Well, to me celebrations are most of the
time a reason for fun. I remember one time in 2003 I was invited to the city of
San Juan in Argentina, and it was something more or less spontaneous so I just
got a couple of things and left. When we got there, we were received by some
friends’ family members and after a while left to meet some friends of my
friends. The following day was December 31. They told us they would have a
little celebration and we were invited, too. Since I was a pescetarian, I told
my friend that my (back then) boyfriend and I would only eat salads. She said
“no worries”.
On the actual 31, I just grabbed a couple
of trousers, a T- shirt and left. I remember I was kind of excited to celebrate
New year’s eve in Argentina. We got to
the place and realized it was not a small party. There were many tables and
many barbecues. We had a few glasses of champagne and chatted to different
people. To my surprise, the starter for the evening was half a chicken, YES,
half a chicken per person. I could not believe it. When they saw we would not
eat, they said. "No problem, we’ll sort if for you". Half an hour
later, someone arrived with the biggest fish I’ve ever seen in a barbecue.
Massive, just for my boyfriend and I, which we had to eat since it had been
bought especially for us. The meal was really nice with a lot of friendly people.
Then midnight arrived, and I don’t think I had ever greeted and hugged so many
people at a party before.
All in all, it was a really memorable
occasion. We talked, we danced, and we laughed and had a grand time with a
bunch of strangers.
Write about a memorable celebration you can
remember.
Include:
When/Where you were
Who you were with
What you did
What made it special
Include any other info you can
Write a minimum of 170 words. Write a
comment on your teacher's blog and 3 comments on your classmates’ blogs. Add a
picture if you like.

Teacher, I've never heared the word pesceterian before. Is it mean that you don't eat meat but you do eat fish? If it is the case, congratulations because fish is very good for health.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard that word before either, why fish and not meat? although I think that if i had to choose i would do the same thing, fish it's better for your body that other meats!
DeleteI hope I am replying to both. When I stopped eating meat, I did it because of the treatment and conditions animals receive in farms and also the amount of hormones and antibiotics they are given. Nowadays, I only eat fish when I go to people's houses because they can't think of a nice vegetarian dish (in general). I think Fish are also unhappy and the sea is quite polluted. So basically, my choice in general is Veggies :)
DeleteSorry for the comment, but, I just can think in the poor chicken's death, in that celebration :'( Why they can't celebrate too?
ReplyDeleteTeacher, I've never heared the word pesceterian before. Is it mean that you don't eat meat but you do eat fish? If it is the case, congratulations because fish is very good for health.
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ReplyDeleteI didn't know San Juan City, half a chicken is much to eating, but it see delicious.
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ReplyDeleteI love to eat fish ! But, i'm sorry to eat any animal, even as all :/ .
ReplyDeleteHi! I have never heard the concept of "pescetarian" neither. Which are the reasons you have for eating only fish?
ReplyDeleteHi! eat a lot in the celebrations is a very good tradition jaja the food gather the people
ReplyDeleteOh! I love Argentina! is an amazing country and the people is very friendly. You had a good experience!
ReplyDeleteHalf a chicken sounds beautiful hehe
ReplyDeleteI think the same of Cata, really I can't understand why the people can celebrate with the dead body of the other species.
ReplyDeleteIt was difficult to me to understand "pescetarian" word. After a while, I could to understand it. Is it a spanglish word?
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pescetarianism
DeleteWow, they were very hospitable. I'm very good to eat, so that place it's like my paradise.
ReplyDeleteWow! The image of your post it scares me :(
ReplyDeleteRecently I am vegetarian and it went a dificult decision to me, but now I don't understand why people celebrate with animal suffering
I also will travel to Argentina this new year. I expect to have so much luck as you.
ReplyDeleteRegards.