I enjoyed and learn American culture such as food, exhibitions, and ride
at Spokane Interstate Fair.
First of all, I ate Gyros and Elephant Ear.
Gyros is a kind of Greek food with meat and vegetables. It was delicious. The meat was lamb. Although it
was a first experience to eat lamb, it was so tasty. I ate an Elephant Ear as well. It is not a real “elephant
ear”; it is dough with powdered cinnamon and sugar. It was so big, but I ate the whole of thing
with my roommate. After we finished eating, we were astonished at our appetite. Next, I saw many
exhibitions, because one of my teacher recommended me to see that. I learned the exhibition was held
by “4-H”. “4-H” is an organization like girl scouts. It gives some children many experiences to cook, and
to learn nutrition. One of the exhibition booths is a competition of big vegetables. I saw
surprisingly huge pumpkins. Finally, I
rode a ride. We get into a thing like a cage and turn it many times. It
looks more dangerous than Japanese ones so I wasn’t willing to ride, but I supposed it might be a good
experience for me. I rode on it with my friend.
On the ride, she screamed and finally cried. On the other
hand, I enjoyed it very much at last, because I saw a beautiful moon and sights on the top of the
ride. Spokane Interstate Fair was so fun and taught me a lot of American culture.
The Southwest trip was absolutely amazing because I leaned the culture of the area a lot. I spent 7 days in the southwest and I impressed by people who live there and by their culture. These things were totally different from Japan and the people there preserved their traditions carefully. I talk to a lot of Americans and I saw wonderful nature during the trip. There are three absolutely wonderfu and amazing places that I enjoyed. First, I went to a lot of museums and all of them were very interesting. I especially liked The Museum of International Folk Art. The museum has more than 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries! My favorite object was a smiling skeleton doll. This object’s theme was Day of The Dead. When I saw it, I remembered COCO which is a Pixar movie. I also liked The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist and she painted a lot of flowers and nature. I think her paintings are brimming with kindness ...