Travelogue and Activites

INDIA 
October 2011

album ~ itinerary ~ reflections
~CRAFTING~
collage ~ flower rangoli ~ paper plate elephant ~ peacock ~ tiger ~ mehndi handprints ~ India flag
~READING~
kid's books ~ grown-up books
~FIELD TRIPPING~
Little India ~ Navratra festival
~COOKING~
gobi parantha ~ mango lassi popsicle ~ halwa
~CONVERSING~
maza and shabaash
~MAKING MUSIC~
Bollywood ~ bhangra ~ Kathakali
~GIVING BACK~
Asha
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 CHINA
September 2011

~CRAFTING~
collage ~ paper lantern ~ mooncatcher ~ dragon puppet ~ stuffed panda ~ Chinese calligraphy ~ rainbow rice ~ fan ~ pop-up Chinese city and Great Wall
~READING~
kid's books ~ grown-up books
~FIELD TRIPPING~
Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations ~ Lantern Walk ~ Chinatown
~COOKING~
mooncakes
~CONVERSING~
moon
~MAKING MUSIC~
Twinkle Twinkle in Mandarin
~GIVING BACK ~
The Library Project
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 PERU 
August 2011

~CRAFTING~
collage ~ potato stamping ~ llama toy ~ paper doll ~ festival mask ~ suncatcher ~ weaving
 ~READING~
kid's books ~ grown-up book 
~FIELD TRIPPING~
Philatelic (stamp) Museum ~ farm visit
~COOKING ~
quinoa ~ lucuma ~ potato cups
~CONVERSING~
amigo
~MAKING MUSIC~
Spanish songs
~GIVING BACK~
Awamaki
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 MALAYSIA
July 2011
~CRAFTING~
collage ~ 3-D rainforest mural ~ leaf stamping ~ proboscis monkey puppet ~ Rhinoceros Hornbill paper craft ~ Peranakan beaded slippers ~ kid-friendly batik
~READING~
kid's books ~ grown-up books
 ~FIELD TRIPPING~
orchid garden ~ Borneo
~CONVERSING~
jalan-jalan  
~MAKING MUSIC~
dikir barat
~GIVING BACK~
 Orangutan Foundation International

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KENYA
June 2011
~FIELD TRIPPING~ 
African folk tales play ~ zoo
~COOKING~
peanut soup ~ ugali ~ pancakes
~MAKING MUSIC~
drum ~ rhythm  
~CONVERSING~
~GIVING BACK
donation to the Green Belt Movement ~ remembering Wangari Maathai
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