Archive for 'Culture'
The Ancient Olympics and the Modern Olympics Posted by Gabriele on Aug 10, 2012
The modern Olympic Games that we enjoy today have very old roots. The first Olympic games, what we now call the Ancient Olympic Games were first played around 776 BC. These games were a series of competitions held between people from several city-states (small kingdoms or countries) in Greece. The ancient games were also…
Talking about Table Tennis Posted by Gabriele on Aug 9, 2012
Table tennis is an Olympic sport that is pretty much dominated by one country, China. In fact, China has won 20 of the 24 available gold medals in this sport since it joined the Olympics 1988. That is a very impressive record. Perhaps the reason Americans are not doing so well in this sport is…
Sports that are no longer in the Olympics Posted by Gabriele on Aug 7, 2012
I bet you would be surprised to know about some sports that were once in the Olympics that are no longer there. There are a number of sports that have been discontinued* from the Olympics over the years and interestingly some that were once eliminated are now coming back. Here is some information about sports…
Spotlight on Synchronized Swimming Posted by Gabriele on Aug 6, 2012
In my opinion synchronized swimming is a very elegant sport. I enjoy watching it every four years during the summer Olympics. Unfortunately this isn’t a popular enough sport in the United States for synchronized swimming to be on TV very much other than during the Olympics. To stick with our theme of the Olympics…
Amazing Athletes Posted by Gabriele on Jul 31, 2012
Every four years people all over the globe* turn their eyes to watch the best of the best that the world has to offer in terms of athletes. Among all of these amazing athletes there are always some world favorites, favorites for both amazing performances but also because of heartbreaking disappointment or good sportsmanship. We…
How to make Key Lime Pie Posted by Gabriele on Jul 29, 2012
Key Lime Pie Recipe Pie crust: 1 1/2 cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs 1/3 cup white granulated sugar 4 tablespoons of butter melted Mix together in a bowl then mold into a pie tin. Pie filling: 3 egg yolks 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup key lime juice Mix together and…
Olympic Volleyball Posted by Gabriele on Jul 28, 2012
There are two different types of volleyball played in the Olympics: ‘beach volleyball’ and ‘indoor volleyball’. Many in the United States are watching the women’s beach volleyball team very closely these Olympic Games because of the women who are playing. The USA women’s beach volleyball team of Misty May and Kerri Walsh (often just…