What did we learn from our Burmese exchange student from Singapore at our first dinner together?
During our initial getting acquainted conversation, Brian, our student mentioned that his grandfather had bought a mountain in Burma. In our casual conversation, I asked “Do you have siblings?” It came up shortly after that his grandpa bought a [...]
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Like Chinese, Vietnamese celebrate the new year in a big way in Vietnam. Here in America, the Vietnamese have work that gets in the way of the grand occasion. However, some traditions and still squeezed into the long American work day. My Vietnamese husband and I visited his parents at 11pm to be there before [...]
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Year of the Rabbit. In China it is year 4709.
The best way to bring yourself good luck is to prepare. This video is information about Chinese New Year. Spread the word. To see how my Vietnamese American inlaws celebrate click here.
Chinese, typically after dinner watch a show with the family, like this. By [...]
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It is the year of the metal tiger starting on February 14, 2010. In China it is year 4708. Having a tiger in the house is great protection against fire, theft and evil spirits.
Were you born in the year of the tiger?
Characteristics:
The Tiger is the proverbial King [...]
“I have never seen the sky so blue,” my exchange students from Macau and China discussed in awe as they stared at the sky streaked with clouds in the twilight hours. When we returned home I took them on the porch to sit close to nature.
I asked them “what’s the color of the day [...]
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