Dena De Clute
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World Geography Wednesday Visits Hawaii
One of our family’s favorite vacations was to the Hawaiian island, Maui. It was the summer of 2022 at the end of the Covid pandemic, and the world was just starting to reopen its doors to tourists. We… Read More
World Geography Wednesday Explores India
My first experience with Indian food was about twenty years ago, at The Clay Pot in Dallas. A few years later, my husband and I moved to the UK where we found Indian restaurants on nearly every street… Read More
World Geography Wednesday Visits Thailand
The first time I visited a Buddhist temple was in Louisiana, at Avery Island Jungle Gardens. Its Buddha statue is around 900 years old and overlooks a lily pond with a stone bridge. Many years later, my husband… Read More
World Geography Wednesday Visits Scotland
We lived in Aberdeen for three years (my son was actually born there, so he thinks he’s Scottish), and revisiting the tartans, food, and maps of the Highlands was a true pleasure.
World Geography Wednesday Studies France
When I was in college, I spent a summer in Paris studying European sustainable design practices through my university’s study abroad program. Being Cajun French, it seemed a no-brainer to take advantage of a surprisingly affordable opportunity to visit my ancestors’ homeland and get a little European polish along with college credit.
OK, fine. I just wanted to wink at cute Parisian guys over glasses of red wine in chic bars named after black cats. A girl can dream…