At Place Bridge Academy, we have International Night and invite the community and several educators. Last night, April 13, 2011, was International Night. This is one of the shows I presented.
9. Thailand is shaped like an elephant's head. Narrow southern Thailand is the trunk, and the North is the head and the ear. Looks Like
10. Food Thai people really like hot pepper and they eat it mostly on everything. (Ex. ant egg)
11. Thai people are used to eating rice with their meal Favorite food
12. Most Thai people can't have sandwiches for their meal. They call sandwiches a snack. SANDWICHES
13. Most Thai people do not sit down to eat a proper meal because they usually eat when they are hungry, especially kids and teenagers. How they eat
14. The main food in Thailand is rice. Everyone has eaten it since they were born. Main food
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16. Thailand is the largest rice exporter in the world. Rice Fields
17. If you know some Thai person, you might hear them say "gin khao yung" every time you meet them. It means “Have you eaten yet?" or more precisely “Have you eaten rice yet?". ^^Eat^^
18. If you come to Thailand and stay with a Thai family then be careful you don't put on too much weight! All of the visitors that have come to stay at Thailand always go home weighing more! Gain Weight
19. Thai Wedding The Thai wedding ceremony is unique. It used to be more complex with lots of steps. Presently, it has been modified to be more modern and less complex.
20. Money Paper money is made in amounts of 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 baht. Coins are 1, 5 and 10 baht pieces . The king's face is pictured on the front of every coin and every bill. By the way, it's about 42 baht per 1 US. dollar.
21. Thai usually wear their traditional dress when it is a special day . Dress
42. Location Mexico is in North America between Guatemala and the United States.
43. People Mexico has an estimated population of 111 million people. Mexico also has 31 UNESCO international world heritage sites including the Chichen Itza pyramid in Southern Mexico
44. Mexico's Government The federal government is divided into three branches: Executive, Legislative and Judicial, The current president of Mexico is Felipe Calderon.
45. Ancient Cultures The Maya, the Zapotec, and the Aztec, flourished for nearly 4,000 years before the first contact with Europeans.
46. Places to see Chichen itza , southern Mexico El angel , Mexico city
47. Cuisine The most internationally recognized dishes include chocolate, tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas, burritos, and tamales among others.
48. Naica Mine The Naica Mine of the Mexican state of Chihuahua is known for its extraordinary selenite crystals. Caverns discovered during mining operations contain crystals of selenite as large as 4 feet in diameter and 50 feet long!
49. Mexico’s Economy Most of the economy is agriculture: 18%, industry: 24%, services: 58% .
50. Famous people Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter, born in Coyoacan, and best known for her self-portraits.
51. Famous People (cont.) Salma Hayek is a Mexican actress. She received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her role as Frida Kahlo in the movie Frida.
52. Famous people (cont.) Javier Hernández, is a Mexican football player who plays as a forward for Manchester United, being the first Mexican to do so.
66. NEPAL FLAG This is the flag of Nepal. Which has white, blue, and red colors.
67. nepali food In Nepal people make different kinds of food; which is delicious but looks nasty. Nepali people like spicy food.
68. Nepali Dress In Nepal men wear Topi (head dress) that is what their culture says and women wear giniyu choli. ( That is shown on the right side.)
69. Language in Nepal There are 36 letters in Nepali writing. This writing is also used in Indian writing. Nepali language is also a little the same as Indian language.
70. Mountains in Nepal There are 8 of 10 mountains in Nepal, including Mount Everest. Nepal is full of beautiful mountains and other scenic things.
71. Money of Nepal These are some pictures of money. In Nepal they call it rupees (money).
72. Animals in Nepal Cow is the national animal of Nepal. Peacock and Humming bird are the birds that lives in Nepal.
73. Nepal Government Nepal’s government is a democracy. The Government of Nepal is weak. The population of Nepal is 28,563,377.
74. Politics of Nepal Politics in Nepal is really bad and people in Nepal hate politics. Bad politics is used by bad Nepali politicians and people are sad about that.
75. Nepal Employs 80% of the population. Only about 20% of the total area is cultivatable. Another 33% is forested; and most of the rest is mountainous. Rice and wheat are the main food crops. Economy in Nepal
92. The Background picture is The Roman colosseum originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre.
93. Venice or as the Italians say it “Venezia”, is full of special boats called gondolas and the nighttime is a very rich and romantic evening for a lot of couples.
94. There are around 16-17 main cities in Italy. Like Rome, Naples, Florence, Torin, Genoa, Venice, Bori, Milan and Palermo and more.
95. There was a big war in Italy called the Crimean war which took place in 1853-1856.
96. The Italians made the pizza! Well, guess again….it’s a false statement. The pizza came from China and the Italian’s evolved it.
107. Mexico This picture is how Mexico looks in real life.
108. Mexico’s Beautiful Cave *In Mexico, the largest crystal ever found is in a beautiful cave. This crystal glows in the moon light . *They’re fifty feet long and heavy. About fifty one people could hold a crystal but that is a hard task to do without anyone who knows how to do it.
114. Ghana’s current president is John Atta Mills. He was a twin. Unfortunately his sister died. President
115. Ghana has had numerous kings. The religion is Muslim, Christian and other. Ghana was once called the gold coast because of it’s gold. Ghana is a peaceful country.
116. Ghana is 92,098 sq miles. It’s population is 24,233,431. The capital city of Ghana is Accra. Ghana was once a British colony.
117. The flag of Ghana is red, yellow in the middle with a star also in the middle and green at the bottom. The red represents the blood shed to win Ghana's independence and the yellow represents the gold we had. The green represents rich agriculture and the black star is the symbol of African emancipation.
144. Mexico’s food is sometimes made for celebrations like Christmas… most Mexicans make tamales. On Sundays people in Mexico sale menudo which is so delicious. On parties parents like to make tacos or BQ. MEXICO’S FOOD
145. MEXICO’s MAP Mexico’s map has changed a lot because part of UNITED STATES was Mexico's states; but Mexico sold their land to the UNITED STATES and gave them the states to pay the bill.
146. MEXICO’S BEACHES Mexico has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world like Acapulco, Cancun, and others.
147. MEXICO’SHOLIDAYS MEXICO celebrates many things like The Day of the Dead which honors people they once loved. They also celebrate Christmas and The Fifth of May (Cinco De Mayo) .
148. MEXICO’S CLOTHING These are some of the dresses that Mexican women wear in Mexico for special days like international days. Women in Mexico like to design and make dresses by hand which takes up to 7 to 8 weeks.
149. MEXICO’S PRESIDENT Mexico’s president is Felipe Calderon de Jesus Hionjosa. He has been the president for about 6 years .
151. Mexico’s Gods Mexico’s people are mostly Catholic. They believe in La virgin De Guadalupe Which is so famous in Mexico. There are a few Christian people as well. .
181. I was born on September,16,1999 in Kumas,Ghana. As a kid I went C school for first and half of second grade. Then my dad who was in the United States at that time called my mom and said he was going to make us passports to go to the U.S.
182. After we did all the tests required to be a citizen of the U.S we got our passports and went to the U.S. There my sister, mom, and I got picked up by our dad.
183. At my new apartment it felt weird because I used to live in a house while in Ghana.
184. The first school I went while in the U.S was Fallis Elementary School. There I made new friends such as Leo and Malik.
185. At Fallis my favorite teacher was Ms. Bartels. She would give us tickets every time we did something good then every month we would exchange tickets for prizes.
186. After the third grade the school closed so I went to Place Bridge Academy. It had the same principle as Fallis did.
187. At Place Bridge Academy I made new friends such as Silesh, Marcos and Amethyst.
188. In the fifth grade my teachers were Ms. Sweeny, Ms. Lang and Mrs. Sando.