In All of Us Command

For our third episode, we are visiting Central Europe to talk about the history of Slovenia, and their national anthem "Zdravljica". Follow along as Aaron struggles to pronounce the name of the capital city and teaches us about the best Nazi-killing militia in all of World War II.

Medenjaki recipe:
http://slovenianroots.blogspot.com/2019/12/medenjaki-slovenian-honey-spice-cookies.html

Castle photos:
https://www.postojnska-jama.eu/en/predjama-castle/
https://www.nms.si/en/plan-your-visit/locations/sneznik-castle
https://www.blejski-grad.si/si/

Anthem versions assessed:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-WuhiuEOQc
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNgUb6oYoh8
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUJq54Nb5SA

Main sources used:
https://www.sistory.si/publikacije/prenos/?urn=sistory:id:2250
https://www.travel-slovenia.si/history-of-slovenia/
https://www.britannica.com/place/Slovenia

In Episode 2, we will be visiting the small South American country of Guyana to learn about their history, and about their national anthem: "Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains". This week, Kate teaches us about Guyana's beginnings, biodiversity, and the Jonestown Massacre.

Tune in next week for Slovenia!

Cookup rice recipe:
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/213031/guyanese-cookup-rice/

Anthem versions assessed:
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvR8yIVbDco
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UVL_ydHJ3A
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=201gN-nHHos

Main sources used:
https://www.britannica.com/place/Guyana/History

https://www.britannica.com/place/Guyana

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19546913

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/17/an-apocalyptic-cult-900-dead-remembering-the-jonestown-massacre-40-years-on

For Episode 1, we will be visiting the South Pacific archipelago of Samoa to learn about their history and about their national anthem: "O le fu'a o'le sa'olotoga o Samoa". Aaron did the research this week and learned about a rogue American diplomat named Albert Barnes Steinberger, as well as the tragic story of the last years of Robert Louis Stevenson's life spent in Samoa.

What does the giant 206-sided die hold for us next week?

Panipopo recipe:
https://wildwildwhisk.com/pani-popo/

Anthem versions assessed:
1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybOFE0T5V-U
2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfwnNQqhd8g
3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gKRH7lAh0w

Main sources used:
http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-TuvAcco.html
https://www.samoa.travel/discover/our-history/
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/samoa
https://www.britannica.com/place/Samoa-island-nation-Pacific-Ocean