MoaBlog http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/ このコーナーでは、ユタ州モアブに在住する DHC U.S. Office スタッフが日替わりで、現地の日常を写真入りのブログで公開していきます。毎週何かが起こる! MOABLOGでアメリカから最新の日常をお届けします! 2010-09-06T10:44:47-07:00 Moab Music Festival http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/09/moab_music_festival_3.html The 18th Annual Moab Music Festival held their free concert outside at the Old City Park in Moab, Utah. The musicians from more populated areas of the United States, come every year for 10 days of music making. Samples... Sunday in the Park Writer 2010-09-06T10:44:47-07:00 Taos Church http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/08/taos_church.html The Church of San Francisco De Asis in Taos, New Mexico is a classic of Spanish Franciscan architecture. It was constructed in the early 1800s with adobes (mud bricks). The exterior is plastered with mud. This mud plaster must... History Writer 2010-08-30T10:41:35-07:00 Shakespearean Greenshow http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/08/shakespearean_greenshow.html Sam took a day off to go to the Utah Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City, Utah. He enjoyed the Greenshow, which is free entertainment before the plays each night. The crowds are usually large and include children who would... Travel Writer 2010-08-23T20:23:40-07:00 Lincoln Boyhood Home http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/08/lincoln_boyhood_home.html Among the many places Jeff's family visited on their vacation recently was the site of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home in southern Indiana. Much of the heavily wooded area looks the same as it did 200 years ago. Five-year-old Indiana... History Writer 2010-08-16T16:35:48-07:00 Radio Telescope http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/08/radio_telescope.html On a recent visit to New Mexico, Sam saw this radio telescope dish. It is part of the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). The VLBA is a system of ten radio telescope dishes spread across the U.S. from the... Travel Writer 2010-08-09T08:46:35-07:00 Dance Festival http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/08/dance_festival_1.html Brooklyn (top photo), who turned 16 yesterday, recently participated in a dance festival in Grand Junction, Colorado. The event, sponsored by local church groups, featured hundreds of performers. Dozens of teenagers from Moab learned their 1960s-themed dance over a... Events Writer 2010-08-02T14:20:11-07:00 100th Anniversary Scout Jamboree http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/07/100th_anniversary_scout_jambor_1.html This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. As part of the year-long celebration, approximately 50,000 Scouts and leaders are gathering for the National Scout Jamboree in Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. The... Events Writer 2010-07-26T13:42:18-07:00 River's Alaska Trip http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/07/rivers_alaska_trip.html Yesterday, 11-year-old River finished a month-long excursion to Alaska and back. She rode with her aunt, cousins, and grandparents to visit another aunt's family in Anchorage. The group saw many natural wonders in Canada and Alaska during their trip,... Travel Writer 2010-07-19T03:31:07-07:00 Girl Scout Camp http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/07/girl_scout_camp_1.html Last week, 9-year-old London spent a week at Camp Cloud Rim in the Wasatch Mountains (between Park City and the Salt Lake Valley). Highlights included canoeing, making tie-dyed clothing and other arts and crafts projects, and singing silly songs.... Outdoors Writer 2010-07-12T21:27:32-07:00 Fourth of July http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/07/fourth_of_july_4.html The United States of America celebrated its 234th birthday on July 4. Indiana (top photo) was among the many children who celebrated with red-white-and-blue decorations. A parade, fun activities, and games were held at the park on Saturday, followed... Holidays Writer 2010-07-05T13:16:16-07:00 Crawling Creatures http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/06/crawling_creatures.html Last night, Penny and London noticed a black widow spider in its web near the corner of the house. An insect similar to a dragonfly had flown into the web and gotten stuck, whereupon the spider came out and... Animals Writer 2010-06-28T19:45:34-07:00 Father's Day Scooter Ride http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/06/fathers_day_scooter_ride.html Sunday June 20 was Father's Day, and Jeff took his three youngest daughters for a scooter ride. They rode to attend their regular Sunday afternoon church services, which included a special program honoring dads.... Just For Fun Writer 2010-06-21T08:12:34-07:00 Timpanogos Cave Hike http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/06/timpanogos_cave_hike.html During last weekend's family reunion, 31 people from Penny's side of the family visited Timpanogos Cave National Monument in Utah's American Fork Canyon. They hiked 1.5 miles to the cave entrance, then went on a hour-long tour of the... Outdoors Writer 2010-06-14T12:45:13-07:00 Geneva's 2nd Birthday http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/06/genevas_2nd_birthday.html Geneva turned 2 years old last weekend, and celebrated with a picnic and presents in the park, followed by fun at home with her sisters. She liked eating cupcakes, wearing the various items of clothing that she received as... Just For Fun Writer 2010-06-07T16:03:22-07:00 Painting the House http://www.edu.dhc.co.jp/read/moablog/2010/05/painting_the_house.html Today, on Memorial Day, Jeff's family put another coat of tan paint over the old white paint on their house. They had painted the first coat on Saturday. Over the next few days, they'll paint the trim, which was... Yard and Garden Writer 2010-05-31T19:42:02-07:00