I think my primary awareness of the United Arabe Emirates (UAE) comes form movies. It's a common location for action movies. Famously Tom Cruise did that stunt outside of a skyscraper, which just watching terrifies me as I imagine all the things that could go wrong. So, as we … [Read more...]
Yemen Unit
I have to admit the last several countries we studied our senior year were rather muddled. I was desperately trying to finish studying every country, while also trying to get all of the graduation stuff done, all this means that our Yemen Unit was sadly not as thorough as I would … [Read more...]
Vietnam Unit
Like anybody who grew up in the United States from roughly 1960 to 2000, my main knowledge of Vietnam comes from the Vietnam War. Our evolving views on that event are interesting, and not too surprisingly many books I used for our Vietnam Unit touch on that topic. All in all a … [Read more...]
Pakistan Unit
Pakistan is a complicated country. I mostly know about it from how it's been in the news, which as you can imagine has not been the most positive reporting you can find. That and one or two prominent names. So, our Pakistan Unit was a great opportunity to learn more positive … [Read more...]
Indonesia Unit
Funny story, a few weeks ago I was having lunch with my Mom and she talked about a news report where someone had gone to Indonesia and come back with lots of clothes. She doubted they had really been there because her memory of Indonesia (from 1979 or 1980) was of all the fabrics … [Read more...]
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