Archive for 'Culture'
Slow food vs. fast food in America Posted by Gabriele on Jun 28, 2016
Let’s take a deeper look at the American fast food culture and the emerging slow food alternative, by exploring the history of fast food and what slow food really means. America is often thought of as the world capital of fast food. There are a lot of fast food restaurants in this country for sure…
Wild animals in North America Posted by Gabriele on Jun 21, 2016
North America is home to some amazing and unique wild animals. People come from all around the world to see these animals, and to hunt some of them, in their native, American habitats. Many of these animals can only be found in deep forests or in National Parks in America, while others are commonly seen…
Remembering Shakespeare Posted by Gabriele on Jun 7, 2016
This year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and the English-speaking world is remembering this amazing author in many ways. Although there is some debate about who the man William Shakespeare actually was, most people know him as one of the greatest English poets, playwrights (a person who writes plays), and actors that ever…
Wedding engagement vocabulary Posted by Gabriele on May 31, 2016
We are approaching “wedding season” in the United States. Wedding season is a term used to describe the time of year, the summer months, in which most weddings in the United States take place. June is the most popular month for American’s to get married (10.2% of wedding happen in June), but July and August…
Streets, Beats & Eats – Milwaukee Posted by sasha on May 26, 2016
Known as America’s Brew Town, Milwaukee is a beer city if there ever was one. Tour Lakefront Brewery, hit a German biergarten, rock out at the Riverside, munch on mac & cheese pizza late-night, and wind down with the most epic Bloody Mary ever. “Milwaukee is very much a beer city, and that’s where our…
Standard and Imperial measurements Posted by Gabriele on May 17, 2016
Most of the world uses the metric system for measuring, but the British and Americans have their own systems of measurement (just to make things complicated). These systems are called the ‘standard’ or ‘Imperial’ systems. Let’s take a look at the names for measuring things that are used in the United States and Great Britain…
Exploring the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Posted by sasha on Apr 21, 2016
We already introduced the Great American City of Cleveland earlier this month. Now it’s time to explore one of the city’s most famous attractions – the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: “One of the most popular places to visit in Cleveland is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This museum dedicated to rock…