An Obon Festival in California - $5 Edamame and Japanese Hot Dogs, Anyone?
This year, Obon came early in Monterey, California. On Sunday 14th July, I went to the Monterey Pe...
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My first summer in California - and I saw taiko!
Will you visit the beach this summer? I hope you can. I love the beach. When I was a child, my fa...
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Three Things We Eat at Easter in the UK
For Christians, Easter is the most important time of the year. Easter Sunday is a day to remember w...
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Last weekend, I went to Manchester with my family. We went to see some robots at the Museum of Scie...
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As some of you know, I returned to the UK recently. It's good to finally be home to stay. What hav...
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How to Bake British Victoria Sponge Cake
Since being in America, I've been trying to bake. In the UK, we weigh our ingredients and we u...
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The other day, my boyfriend took me to San Jose (a city close to San Francisco). It was late and we...
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Sometimes, when we go abroad, we miss home. We feel sad because suddenly everything has changed. Th...
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My First Thanksgiving in America!
Thanksgiving. What does it mean to you? For me, for years, it was a holiday for Americans. I'd see...
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