Traditions and everyday life in USA

Festivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in USA. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.

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Personal keepsakes from members in USA

Moments from members' own lives: family traditions, favourite places, hobbies and memories, some from other countries they love.

halloween is big in USA
Tradition

halloween is big in USA

Halloween is a big celebration in my life, the town i grew up in always goes all out for Halloween which made me fall in love with the holiday.

Shared by Maddy Tilley
Christmas bingo
Tradition

Christmas bingo

Every christmas my family gets together and plays bingo for prizes, we sit around and drink hot chocolate with a christmas movie while we play.

Shared by H0neymqqn
pigeons at the train station
Place

pigeons at the train station

There are always a lot of pigeons at this train station. You may have to walk through or around a crowd or avoid being pooped on while walking.

Shared by stickyducky
Prom is very popular
Event

Prom is very popular

Prom is very popular in the US. Normally it includes some very awkward teenage couples and the popular boys jumping all around the dance floor.

Shared by kvz049
Retired and Happy
Everyday life

Retired and Happy

Retirement activities include reading novels, playing golf, fishing, bbqs, watching classic movies, long walks, and relaxing with a good scotch.

Shared by Lefty55
Barbie Jeep Racing
Event

Barbie Jeep Racing

Those little kid cars yeah you find a huge hill with a turn at the end and race down it trying to get to the end the quickest without crashing.

Shared by Syn Sovngarde
I enjoy Painting
Activity

I enjoy Painting

These are some paintings I have done over the last year. I love making art for myself and other people and I love seeing other people’s art too!

Shared by Bookworm19
collecting dictionaries
Activity

collecting dictionaries

i love collecting dictionaries, i love them . the words and every. my favorite one i have is my new collegiate dictionary i have 12th and 11th

Shared by aktheartist
northern lights show
Event

northern lights show

northern lights are a beautiful collection of colors shown in the sky. they don’t typically show in Georgia, but were found recently this year.

Shared by Nasia25
The Beach
Place

The Beach

I like to take walks along the beach in the summer or on nice days in the winter. It is always so peaceful to watch the waves roll in and out.

Shared by Chrisssaaayyy22
Disneyland Park
Place

Disneyland Park

Every holiday season Disneyland hosts Candlelight - a music event where the story of Jesus is told with a live orchestra and humongous choir.

Shared by Michaela1817
keepsakes within me
Place

keepsakes within me

The mountains are truly a beautiful thing to see and o take in. The fall or maybe winter is my favorite time to go and to feel more at piece.

Shared by bremae
Visiting the Aquarium
Place

Visiting the Aquarium

It’s always so much fun looking at all of the different sea life at the aquarium! I always have fun with my family and friends whenever we go.

Shared by ev1ng
Walt Whitman
Everyday life

Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman, the celebrated American poet, has provided American readers with poems that have never ceased to excite the poetic imagination.

Shared by Nathan McAllister
Comic Con !
Event

Comic Con !

It's a convention where anyone with interests can go off and show of cosplay or buy merch of their faves. I'd say its a bit of a nerd thing ^^

Shared by culilac
I love drawing!
Activity

I love drawing!

I love to draw and color! I mainly do digital art but I love drawing anime characters traditionally. I also vtube and I made my model myself!!

Shared by Vanilla_boba
School wings
Event

School wings

Mmmm school wings. The only decent food school serves other than chicken nuggets, frozen milk, semi moldy fruit, and half frozen french fries.

Shared by Andie05
Fontana dam, NC
Place

Fontana dam, NC

One of the most beautiful views I’ve had the privilege of seeing ? On the way to Fontana dam there’a a lot of lookouts. This is one of them!

Shared by Skoof
Honor Band
Activity

Honor Band

Audition for and get into an honor band. Honor bands typically have a very short time to learn challenging music and perform for an audience.

Shared by Sagethy
Trip to Oregon/California
Activity

Trip to Oregon/California

I try to go visit friends and family as often as I can. This trip was to Oregon to visit my best friends, and we made a detour to California!

Shared by Sunny1111
Christmas dinner
Faith

Christmas dinner

me and my family always cook lots of food and have a big christmas dinner. after that we bake a decorate cookies and celebrate my birthday :).

Shared by hopeworldd
Walks with my dog
Activity

Walks with my dog

I like going on walks with my dad’s duck dog since he’s getting a lil THICC and to get me used to the hot weather during marching band season.

Shared by Halle<3
I enjoy drawing
Everyday life

I enjoy drawing

Personal Drawing of video games, TV shows and anime. (digital format). I will draw you a fanart of any character of any pop culture franchise.

Shared by sloppiikkae0
San Francisco sunshine
Place

San Francisco sunshine

View of the bay bridge from near where I work in San Francisco on a beautiful October day. We get our summer weather in September / October.

Shared by PumpkinPiez
My monsters
Everyday life

My monsters

These are my babies, Slinky, Osita and Max. They are domesticated ferrets and they love to stash anything they can pick up with their teeth.

Shared by Hapahaole77
Jersey Shore
Place

Jersey Shore

This is the New Jersey shore. It’s a popular vacation spot in America, and has a great beaches along with boardwalks that stretch miles long.

Shared by April311

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