New Orleans
I am officially writing to you from New Orleans! I want to share with you some of the unique parts of their culture that I have had the pleasure of observing so far. When I first got off the airplane I was in for a surprise, it was very hot and humid out. This of course makes sense since I am now in the south but what I wasn't prepared for was a big rainstorm that hit last night. It certainly is true that Lousiana is one of the wettest states with the amount of precipitation I witnessed! Where was my umbrella when I needed it?! I have also used many different types of transportation here. I took a taxi to get to the Bed and Breakfast, walked to the house of our team leader to meet the other teachers and I rode on a streetcar to get to dinner. Speaking of dinner, the food here is amazing! I have had the pleasure of tasting a beignet, eating some shrimp gumbo and devouring a praline. I am enjoying my time in New Orleans but we are off to Pearl River this afternoon to discover what life is like on the bayou so stay tuned!
Challenge:
Now that we have been studying about communities around the world and exploring the idea of culture, I want you to decide what are some of the ways that New Orleans is unique and different from Rochester and also what are some of the similarities.
*BONUS* Do some of your own research about Lousiana and share some facts about the geography, climate, food, transportation, clothing or entertainment that I haven't shared about in this blog to help support the similarities and differences between New Orleans and Rochester.
posted by Miss Turner @ 9:54 AM
4 Comments:
I did some research on New Orleans and compared it to the City of Rochester. New Orleans is a much larger city. In 2000 New Orleans had 484,674 people and Rochester had 208,123 people. New Orleans is a much warmer city. The average tempature is 78 degrees all year. Rochester averages 78 degrees in the summer and 32 degrees in the winter. New Orleans rarely gets any snow but there have been a few times where it has happened. Rochester is known as "Festival City" and has many different kinds of festivals each year. New Orleans also has many festivals. The largest festival is called Mardi Gras. The food in New Orleans is mostly Creole or Cajun and contains a lot of seafood.
Didyou know that the louisiana's state dog is the Catahoula lepord.And the state's bird is the Brown pelican.
We loved seeing where you are in Louisiana. In Rochester we can take a taxi or car or bus and of course we can walk. We wish we could ride a street car. That looks like fun! Rochester is famous for the "garbage plate". Do they have that in Louisiana? Today it is a beautiful warm fall day in Rochester! We will go out for recess! We miss you!
Love, Your Class
We really liked your conference. We thought of several similarities and differences between New Orleans. New Orleans has a lot of ghost stories, and Rochester does too. In Rochester, we have a lot of different types of food, and it sounds like New Orleans is a lot of sea food. Rochester does not have a Bayou though.
Post a Comment
<< Home