Prior to learning about Djibouti, I had no clue how to pronounce it. Apparently, I'm also randomly adding an extra "I" because autocorrect told me my spelling was wrong. Sigh, okay but seriously, it's an interesting country to learn about and our Djibouti Unit was a great … [Read more...]
Japan Unit
Japan is one of those countries I know a lot about because of how it's portrayed in movies and media, but then I was just talking with my sister-in-law, and she mentioned talking to someone from Japan being frustrated how narrow their definition is of what being Japanese is. I … [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...]