{"id":9783,"date":"2020-04-14T13:35:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?page_id=9783"},"modified":"2020-04-29T13:48:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T17:48:26","slug":"england-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/england-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"England: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Get creative<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider recreating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepcalmandcarryon.com\/history\/\"><em>Keep Calm and Carry On<\/em> poster<\/a>, which was produced by the British government in 1939 in preparation for World War II. Or, brush up on your acting skills with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shakespeare-monologues.org\/home\">Shakespeare monologue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Need more inspiration? Check out these <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/search\/exhibit?p=historic-england&amp;hl=en\"><em>virtual tours<\/em><\/a><em> of famous English museums and more.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Pick a film<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for England include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The King\u2019s Speech (2010)<\/li>\n<li>Notting Hill (1999)<\/li>\n<li>Skyfall (2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royal.uk\/virtual-tours-windsor-castle\">Windsor Castle<\/a> and see how the Queen relaxes at this weekend estate, originally built as a fortress in the 11th century under William the Conqueror.<\/p>\n<p>Then, tour some of London\u2019s most well-known (and maybe some not so well-known) sites with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VPdzOmOtvSA\">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 classic English titles like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Pride &amp; Prejudice <\/em>by Jane Austen<\/li>\n<li><em>Wuthering Heights<\/em> by Emily Bront\u00eb<\/li>\n<li><em>A Christmas Carol <\/em>by Charles Dickens<\/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=M_GNznvIN1E\">cooking class<\/a> with your travel group, or support a local restaurant that offers delivery\/take-out of your destination\u2019s cuisine. Try fish and chips, Shepard\u2019s pie, mushy peas, or a classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/recipes\/stressfreefullenglis_67721\">full English breakfast<\/a> (don\u2019t forget the baked beans!).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Learn the language<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Call up a friend or set up a group video chat and practice speaking like a local. Try incorporating some fun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bbC0xszlyHo\">British slang<\/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>There\u2019s an annual cheese rolling competition in Gloucester. The first written evidence of the competition is a message from 1826, but it\u2019s said that the cheese roll tradition is significantly older than that. Nowadays, even international visitors can take part in <a href=\"https:\/\/theculturetrip.com\/europe\/united-kingdom\/england\/articles\/a-quick-guide-to-cheese-rolling-englands-strangest-sport\/\">this fascinating event<\/a>.<\/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\/Adventure_England.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-9872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_England-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_England-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_England-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_England.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Alyssa always had a fascination with English history, the royals, and pop culture, so when she had the opportunity to go to Europe, London was her first destination. Throughout her week in England, Alyssa visited mysterious landmarks like Stonehenge and the Roman baths and spent three marvelous days in London looking on Buckingham Palace and exploring the city. Since returning, Alyssa is on the lookout for the most authentic fish and chips to transport her back to her time in England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get creative Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider recreating the Keep Calm and Carry On poster, which was produced by the British government in 1939 in preparation for World War II. Or, brush up on your acting skills with a Shakespeare monologue. Need more inspiration? Check out these virtual tours of famous <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/england-learning-home\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9853,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9783","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9783","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=9783"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10005,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9783\/revisions\/10005"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}