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

A few things I enjoy
Everyday life

A few things I enjoy

This are a few thing that I love to do on my free time: reading, watching anime, listening to music (kpop), sleeping, drawing, etc.

Shared by Melanie Aguirre
Old Back Roads
Tradition

Old Back Roads

When traveling, my family and I take back roads whenever we can. It just connects us to our destinations. It is also really pretty.

Shared by American Taehyung
Christmas traditions
Tradition

Christmas traditions

Every year, my church has been wanting to have a Christmas Eve service and this year, we finally had one and it was the best ever!

Shared by Graham Bruce
Weekend rides
Activity

Weekend rides

I don’t often get the chance to ride motorcycles with my brother, but when I do, it is one of the things we enjoy doing the most!

Shared by Riley_Rose
Hanging out
Activity

Hanging out

Just hangout out with friends. Maybe going somewhere or just sitting home watching movies together. Also yes snacks are involved.

Shared by Sam_is_me
Visiting the beach
Everyday life

Visiting the beach

This is just a beach inside of a big park I go to occasionally, but this was my first time going to the beach with my friend! :)

Shared by iheartkaty
Annual trip to Florida
Event

Annual trip to Florida

Every year my family and I try to travel to Florida at least once to get out the house! We love Florida and its beautiful scenery.

Shared by reneemia
Exploring
Activity

Exploring

Where I'm from there's not alot of places to go by foot so I tend to go shopping or to new little shops like a Cafe or a boutique.

Shared by Sunnyy000
Birthday Dinner
Family life

Birthday Dinner

In my family/small friend group we either go out to eat or celebrate each other's birthdays by having dinner and drinks together.

Shared by cherrysoda23
On the streets where i live
Activity

On the streets where i live

Basically you can find alot of stuff of the streets of the city I live in so when you go exploring you can find some awesome stuff

Shared by Olliever
Family Vacations
Tradition

Family Vacations

Every summer my family goes on vacation. We usually go to the mountains in the Appalachian to go hiking, tubing, or visit museums.

Shared by Mnorthcraft
Art is my life
Activity

Art is my life

I love art. It’s what I want to do with my life and sometimes it’s hard to keep myself motivated, but I always find comfort in it.

Shared by CatCG
Going to Concerts
Event

Going to Concerts

Before the pandemic, I went to live shows of my favorite bands all the time. These few are Joywave, The Shins, and Our Lady Peace.

Shared by spaghettimarmalade
Los Angeles - Hippie Style
Everyday life

Los Angeles - Hippie Style

Think Joni Mitchell, Jim Morrison, and the Mamas and the Papas. This is the same store where they hung out back in the hippie era.

Shared by VioletinLA
I love Kpop
Everyday life

I love Kpop

My Bias in BTS is Jungkook and my bias wrecker for BTS is J-hope. My bias for TXT is Tonkin and my bias wrecker for TXT is Soobin.

Shared by Chelsey_21
Snickers
Everyday life

Snickers

My first keepsake is my dog, Snickers. I chose him to be my first of many keepsakes because I want people to know I love animals.

Shared by AnonymouslyRiah
Alabama Frog Level Festival
Event

Alabama Frog Level Festival

Frog Jumping Contest, Bands Perform, Car Show, street Vendors, Crafts etc. Marl Twain even made a reference. A big yearly event.

Shared by SYXSHOOTER
Art and digital drawings
Activity

Art and digital drawings

I really enjoy doing digital drawings. I do not have a photo of my drawings at the moment. So, the image below is a filler image!

Shared by straycherri._.
Memory Lane
Activity

Memory Lane

Love looking for beautiful ways to capture the places I frequent every once in while, my college town months before I graduated.

Shared by shareideas
Find, buy trinkets!
Everyday life

Find, buy trinkets!

I take pictures, or sometimes buy trinkets when I go to the swamp meets, thrift stores, or other stores! Plushies, keychains, etc

Shared by Ardentcal
Shows at New Brookland Tavern
Place

Shows at New Brookland Tavern

Lots of shows by local bands and travelling artists, its the only real venue not owned by Ticketmaster or LiveNation in the area.

Shared by aeonella
Making memories with friends
Place

Making memories with friends

hanging out at park with my friends at night it’s fun to act like we little kids sometimes to create meaningful memories together

Shared by jjlym452
Brazos Bookstore
Place

Brazos Bookstore

My favorite local bookstore and the oldest one in town. Hosts many community events and partners with local independent presses.

Shared by gatitolelo
Fangirling
Activity

Fangirling

Fangirling is when a girl is a fan of something and it leads them to behave in an obsessive or overexcited way over the subject.

Shared by kyoto may
Pride event
Event

Pride event

it is an important event where LGBTQ+ people go to honor our history and to connect with other people like us in our communities

Shared by cog15
Hangout with Kitty
Everyday life

Hangout with Kitty

I look around for my two favorite kitties and play around with them :D Sometimes I feed them too which is something i love doing

Shared by Vezzz
My Fur Babies
Everyday life

My Fur Babies

These are my lovely fur babies. They are both rescues. Bella is the black/white. Bonnie is the brown. They are both so sweet!

Shared by MimiJoy
being with family friends
Activity

being with family friends

I like to be with family friends stay home and go outside and walk or going fishing we love to go on national trails and walking.

Shared by jame95

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