You want to know how I learned about Burundi? I have a friend who BC (Before Covid) would fly over there once a year or so and help run a school for women to learn how to sew. Then they would have the skills and the equipment to open up a shop and support themselves. Every year … [Read more...]
Czechia Unit
I thoroughly enjoyed frustrating my daughter mispronouncing Czechia, or what was once known as the Czech Republic. That and we may have spent way more time than anyone else might have making jokes about defenestration. Yes, sometimes our geography lessons are very … [Read more...]
Vatican City unit
Sometimes there are some weird facts you learn about. As we studied history for the last couple of years, the kids have been wildly amused as the Papal States have been a minor player off and on for much of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, so I knew they would be wildly amused by … [Read more...]
Latvia Unit
I have been blessed enough to learn a small amount about Latvia from my friend. She grew up in Latvia and moved here in her 20s. Every summer she goes back for a month or so with her husband and children to visit her extended family. The two big things I've learned: in Latvia, … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Unit
After finishing up Europe we decided, springing through one continent is a bad idea. You end up with all of your food tasing similar as you go through so many countries that share a flavor profile. So we're continent-hopping and we are off to North American for today's geography … [Read more...]
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