Sometimes you learn things you never expected to learn. For instance, with our San Marino unit I learned there is not one, but two completely independent countries INSIDE Italy. I knew about Vatican City, which endlessly amuses my kids, but San Marino was a new one for me. If I … [Read more...]
Bavarian Pot Roast: Germany recipe
I had to laugh as I searched up German recipes because every single recipe started out like this, "My German grandma used to make this." If they are to be believed, there are an astonishingly large number of German grandmothers running around among food bloggers. At least the one … [Read more...]
Bosnia and Herzegovina unit
Growing up in the 1990s means certain things were in the news all the time, and Bosnia and Herzegovina were in the news all the time. They were establishing their independence from the Soviet Union and were fighting over who would be in control and just where their borders would … [Read more...]
Lithuania unit
Surprise, surprise, my library had pretty much nothing about Lithuania. I've discovered that most of the smaller European countries are hard to find information on. I can find some facts and a few videos, but I really miss the books we were able to find for some of the more … [Read more...]
Learn all about Albania!
The most amusing fact I found for Albania had to do with Mother Teresa. Did you know Mother Teresa was born in Albania? It's true, but since she was born the lines of Europe have been redrawn a few times, and her birthplace has moved into a few different countries over the many … [Read more...]
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