{"id":10071,"date":"2020-04-29T16:14:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T20:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?page_id=10071"},"modified":"2020-05-13T10:21:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T14:21:22","slug":"belgium-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/belgium-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"Belgium: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Get creative<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting some Smurfs, recreating a famous <a href=\"https:\/\/theculturetrip.com\/europe\/belgium\/articles\/the-classic-belgian-comic-books-you-need-to-read\/\">Belgian comic strip<\/a>, or doing some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesprucecrafts.com\/how-to-finger-crochet-4588276\">finger crochet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Need more inspiration? Check out these <a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/exhibit\/this-is-belgium\/QRJ4E8Ez\">virtual tours<\/a> of Belgium\u2019s famous street art.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Pick a film <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Belgium include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Adventures of Tintin (2011)<\/li>\n<li>In Bruges (2008)*<\/li>\n<li>If It&#8217;s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*Rated R (may not be suitable for all students)<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Study some history<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Dive deep into the history of specific sites you\u2019ll visit on tour. Study the role of Belgium in the two World Wars, the family tree of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monarchie.be\/en\/royal-family\/history\">Belgian monarchy<\/a>, or some historical Flemish painters. Then, tour Brussels, the capital of Belgium, with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aLYn0ObP3S4\">virtual reality video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Choose a book<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Read and discuss a book that takes place in your destination or describes the local culture. Pick from titles like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Guns of August<\/em> by Barbara Tuchman<\/li>\n<li><em>The Adventures of Tintin<\/em> series by\u00a0Herg\u00e9<\/li>\n<li><em>The Abyss<\/em> by Marguerite Yourcenar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Fill up your plate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Arrange a potluck and encourage your friends to bring a traditional dish from your destination. Know a chef? Hold a virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SR1QDXPF31g\">cooking class<\/a> with your travel group, or support a local restaurant that offers delivery\/take-out of your destination\u2019s cuisine. Try Belgian chocolate, waffles, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/recipe\/236509\/flemish-frites-belgian-fries-with-andalouse-sauce\/\">French fries with mayonnaise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Learn the language<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Call up a friend or set up a group video chat and practice your language skills. It helps to make flashcards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duolingo.com\/course\/nl-NL\/en\/Learn-Dutch\">common sayings<\/a> to use on the phone or throughout your travels (think about ordering at restaurants, buying souvenirs, and chatting with locals).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>84% of the world\u2019s diamonds pass through Antwerp, the largest city in Belgium, to be polished!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Meet Your Partner in Travel <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Belgium-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Belgium-2-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Orion spent a summer in Belgium traveling around the country and enjoying the local cuisine. He learned about the history of Belgium throughout the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century and marveled at the stunning architecture. Now, he searches for the perfect waffle in Boston to help remember his experiences and maintain his appreciation of Belgian culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get creative Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting some Smurfs, recreating a famous Belgian comic strip, or doing some finger crochet. Need more inspiration? Check out these virtual tours of Belgium\u2019s famous street art. Pick a film Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Belgium include: The <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/belgium-learning-home\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10073,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10071","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10071"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10225,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10071\/revisions\/10225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}