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F Is For French

We are participating in the  Christian Home School Hub 's  Passport to the World journey . This week, we're exploring France. French is a beautiful language. I studied French for 2 years in high school. I even translated one book from French into Thai :). Now I can only remember a handful of French words/phrases. Below are some interesting facts we've learned about France and some useful links that different homeschool families share at  http://christianhomeschoolhub.spruz.com/ . Bienvenue A la France! = Welcome to France! Some Interesting Facts:   The French flag is called le tricolore (blue, red, & white). Red and blue are the colors of Paris and white was once the color of French royalty. The French national anthem is called La Marseillaise , composed by a soldier named Claude-Joseph Rouget De Lisle as a marching song for the revolutionary army in 1792. In France, you drive on the right hand side of the street and cars have st...

A Is for Armenian

As we participate in the Passport to the World journey , I will be posting on this blog some useful links for each country that homeschool families share at  http://christianhomeschoolhub.spruz.com/ . Hello in Armenian:   Parev (paw rev) http://www.operationworld.org/arme   http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107292.html http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcarmenia.htm http://www.armenianheritage.com/lamesrob.htm http://www.omniglot.com/writing/armenian.htm http://www.armeniaemb.org/DiscoverArmenia/History/index.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/armenia.html http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/am.htm http://www.thearmeniankitchen.com/ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107292.html http://www.recipehound.com/Recipes/armenia.html http://ww.haias.net/armenia.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/am.html http://armeniatour.com/index.php/popular-sites http://christianhomeschoolhub.s...