Category: The Zoe Report

  • My Favourite Thai Dish!

    My Favourite Thai Dish!

    As part of our Thai cooking class in Bangkok, we made my absolute favourite Thai dish… Pad Thai! After you read this recipe, you will be eager to start cooking so you can enjoy a delicious meal…  You can eat it at every meal, in fact, we had it for breakfast… So, here is the recipe: Ingredients:…

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  • A Brand New Holiday

    A Brand New Holiday

    You have probably never heard of the holiday called Dan Day… Because Mikhaila and I just invented it yesterday!  After celebrating many holidays and hearing about who invented them and why, it made us want to invent a holiday for everyone to celebrate. Here are some of the holidays we have experienced…  See if you…

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  • Happy Holi-Day!

    Happy Holi-Day!

    Guess how this happened! Bring out your gulal and water guns and get ready to soak and colour people.  We are going to celebrate a holiday that I just learned about upon arrival in India….. Holi! Holi is a Hindu holiday celebrated all over India. During Holi, everybody covers each other with coloured powder and tries…

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  • Holi Bonfire!

    Holi Bonfire!

    Imagine a big fire on the street, but nobody is calling the fire department.  Instead, people are smiling and rubbing colours on your face.  This is how you celebrate Holikah Dahan, Holi Eve. Holika Dahan celebrates the victory of good over evil. But why a bonfire? There is a story behind it…. A long time…

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  • Ganga Aarti in Rishikesh

    Ganga Aarti in Rishikesh

    नमस्ते- Namaste- Hello Just as the sun started to set, we stopped along the banks of the River Ganges to attend an Aarti in Rishikesh.  The ceremony had just started and a group of people were sitting around a fire, throwing in offerings such as flowers and food to their Gods while chanting. Two ladies…

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