1. Name(s) _______________________________________________ Date ________ Period ____
Name(s): _Dolev Tabacaro___________ Date: _20 August, 2009_______ Per. _8___
Cultural Adventure Plan
Due August 20/21 25 points
Answer the following questions as completely and neatly as possible. You should type the
response and attach the map, interview questions, sources, and preliminary notes. Complete one
plan for the entire group and attach notes individually. Make sure all team member have an
electronic copy.
1. What do you propose to do and why have you chosen this activity? (What do you hope to learn?)
I chose fruit carving because I am anxious to know more about this kind of art and about its
history.
2. Give the specific location (address). Attach a map with your destination marked.
Carrefour, Soi Changwattana 41, Changwattana Road
3. How will you get there?
I will get there by a taxi or my driver.
4. When will you go? Give the specific date and approximate times.
Saturday, 22 August, 2009 at 12:00 (approximate time)
5. Who do you plan to interview? (Be as specific as possible.)
The fruit carving maker with the most experience.
6. Attach 8 -10 questions you would like to ask the person you interview.
What equipments do you use for fruit carving?
How long does it take to do fruit carving?
Where did you learn about fruit carving?
How many years do you do fruit carving?
What did make you choosing this job?

2. Do you like your job?
How does fruit carving connecting to Thai culture?
7. What language difficulties or cultural challenges may you face? How will you overcome these?
The major difficulty I will face is communicating with different Thai people. To get over this
difficulty I will use my driver as a translator to communicate.
8. What tools/ resources do you need to bring with you to document your adventure and prepare
for the presentation?
I will use camera to take pictures of fruit carving. Also will take notebook and a pen to record
everything I see and hear from people I interview. Then I will put all the main ideas in the
PowerPoint with some images.
9. How will you show appreciation to your hosts or to the institution you visit?
Introduce myself, take slowly, will be polite and buy some from their products.
10. What background information (research!) have you found that will help you get the most out
of your adventure?
Each person in your group must attach 2 sources (including bibliographic information)
plus bullet notes from each source. (Try to find a variety of sources so that you are not all
taking notes on the same aspect of your topic.)
http://www.modernthaifood.com/carving.html
• There is a long tradition of fruit carving in Thailand, especially in the preparation of food for the
Royal Family.
http://www.thaicarving.co.uk/html/history.html
• Fruit and vegetable carving begins about 700 years ago in Sukothai.
• Fruit and vegetable carving is also mentioned in the poetry of King Rama 2 who reigned
from 1808-1824. He wrote about the beauty of Thai desserts and fruit and vegetable
carving.
• The art is now being passed to foreign people and is being practiced around the world. It
is particularly popular with chefs who use it to improve the presentation of their food.
11. How will you present your cultural adventure to the class? What format have you chosen?
(i.e. video, annotated poster, demonstration, powerpoint, etc.)
I have chosen to use PowerPoint to present clearly with images and information about the fruit
carving.
12. If doing this in a group, how will you divide the tasks? (think of tech skills, writing skills,
photography skills). Note that you will ALL do background research.