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...]
Iraq Unit
The United States invaded Iraq when I was in middle school. This led to many immature jokes by kids who didn't really know much about the events creating puns off the names Iraq and Iran. They were pretty stupid, but everyone felt so mature and hilarious. In my mind Iraq is very … [Read more...]
Bhutan Unit
When we look at Asia, we don't think there are tons of countries there, because we see the massive expanse that is Russia, India, and China. So, it always surprises me when I find a relatively small country like Bhutan. It's not anywhere near as small as many of the countries in … [Read more...]
Turkey Geography Unit
Turkey is a crossover country. There are elements of its culture that are very Asian/Middle-Eastern and there are elements of very European culture. We studied Turkey as part of our crazy push to complete all of Europe and be done with a continent. I regret that decision because … [Read more...]
Bangladesh Unit
All right, let's talk about the country of Bangladesh. It always amuses me when we study countries that are tropical and have so much rain. This is especially relevant as we're heading into another drought and they just started the mild version of water rationing. I guess I'm … [Read more...]
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