Taiwan

Hello! Today I want to talk about Taiwan!

Taiwan is a beautiful country. In Taiwan, people are friendly, and the foods are delicious. If you need some help and everyone will try their best to help you. All the view are so nice and beautiful in Taiwan!

Favorite Holiday(Chinese New Year)

My favorite holiday is the Chinese New Year. Our family will do a lot of thing at that time. This break is very long.

First, we will go to our old home to worship.

We will take a long time to drive.

We will wake up early.

so the first day is a tired day.

Second, my aunt will cook lunch.

I anticipate her food because it is very yummy.

She will cook, chicken, bamboo shoots, and fish (kind of thing)  as a part of worship.

So this is our reunion dinner

Next, the second day.

We will go to the temple and the uncle’s home.

We go to the temple just to pray for safety and eat their food.

At night, uncle will cook a lot of food for us, and we will eat together, and drink little liqueur.

Next, we will go to my grandma’s home, we also go there to eat.

But we will go to the night market, and I will go to buy a firecracker.

And there have to play firecracker place, every year I will go play, it is very fun.

Finally, the last few days of vacation.

We travel with our family.

I  like this travel because it is can help me relax.

And every time we travel we can eat many delicious foods.

Every trip can help me know more places, also help me promote family feelings.

I very like the Chinese New Year.

Every Chinese New Year always has many foods.

I feel very happy.

Because it can help people’s mood getting better.

I always look forward to this Holiday.

 

Christmas in Taiwan

Today, I want to talk about Christmas in Taiwan.

It is my favorite holiday because I can see all of the children are so happy and have fun with his friends and family. You can see there are many children are playing at the park, on the street or anywhere in Taiwan.

My dad always gives gifts to me and my little brother or I will play with my friends to exchange gifts. I will feel nervous and look forward to this before I do this. Because of this, I look forward to the arrival of Christmas every day.

All my family will watch Christmas movies or made Christmas cookies together. My mom thinks this can increase the tacit understanding between family members.

The reason I like Christmas the most is the weather is cold. Although there is no way to play in the snow in Taiwan, the temperature is just right.

At Taiwan’s Christmas Eve, You can see much lights on the street because Taiwanese feel that there is a lot of fun in it.

Chuseok, A Korean Holiday

I lived in Korea for 2.5 years. One thing I realized very quickly is that Chuseok is their biggest holiday. Everyone talks about it for a while before it starts. When you ask what it is, they’ll tell you that it’s “Korean Thanksgiving”. This actually is a good description for a couple of reasons which I will explain.

First, one Chuseok tradition is the family dinner, much like western Thanksgiving celebrations. Obviously, the food is very different but equally important.

Much like American Thanksgiving, Chuseok is about giving thanks for the harvest. Above is a photo I took of traditional farming in a traditional village.
One central element of Chuseok, that’s very different from Thanksgiving, is that it’s about worshiping ancestors. Koreans take it very seriously and only want the best food for their ancestors. Don’t go to the market or supermarket right before Chuseok if you can avoid it. It’s very hectic and pushy.
Much like Thanksgiving and Christmas, the main theme of Chuseok is leisure and family time.

Just like most crowded East Asian countries, holiday traffic is totally insane. I remember riding on a bus stuck in traffic at 2 am in the morning. 2 AM!!! How can so many people be on the road in the middle of the night?

(I took all the photos that aren’t marked as coming from Photosforclass.com)

Music

 

I like music like pop because I think all are the songs almost listen well! My favorite singer is Taylor Swift~~~~~Her voice is very sweet and nice and she is smart because she can make a good word soon in song. I very like to listen to music so I spend 1-2 hours to listen every day, listening to the concert makes me relax.

Music Poll

Music poll

Hi! My name is Jerry. I play the cello When I in junior high, I play 3-4 hours per day, and I play the cello 8 years, this process is very hard. I very like Yo-Yo-Ma, he is my favorite player because when he plays cello, will make people feel comfortable. I also like string sounds because it sounds feel romantic, pure. If I have more time I want to learn drum, it can help your seen of rhythm, help you in life have good efficiency.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLl_HVnIs1XYDoGwVriHUOUrOOdM5Sm9Hn3QcBzKLRV0PrqQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

What music do you like?

When I was younger, I listened to a lot of rock and metal. In high school, I listened to Linkin Park, Static-X, Disturbed, Smashing Pumpkins, 3 Doors Down, and Green Day. In college, my tastes softened and broadened and I listened to some punk rock like Panic at the Disco and Yellowcard, trances like Above and Beyond and Armin Van Buren, and different random music like Matisyahu. As I got older, I almost completely stopped listening to music and mostly just listen to podcasts now. I think the draw of music is strongest from 14 years old up to early 20s and then it becomes less important in your life, unless you play an instrument. Most of the adults I know only can talk about music from when they were teenagers.

What music do you like? Take my survey.

Music Poll

Avatar

I made this avatar because it looks like me, I very cute, very nice, and I want to make friends with you.

My avatar has two fox ears which means I like to listen to people. My avatar’s cloth has the picture of the panda because I like the panda a lot.