Market places International market places—indoor and outdoor—traditional and modern Global tastes A variety of foods from around the globe provide new tastes and eating adventures Viktualien Markt is in München, Germany and offer excellent food. Check it out! The tortilla Espanola is a favorite in Spain. Find the recipe here! Street Food Worldwide Food Stands are popular in every … Read more
International students explain how Valentine’s Day is celebrated in their countries, reflect on how romance differs in countries, tell a story about meeting a husband-to-be, and share Valentine’s Day poems. Some ways of celebrating Valentine’s Day in Mexico In the U.S., tiny candy hearts with Valentine’s Day messages are popular. On Valentine’s Day in the … Read more
Games We Played as Children: Around the world, children have one thing in common. They love to play games. Discover how children from Venezuela, Mexico, Korea, China, Germany, and many other countries play different versions of the same traditional games. Jump Rope Games Hopscotch Games Games of Tag Games of Marbles Games Played with Balls … Read more
Folk tales from Around the World Folk tales from many countries grouped by the themes of beauty, brotherly love, cleverness, disobedience, greed, happiness, love, lying, patience, and helping people. LOVE Malaysia – Young Man Shows True Love – Retold by K. Y. Chin BROTHERLY LOVE Korea – Real Brotherly Love – Retold by Yun Seok Kim CLEVERNESS Malaysia – Outwitting a Crocodile – Retold by … Read more
New Year’s: Customs, a Quiz, and Resolutions Travel the globe to discover some interesting New Year’s customs. Then take a quiz to see what you remember! Everyone loves to make New Year’s resolutions. New Year’s Memories A student from Argentina recalls beautiful customs in her country. A student describes a Chinese dinner she made with a friend. A Vietnamese student remembers celebrating with her … Read more
Every country has famous holidays because they symbolize the customs of people. A famous holiday in my country is the Lunar New Year Festival. Nowadays, Vietnamese still keep this traditional holiday. First of all, the New Year holiday happens in February. In the month before the holiday, people clean up and whitewash their houses. They … Read more
I will explain a traditional Japanese New Year. Nowadays, although young people go somewhere with their friends during the long New Year holidays, many families still enjoy it with families and relatives. So, at the very end of the old year and the beginning of the new year, it is very crowed in trains, in … Read more
Around the globe, countries have special or unusual New Year’s customs. Some customs are shared; others vary from country to country. Some are amusing, such as the Thai custom of throwing water on people; and many are intended to bring good luck during the new year ahead, such as the Spanish custom of eating 12 … Read more
International students used their imagination to answer this question. Children need to know how to get along with others before owning the world. I can imagine this from the movie “The Planet of the Apes.” In the very beginning it would be great. After that, if children faced trouble, they would learn from history. In … Read more