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.

I love marching band :)
Activity

I love marching band :)

Marching band season truly brings me so much joy- I feel I make most of my friends travelling with my schools band :)

Shared by Calicokato
Big Ben, London
Place

Big Ben, London

Big Ben - one of London lost iconic sites, chimes every hour on the hour and has recently gone through a restoration

Shared by Peachessss
Solar Eclipse
Event

Solar Eclipse

They say the solar eclipse is gonna only happen every 100 years but never specify why. Anyway here’s an eclipse photo

Shared by mingzi
journaling and reading manga
Everyday life

journaling and reading manga

i love to read manga and my favorite manga is Orange by Ichigo Takano. It helped me through a lot of difficult times.

Shared by okgeena
Halloween Horror Nights
Event

Halloween Horror Nights

An annual horror amusement park event with haunted houses ranging from beloved horror IP’s to creative original mazes

Shared by Geekypress
Ice Cream...
Everyday life

Ice Cream...

Waiting for what seems like hours for the ice cream man so we can enjoy our favorite treat on a beautiful sunny day.

Shared by StrawberryGoneBananas
Christmas in Chicago
Tradition

Christmas in Chicago

This is the Christmas tree in the center of my town!!! I saw it while walking home from my work at an ice cream shop.

Shared by Ruairi
National Parks
Place

National Parks

This is a national park near where I live. There is barely any light pollution so you can see the entire night sky :)

Shared by Cola
Painting party
Activity

Painting party

My roommates and I sometimes have, "painting parties" where we will just sit at our kitchen table together and paint.

Shared by grace.sb
My community
Place

My community

I grew up in a family of 6 with just one parent so the community plus my surroundings impacted my childhood the most.

Shared by Chico18
Everyday activities
Activity

Everyday activities

Everyday I usually go out for a jog or a run to practice for track and on my free time I play tennis with my friends.

Shared by Kat15
Cooking at home!
Activity

Cooking at home!

I love to cook! I use recipes from my cookbook collection, some from online, and most often some I find on Pinterest!

Shared by ATXbooklvr
Nature Journaling
Activity

Nature Journaling

Going in nature reserves and focus on the sounds and sights. Drawing and writing everything around for a hour or two.

Shared by NuclearLioness
Painting!
Activity

Painting!

I paint with my mother often. We love to do so while listening to music with the door open to let in a slight breeze.

Shared by rinsways
Doodling in the park
Activity

Doodling in the park

Sometimes I go to the park near my house and doodle maybe journal a little bit to help with the stresses of the worl

Shared by SpiderBee2025
The moon
Place

The moon

I saw this beautiful sunset around the moon while leaving the library. I love the moon and the beauty of the world:)

Shared by Kavinawe
halloween dress up
Tradition

halloween dress up

Alot of people dress up scary or as favorite characters. I dress up scary and either hangout with family or friends.

Shared by NiC0l3
Food I enjoy
Everyday life

Food I enjoy

Fajita de carne, tacos, y mole have always been in my heart and I would be so happy to share with y'all what I eat.

Shared by BlueJay556
Hxc shows
Event

Hxc shows

Hardcore shows are concerts for hardcore music. instead of dancing people hurt eachother and stage dive. Its so fun!

Shared by cute_macabre
Geisha treasures
Family life

Geisha treasures

I was born in Japan. My father was in the Air Force. We collected these beautiful treasures and this is one of them.

Shared by Honeybee628
Wild West Days
Everyday life

Wild West Days

Every year my town does their festival over Memorial Day weekend called Wild West Days. My aunt and I go every year.

Shared by kc2001
Walking in the Woods
Activity

Walking in the Woods

Going out on walks and taking in the scenery is one of my favourite things to do i love to see the spaces around me.

Shared by Nicole21
Canadian geese
Place

Canadian geese

Lots of Canadian geese around this time of year. They’re not as mean as the internet makes them out to be, I swear!

Shared by meep_the_ram
making food traditional
Tradition

making food traditional

making food with my family and making Mexican food for them as a treat like soupa de fideo, caldo, and so much more!

Shared by miso01

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