad guys would drag you off to interrogate and force things out of you for the rest of your life. Not fun, Marin and I had that happen to us once. I’ll explain more on that later when we embark on our adventures together.) 

3) On week two, Marin and I will recommend the best books on that time period, just for you! We’ll tell you who the author is, what it’s about and the age group it’s for. Marin and I have read all the books we’re recommending, so we’ll be sure to add any notes on objectionable content in case there’s something in there you’re not supposed to read. 

4) Weeks three and four (and sometimes five, depending on what month it is) are the weeks you’re not going to want to miss. Those are the weeks that we’re going to take you to visit the time period and show you around! I want to break out into a Scottish jig just thinking about it! Between Marin and myself, we’ll take you to visit all kinds of neat places, from a scary beach in Maine to the biggest water dam in America. I’ll be sure to introduce you to people you might have read about, and Marin will show you what it would be like if you lived in the past. 

5) If you have any questions about myself, Marin or any time period in history, you can click on our profile pages or email either Marin or I about it. When you write an email, just tell who it's for and what you want to know. We’ll do our best to answer your questions!

4T, my time traveling wristwatch

That’s it, we’re ready to get started. Tell me, are you the tiniest bit interested? Do you want to know just a little about the past and what it’s like? Perhaps you want to know if Indiana Jones was real or not. (Sadly, no. But I can tell you some stories about men who were like Indiana Jones.) Whatever your questions, come with Marin and I and we’ll take you on the journey of a lifetime.

Are you ready? Then follow me, ‘cause things are about to get wild!