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Before getting started, I wanted to let you all know about a pretty important moment that you are currently participating in - this is the 300th post in the history of the Geographist blog!  Would you believe we're also rapidly approaching the 5th anniversary of the very first entry?  Seems crazy to even think about how much has happened over that time, but I'm amazed this little endeavor has carried on this long.  Thank you to all who have read, contributed, or been a part of it!  Now on to our next summer reflection, brought to you by our newest high schooler. So first of all I am known as Curly.  I am the Geographist's middle kid.  This summer I probably did the most.  My summer kicked off with our trip to California.  We went to California Adventure, Disneyland, Universal Studios and to the San Diego Zoo.  At California Adventure I got to meet Iron Man right outside of the Avengers compound and I might have broken his brain by accident by responding "yes" to a

Here is our second week of summer observations - enjoy! Hey! This is Girly, the oldest of the three daughters. This summer was filled with several eventful things that I will go into more detail throughout this blog. This summer I learned and grew so much and had some experiences that I am very grateful for. Starting off on May 1, I finished my last final of my freshman year of college, which was chemistry. Let’s just say that my freshman year was not the best, but there was a lot of growth involved. I was happy it was over, and I could enjoy my summer. On May 6th, I got diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and was given meds to help my daily anxiety and ones to help with anxiety attacks when those occur. This was a huge breakthrough for me, because I have struggled for years, and it was such a relief to finally get answers and work on bettering myself. On May 10, I went with my grandma and her sister to Italy and stayed there for 10 days. This was my first ever time going to Eu

Before we finish looking at Biblical nations, I thought it might be worthwhile to take a few weeks to pause and reflect over one of the most noteworthy summers that my family has had.  I've asked each member of the family to record their thoughts in a few paragraphs, so each week one of us will take the stage (figuratively speaking) and share our activities as well as what we believe will be the takeaway.  If you need a refresher on who you'll meet along the way, go back and check out the Diary of a Homeschool Dad from a few years ago.  I hope you enjoy - either way, the study of people groups will continue in a few short weeks!  I'll begin... As the only member of the Geographist family not attached to a school schedule, my only clues that summer has arrived typically involve higher temperatures and the increased presence of smaller humans around the house during the day.  This year we initially didn't expect to have a family vacation during the break because of all t

Before we start, I wanted to handle two quick pieces of housekeeping.  First of all, I must give all of my readers yet another note of appreciation for not only surpassing 160,000 hits on August 1, but for also roaring past 10,000 hits during the month of July (11,298 to be exact).  Wow!  Second, note that I've created two new pages just below the blog title on the home screen - links to Founding Fathers and Geography of War have now been archived and arranged for easier access, in addition to the previous summaries for Boston and Our Story With God.  If you're new to the blog, I highly recommend checking out some of these old topics.  Please let me know your thoughts and comments!  Now onto this week's study... Put and Lud Key Scripture: Ezekiel 30:5 Figures: none This week we take a look at more far-away nations by analyzing where a couple of lesser-known people groups may have lived.  Not much is known about these people or their societies, but they are mentioned in Scri