Have you ever done the wave inside the Colosseum? At the top of the Eiffel Tower? On the Great Wall? Or in a Costa Rican rainforest?
Now's your chance, because you can be a part of the largest human wave ever: The Wave Around the World.
The Wave Around the World is looking for travelers—students, teachers, adults, anyone—to videotape themselves and their friends doing the wave in destinations across the globe. It's a perfect group activity for students traveling on educational tours this summer.
The wave become popular among sports fans at stadiums across North America in the 1980s. Its origins are debatable—at least five different sports lay claim to creating or popularizing the wave—but it may date back as early as the 1960s at a soccer game in Mexico.
The Wave Around the World was conceived this year by Katie Sullivan, an online marketing manager with EF Educational Tours. She said she wanted to create something that combines her two passions: "I love travel, and I love sports." Katie approached EF about helping promote her global event, so EF is getting the word out to all of its teachers and student travelers this summer.
To participate, grab a camera and your friends, fellow travelers or even passersby. The wave should be filmed all in one frame and should start on the left (from the camera's perspective). What you do with your wave is up to you—find fun locations and be creative. If you need help, check out these instructions on How to Do the Wave.
Anyone can participate, and videos can be taken anywhere—around the world, around the country, in your hometown. You don't need a fancy video camera—just take a short clip with your digital camera.
When you return, upload your video to WaveAroundTheWorld.com. The videos will be continually edited together to create the world's largest human wave, so check the site often to watch the wave circle the globe.
For more information, check out The Wave Around the World website. And be sure to spread the word.
