Potato Mechakucha

Pals in Turkey

Potato Pals have quite a following in Turkey. Two years ago we got a great picture of a teacher who had made Potato Pals that grew grassy hair. In the past week we have been in touch with two other teachers from Turkey via Twitter, Ms. Esra (@ekamin) who has a blog as well as some great artists in her class.
Another teacher who is using Potato Pals is Ms. Ozge, (@ozge)who has a huge amount of really creative stuff online including this wonderful version of In the Morning made with photos of her students. Thanks to both of you for your support. I pinched this cute picture off Ozge's blog because I think that's one big red Potato Pal in the middle row.

Buddy Wayne Rooney

Congratulations to Manchester United's Wayne and Coleen Rooney on the birth of their son, Kai Wayne Rooney. I knew there was something familiar about Buddy. Waddyathink? Some relation SURELY!

Friends or relations?

Ami had a great time making these on the beach. Thanks to Mark for sending the pictures. Which one do you like best? Do you think they rock?

What a find!

While walking on the beach yesterday, I found this stone. Could it be a fossilized Potato Pal? The remains of a spudosaurus? Any ideas appreciated.

Good friends in Thailand

Many thanks to Paul and Pun from Thailand for their wonderful work with Potato Pals. I will be posting some of the videos they made of their students singing Potato Pals songs soon but in the meantime, here is something to be going on with.

Thanks Yvan!

Many thanks to my friend Yvan from Nantes in France who sent me five things in an exciting package today. A DVD, a small potato from his garden, a beautiful picture of a potato, two packets of biscuits and a nice letter. Here is the picture. Which Potato Pal do you think it could be?

Kai took this one.

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

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!