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Showing posts with label China Town. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China Town. Show all posts
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Saturday, May 21, 2011
SELF - What places would you like to visit in the next 5 years? - Social Moms Writing Prompt
Every once in a while I will use a Social Mom's Writing Prompt in my Blog, especially if it has a topic I am interested about or if it's something that I would want to write about to begin with.
I was never one to dream about traveling, except when I was in High School, I was fascinated by Italy and always dreamed I would have my honeymoon there, yet it never happened. After that I discarded the whole idea of traveling up until a few months ago.
As I thought about ways to help out the world and teach my children about philanthropy I realized I wanted to travel the world helping out in different charities all over the world. Take one year to travel the world volunteering with my whole family. We would help the world as we get to experience different cultures, different languages and environments and write about my experiences. I still have a way to go before my dreams become a reality. I have to get a passport for my family, somehow we've managed our whole lives to be without one. We also have to research charities that take volunteers that even children can do. Ideally I would like to be able to stay with a host family in every country so that I could be exposed even more to the culture and the language. So far I have quite a few friends all over the world that hopefully won't mind to let us crash with them for a few weeks.
The places I would like to travel to include International and Local places, and here it is:
Locally:
*California
*Hawaii
Canada
International (Over Seas)
*Italy
*France
*Greece
*China
*Japan
*Australia
*Spain
*Egypt
All the locations with a (*) in them are places where I have a friend living in that country, whether it be a real in-person friend, or an online friend that is close enough that I wouldn't feel awkward asking them if we could stay with them. I just need to find a Canadian friend. Any Volunteers?
Where would you like to travel to?
I was never one to dream about traveling, except when I was in High School, I was fascinated by Italy and always dreamed I would have my honeymoon there, yet it never happened. After that I discarded the whole idea of traveling up until a few months ago.
As I thought about ways to help out the world and teach my children about philanthropy I realized I wanted to travel the world helping out in different charities all over the world. Take one year to travel the world volunteering with my whole family. We would help the world as we get to experience different cultures, different languages and environments and write about my experiences. I still have a way to go before my dreams become a reality. I have to get a passport for my family, somehow we've managed our whole lives to be without one. We also have to research charities that take volunteers that even children can do. Ideally I would like to be able to stay with a host family in every country so that I could be exposed even more to the culture and the language. So far I have quite a few friends all over the world that hopefully won't mind to let us crash with them for a few weeks.
The places I would like to travel to include International and Local places, and here it is:
Locally:
*California
*Hawaii
Canada
International (Over Seas)
*Italy
*France
*Greece
*China
*Japan
*Australia
*Spain
*Egypt
All the locations with a (*) in them are places where I have a friend living in that country, whether it be a real in-person friend, or an online friend that is close enough that I wouldn't feel awkward asking them if we could stay with them. I just need to find a Canadian friend. Any Volunteers?
Where would you like to travel to?
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Happy New Year Rabbits!
Today is the Chinese New Year! Gong Xi Fa Chai!. This is the year of the Metal Rabbit. I'm so excited about this new year as it is a very good year for the Rabbit, (like me) and my horoscope for this year reads:
Protected by their mascot, people born under the Rabbit sign will have a truly amazing, magical year. While 2010 was a quite difficult and nerve racking year for the calm and quiet Rabbit - 2011 will offer this sign a chance to take a deep breath and slow down.
The stars also promise some significant improvement in relationships with loved ones. Rabbits will be literally worshiped by their families. Single Rabbits will be surrounded by admirers.
In general, 2011 will be all about joy and happiness. Rabbit people will be like walking love magnets! They will attract many new friends as well. Career wise this year also looks great! In fact, Rabbits will succeed in pretty much everything they do.
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Download it now -- http://bit.ly/DHmobile
Me and my daughters like to celebrate many of this cultural traditions even though we are not Chinese, we admire and respect the culture. One of my daughter's best friends is Chinese and since my daughter Gaby was a little girl she would love to dress is Chinese outfits and eat with chopsticks. The first time we went to China Town in NYC was as if we entered this magical world that mesmerized her and she fell madly in love with Asian culture and that became reflected onto me and my youngest daughter Elsie. We are even learning Chinese through Muzzy and through Nintendo DS's game My Chinese Coach it's fun and exciting to learn a new culture and language as a family, even though it is much more difficult for me to learn it than my daughters.
I encourage you all to join together as a family to enjoy life's diversity, learn about a new culture and have fun.
I also found this cool website with tons of activities, recipes and ideas of things to do to celebrate this New Year of the Rabbit.
May this new year bring lots of wonderful things, much wealth and happiness to all!
Protected by their mascot, people born under the Rabbit sign will have a truly amazing, magical year. While 2010 was a quite difficult and nerve racking year for the calm and quiet Rabbit - 2011 will offer this sign a chance to take a deep breath and slow down.
The stars also promise some significant improvement in relationships with loved ones. Rabbits will be literally worshiped by their families. Single Rabbits will be surrounded by admirers.
In general, 2011 will be all about joy and happiness. Rabbit people will be like walking love magnets! They will attract many new friends as well. Career wise this year also looks great! In fact, Rabbits will succeed in pretty much everything they do.
--
Copyright (c) DailyHoroscope.
Download it now -- http://bit.ly/DHmobile
Me and my daughters like to celebrate many of this cultural traditions even though we are not Chinese, we admire and respect the culture. One of my daughter's best friends is Chinese and since my daughter Gaby was a little girl she would love to dress is Chinese outfits and eat with chopsticks. The first time we went to China Town in NYC was as if we entered this magical world that mesmerized her and she fell madly in love with Asian culture and that became reflected onto me and my youngest daughter Elsie. We are even learning Chinese through Muzzy and through Nintendo DS's game My Chinese Coach it's fun and exciting to learn a new culture and language as a family, even though it is much more difficult for me to learn it than my daughters.
I encourage you all to join together as a family to enjoy life's diversity, learn about a new culture and have fun.
I also found this cool website with tons of activities, recipes and ideas of things to do to celebrate this New Year of the Rabbit.
May this new year bring lots of wonderful things, much wealth and happiness to all!
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