Last week I really enjoyed the cultural presentations. The one I found most interesting was Michelle's presentation on the food in Israel. Through her presentation I learned that there is a lot of diversity in the food in Israel, but that traditionally, the food is Mediterranean, ie. dates, olives, grapes, etc. I also learned that unlike the States, where dinner is the biggest meal, lunch is the most important meal and usually students are given 2-3 hours to go home for lunch. Religion also has impacted the food in Israel. Being predominately Jewish, it is less common to have pork on a menu, and most restaurants offer most or all Kosher selections. The coolest thing about the food, is that 70% of the food consumed by Israelis is produced in Israel. That is very appealing to me as I am a big fan of locally grown, organic products.
This next week in Hindi, I want to learn the basic colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, black, white, brown), body parts (hand, arm, feet, leg, head, hair, face, lips, ears, nose, mouth). To do this, I will look up the words for each of these colors in google translate, then I will put them into my flashcard App, and review them with myself and my tutor. I also want to be able to comfortably greet and ask how my Hindi partner is doing. I will do this by practicing the phrases I have learned, "Namaste!, Aap Kaisee hai?".
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