It's been a while since my last post. We have been very busy with schoolwork, making gingerbread, and learning more fun stuff.
This afternoon one of the kids had a heart doctor appointment in Tacoma, so my host mom told me to hop in the car and come see the city. Fern had already seen Tacoma about a million times with the boys and Uncle, so he didn't come with us this time.
When you fly to Seattle, you fly into SeaTac airport. The "Sea" in SeaTac is from Seattle, of course, and the "Tac" is from Tacoma.
Tacoma is a city 32 miles south of Seattle. It's like Seattle's little brother, always wanting what Seattle has and trying to outdo it. The name "Tacoma" comes from a word the Native tribes use. The tribe that settled in this area is the Puyallup Tribe (say Pyoo-AHL-up). Their word for the peak we call "Mount Rainier" was Tahoma, which in their language means "Snow Covered Mountain." Tacoma is another way to say it. In the city of Tacoma, there is a museum of Glass, the LeMay Car Museum, the Tacoma Dome arena, a ferry dock, a paper mill (which stinks like CRAZY), a zoo and aquarium, and lots of other stuff.
Seattle is known for coffee. Tacoma is too, but in a smaller way. My host mom took us out for coffee here in Tacoma:
My favorite drink is a raspberry zebra mocha. My host mom had an eggnog latte and we took a peppermint patty mocha home for Fern.
One thing Tacoma has more of then Seattle: murals. There are murals on a lot of walls. Here I am, getting my ears scratched by the creation mural on hospital hill.
We didn't stay long in Tacoma after the doctor's appointment. Fern and I were going to play Awale at home, and he was ahead 3 games to 2.
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