Growing up I watched Where in the World is Carmen San Diego. At the end of each episode, the winning team would have to put beacons on a map in a minute. Every time Africa came up the kids would groan and everyone would think, well that's it, they're not going to do well. How is … [Read more...]
Netherlands Unit Study
For reasons related to my Dad having a friend from Holland, I somehow didn't realize Holland was a part of the Netherlands until I was definitely an adult. He would talk about his friend from Holland, and how such and such thing happened in Holland. Of course, there's also the … [Read more...]
Burundi Unit
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...]
Afghanistan Unit
I think like many Americans in the last 20 years, most of my knowledge of the country comes from the "War on Terror," or it currently being called the Afghani War? If I had a time machine it would be fascinating to see how these past 20 years are talked of. But that has nothing … [Read more...]
Slovenia Unit
Prior to our Slovenia Unit, I might have thought Slovenia was an invention of comic books or various fictional creations that wanted a European sounding country but didn't want to actually learn about said real country, or have to have the events in their fictional work make … [Read more...]