On October 23,2014, I went to consulate general of the United States in Diamond Plaza. This is the special trip which I can learn more about American culture. I chose American cuisine event to study more about eating style of the American. The speaker of event is Betsy Allen who introduce to me about American cuisine.
I felt nervous because this is the first time I’ve gone to American place. This is the big office with rooms were designed according to American style. It’s very modern with a lot of windows and modern facilities. I could fell American smell and friendliness of American in each room. When the event began, Betsy told us about breakfast, foods, trend in eating of America. She told about eating trend that American people like eating fast food. On the morning, they often eat small bread or pancake with coffee or milk. They sometime eat a small meal such as egg, fish or meat. In addition, she talked about Traditional cakes of the American which are chocolate chip cookies, cheese cake, apple pie, carrot cake, cupcake and whoopee pie. Then, she taught me to make chocolate chip cookies. She showed me about ingredients and directions about cookies. As a result, I can know more about trend in eating of American, and I can make own cookies for my family. After that, she invites us to eat chocolate chip cookies. It’s very delicious and different from cookies which I ate in Viet Nam. It is sweet and crispy. Therefore, I can know that why American people like this cookies so much. I think it’s useful for people who like baking cake. In this event, I feel friendliness and enthusiastic from the American. Ms.Betsy also response all questions and show all what she know. She so friendly and polite. This is the special characteristic of the American.
In conclusion, thank to ms.Besty and my teacher, I can have opportunity to learn more about American culture, especially cuisine. Moreover, I can have more knowledge about American lifestyle and communication. In my opinion, this event is very useful and interesting for me that I never forget. If I have time, I’ll join more events like this in order to learn more about American culture.