Journal of Culture Conversation Partner Group (9/21/2006)

Date: 9/21/2006
Time: 3:30~8:30(p.m.)
Place: Garth’s Home
Person: Peter, Jay, Chen, Garth, Jiana, Wendy (Peter’s wife)
Writer: Peter

The fourth of meeting, American style living experience, that's just what I expected. Garth says that American like to barbeque party in home outside. He holds a grate barbeque party at his house and invite his friends join this party. In addition, his parents also are kindness and sympathy host.
His is father is entrepreneur who collecting more over 300 old cars and sale spare parts on E-bay. He told to me that he bought these car les then 500 dollars, but he earns 700 dollars at his first time business deal.
Garth prepares the American barbeque foods for us that include sausage, chicken, steak, hot dog, beans, potato salad, and beverage and so on. We put carbon to roaster and start made the fire. During waiting for the barbeque, Garth shows us the game of American traditional, horse shoe. His father usually play horseshoe three times per week. He teaches us how to play this game that the score can divide to three kinds, one point, two points, and three points. We had a competition of horseshoe game.
After game, we start enjoy our American style foods and discuss some culture issues. Chinese people like hold the barbeque party in mid-moon festival and the number of family will meet together. This festival is one of important festivals that like to Halloween festival or thanksgiving festival for American.
I had post some picture on website and my blog website the address as blow:
http://airmansky.spaces.live.com/
http://panyicheng.blogspot.com/