The Real Thing.

We applaud Lebanese artist Ginou Choueiri for her Potato Portraits and award her the Potato Diaries Artist of the Year Award 2009. She will receive a set of Potato Pals stickers.

Congratulations!

Thanks, Yeojin!

How cool is that? Good Friends in Korea. 좋은 친구들 means 'Good Friends'.

좋은 친구들은 서로 이야기한다

좋은 친구들은 서로 듣는다

좋은 친구들은 같이 논다

좋은 친구들은 물건을 빌린다

좋은 친구들은 물건을 공유한다.

좋은 친구들은 서로 돕는다.

좋은 친구들은 선물을 준다.

좋은 친구들은 보살핀다

Ka tiaki nga hoa pai!

Potato Pals are going to be featured tomorrow on The Daily English Show.
That's an online show made by Sarah, from New Zealand. How exciting! Here's a funny breaking story from NZ. We applaud this man's attitude to adversity.

Not a Potato Pal, I hope!

Kindred spirits???

A Google search has revealed that 'we are not alone'. The Pure Luck restaurant in Los Angeles serves what they call ...
Potato Pals!!!
These they describe as 'Small potato dumplings (gnocchi), lightly fried in peanut oil.'
Despite our reservations about this sort of thing, the people at Pure Luck seem to be good folk and describe themselves as vegan...mmm not so sure of the ethics here. I have of course contacted the restaurant directly and will let you know of their response), we are happy to note that this is a popular dish getting rave reviews.

Good Friends in Spain

Many thanks to Luz for this translation of Good Friends.

This one also goes out to Nina, (the human version), a teacher and writer working in Andalucia. Check out her blog here.

Good friends talk to each other
- Los buenos amigos hablan entre ellos
Good friends listen to each other
- Los buenos amigos se escuchan el uno al otro
Good friends play together
- Los buenos amigos juegan juntos
Good friends lend things
- Los buenos amigos se prestan cosas
Good friends share things
- Los buenos amigos comparten cosas
Good friends help each other
- Los buenos amigos se ayudan entre ellos
Good friends give presents
- Los buenos amigos se regalan cosas
Good friends care
LOS BUENOS AMIGOS SE CUIDAN ENTRE ELLOS

An Introduction to Potato Pals

Lets Be Potato Pals!

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Beary Mary

Had the great pleasure of meeting Mary Slattery who gave an inspiring presentation on activities to do with primary school students using a teddy bear. It's all in the book which I am looking forward to getting. I have admired Mary from afar and used one of her other books, English for Primary Teachers so it was great to meet her (and her bears).

A wet bum

French Billy Goats

Thanks to these wonderful teachers from Nantes for making the last two weeks at DCU so fun. Here they are enjoying a bit of a drama.

Any Relation?

Could these be cousins of the Potato Pals, I wonder? Thanks Syazzy!

Chile Potatoes

A fabulous slide show of children at the Colegio del Sagrado Corazon in Las Condes, Chile using the Potato Pals. That made my day for sure! Thanks everyone!

Spring is in the air!

News from Cyprus

I would have loved to have been at this event in Cyprus.

One Week to Go!

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SHOCKING! NOOOO!

Click here for what is possibly the most disturbing story of the whole Potato Diaries. Avert your eyes.Av

The Needles

The Windiest!

Yesterday we went to the top of the hill and...Boy, was it windy!

Berkongsi-kongsi

Thanks to Kim who translated Good Friends into his mother language which is....(any guesses?). We met on a train in Wales last month and shared a cheese sandwich. He was on his way to see Madonna in Cardiff. Cheers Kim!

Good friends,
Kawan baik,

Talk to each other,
Berbual bersama,

Listen to each other,
Mendengar bersama,

Play together,
Main bersama,

Lend things,
Pinjam-meminjam,

Share things,
Berkongsi-kongsi,

Help each other,
Tolong-menolong sesama,

Give presents,
Memberi hadiah,

Care,
Sayang menyayangi...