#zerotohero Archives - Dena De Clute

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

Category: Hawaii, World Geography WednesdayTags: #bestcoconutricewithmangorecipe, #deliciousinternationalfood, #teachinggrographytokids, #WGW, #worldgeographywednesday, #zerotohero

World Geography Wednesday Visits Jamaica

When I went to Jamaica, I was a broke college kid. A friend of mine who sold medical supplies won two tickets to Jamaica through work, and I was lucky enough to be their plus-one. We stayed in… Read More

Category: UncategorizedTags: #deliciousinternationalfood, #teachinggrographytokids, #worldgeographywednesday, #zerotohero, Jamaica, Jamaican jerk chicken, Jamaican rum, rastafari, reggae

World Geography Wednesday Explores Argentina

For food lovers like me, there are few things better than a savory handheld pie. Growing up in south Louisiana, we ate delicate crawfish-stuffed ones called pistolettes. Then I moved to the UK, where I found hearty sausage… Read More

Category: World Geography WednesdayTags: #Argentinetango, #bestcowboysteakrecipe, #bestempanadarecipe, #deliciousinternationalfood, #teachinggrographytokids, #worldgeographywednesday, #zerotohero

World Geography Wednesday Visits Ireland

St. Paddy’s Day celebrations at the local Bennigan’s aside, my first trip to Ireland was in college. My friend and I took an overnight ferry from the French port town of Le Havre up the Celtic Sea into… Read More

Category: World Geography WednesdayTags: #bestcornedbeefrecipe, #deliciousinternationalfood, #gapofdunloe, #teachinggrographytokids, #teachingkidsaboutireland, #worldgeographywednesday, #zerotohero

World Geography Wednesday Visits Israel

It’s Christmas time, a time when we celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus! It’s also a time when every radio station is playing jingly music about Santa, and every store has something bright and shiny to sell…. Read More

Category: Israel, World Geography WednesdayTags: #deliciousinternationalfood, #teachinggrographytokids, #worldgeographywednesday, #zerotohero, best mujadara recipe, best rugalach recipe, best shawarma recipe, Israel, learning about Jesus, Nativity Story

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

Category: World Geography WednesdayTags: #bestbutterchickenrecipe, #bestcucumberraitarecipe, #deliciousinternationalfood, #kalpanachawla, #teachinggrographytokids, #WGW, #worldgeographywednesday, #zerotohero

World Geography Wednesday Visits China

I’ll never forget my first time watching a Chinese film at the Downer Theater in downtown Milwaukee. It had worn red carpet, a sweeping staircase, and gold-gilt trim around the faded movie posters and mid-century modern wall sconces…. Read More

Category: China, World Geography WednesdayTags: #Beijing, #China, #ChloeZhao, #CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon, #LettuceWraps, #MangoPudding, #SanChoyBow, #teachinggrographytokids, #worldgeographywednesday, #zerotohero

World Geography Wednesday Visits Australia

When I worked for Marine Turbine Technologies (MTT), I met an Australian production team filming a documentary on biodiesel. For three days, they filmed MTT’s turbine-powered pickup truck – nicknamed a “ute” in Australia – which could run… Read More

Category: Australia, World Geography WednesdayTags: #AboriginalArt, #Aborigines, #AnzacBiscuits, #Australia, #BondiBeach, #KakaduNationalPark, #Outback, #Pavlova, #RodClement, #shrimponthebarbie, #Sydney, #worldgeographywednesday, #zerotohero

World Geography Wednesday Visits Egypt

I recently re-read the Biblical story of Joseph, who eventually became the Pharoah’s advisor in Egypt. I’ve never been to Egypt, but the images the story evoked – the ornately embroidered robes and jewelry, gold plates and cups, the hot desert, and camel trains – inspired me to teach my kids about this exotic African country.

Category: Egypt, World Geography WednesdayTags: #Cairo, #Cleopatra, #Egypt, #Eyeliner, #Mummy, #Nile, #Pesto, #ShishKebabs, #worldgeographywednesday, #zerotohero

Mars in Science-Fiction

If you’re like me, whenever you read or watch sci-fi, you tend to have a healthy cynicism for off-world settings. Sure, artistic license is allowed. Otherwise, it would be a documentary. And I love being taken to incredible… Read More

Category: Three Points Define a PlaneTags: #amwriting, #mars, #research, #sciencefiction, #scifi, #WIP, #wordcount, #zerotohero

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