Welcome to my fourth (?) post for the Summer Learning Journey. Hope you enjoy :)
ACTIVITY ONE
Fun fact: My maternal grandfather, Lesley "Blue" Duff, was on the second Antarctica expedition Sir Edmund Hillary lead! He served as a mechanic in the winter of 1957. (note the second on the list)
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| Source: antarctic.homestead.com/New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme Personnel |
ACTIVITY TWO
Aotearoa New Zealand is home to many spectacular sights and natural wonders. One of these is the Punakaiki Rocks and Blowholes located on the West Coast of the South Island. The Punakaiki rocks attract tourists from all over the world who are keen to see these amazing rock formations. Many people think that they look like pancakes stacked on top of one another. Pancakes are one of my favourite foods! They are delicious and pretty easy to make.
For this activity you are asked to choose one of your favourite foods. On your blog, write the name of your favourite food and then tell us how to make it. You may need to ask a family member, friend or Google (!) for help, if you do not normally make this food for yourself.
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| Here's a photo from the first time I ever made this stir fry when I was about 10 (I'm 13 now), the recipe's changed a lot since then: I hardly eat chicken or mushrooms anymore so I substituted those ingredients. I actually ended up making this stir-fry for dinner tonight too, it was so good, you should definitely try it. |
ACTIVITY THREE
Deep in the heart of Bolivia (a country in South America) lies a natural wonder unlike anything else. It is a massive area of salt, over 10 000 km2 large, that is referred to as the Uyuni Salt Flats.
Tourists who visit the flats often stay in hotels made completely out of salt (salt hotels). This is not the only unique hotel that you will find around the world. In fact, you can stay in hotels made entirely of ice (ice hotels) or glass (glass hotel). Let’s imagine that you were given enough money to build your very own hotel.
On your blog tell us where you would build your hotel and what you would use to build it. For an extra five points, use Google Drawings to design one room in your hotel. You can also use a paper and pencil to draw your room, take a picture of the drawing, and post it on your blog.
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| Here's my hotel room I drew! I used thin pigment liners, felts, etc. I personally don't draw hotel rooms for blogging contests, but this was fun and I liked how it turned out. (By the way, I left some blank on purpose: it's kind of my art style to only colour a few things in my drawings) |
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| And here's the same drawing, but my dog "accidentally" stepped on it and it was so cute not to include. Thanks, Buddy. |
Morning Jaime,
ReplyDeleteWow! How special to have your grandfather be a part of one of Sir Edmund Hillary's expeditions! Has he told you any exciting stories about their adventures? You've come up with some really thoughtful questions. I'd be interested in hearing the answers myself.
Yum! That stir fry looks delicious! What do you use instead of chicken and mushrooms? My favourite food is dumplings - I could eat them any time, anywhere!
You've done a great job on your hotel room. I really like all of the detail that you've included. Where would you build it? And what materials would you use? Thanks for sharing the picture of your dog as well. It looks like he's trying to help you :)
Well done on another great post, Jaime.
Blog ya later!
Mikey :)
Hey Mikey,
DeleteThanks for your feedback :)
My grandfather died when I was pretty little so I don't remember much about him, but my mother tells me the stories he told her when he was alive. They're really quite special!
Instead of chicken and mushrooms I use beef and really any vegetables I have in the fridge: my favourites are broccoli and onion. I've actually never tried dumplings either, but I'm sure I will soon!
As for the hotel, I would build mine in a forest in St. Barths (island in the Caribbean),it's so absolutely beautiful I would love to visit someday. I would probably build my hotel out of wood from a renewable and sustainable forest.
Again, thanks for your feedback!
-Jaime
Hi Jaime,
DeleteI'm sorry to hear that. It's wonderful that your mum is able to pass on his stories though. It sounds like he lived a very exciting life.
It's so handy to be able to make a dish that allows you to use anything you have in your fridge; especially if you haven't gotten around to doing the grocery shopping! What's your favourite sweet treat?
That's sounds like a very exotic hotel location; great choice! Would your hotel have any special features? I like that you've considered the environment when choosing your materials too. It's so important that we look after our planet.
Merry Christmas, Jaime.
Talk soon,
Mikey :)