Cookie time!

This week we started to make cookies in preparation of the holidays!

We love learning about American traditions... but it is hard work.

Let's Thai it up with a little Thai cooking!

This week our fearless director, Poom, taught us how to make a wonderful Thai dish!

We learned how to make Thai noodles. They were so yummy! We got to use a special noodle trap to make them. We had so much fun cooking noodles and learning how to make this fun, easy and delicious dish!

Next week, we are going to get ready to do a little Thanksgiving cooking!

Comfort food...Indian style

Here at MESLS we have students from all over the world. Right now we are learning about how to make some delicious Indian food! Next week we are learning about making something from Thailand!

Each week we learn about food and the culture that surrounds it. Everyone has fun making the food and even more fun eating it!

Spooky treats!

This week at MESLS was our first week of the last session for 2016 😯!

It was also Halloween on Monday starting off our session on a fun and spooky note 😈👻! We learned how to make a fun Halloween inspired dessert called ghosts in the graveyard. It was yummy but it was even more fun to make. This session we will continue learning how to make American desserts and snack and maybe even some Indian treats, Taiwanese munchies and Thai delicacies! Make sure you read our blog to see what we are making or come study with us to partake in the fun!

Mole! Mole! Ole! The Madness before exam week!

This week at MESLS was lots of fun. We had the opportunity to ride a historic train through Wisconsin as the leaves are changing colors. Then we tried the world's best mac and cheese!


Then, we learned how to make a famous Mexican dish called mole! It was different, but delicious! So far this session we have learned to make Thai curry, Indian naan, rice crispy treats, mug cakes and puppy chow! Hopefully next week we will learn to make something that will make our studying for exams easier :)!

Week 5 of the session has almost finished!

As we wrapped a week of fun, we learned how to make puppy chow a dessert with peanut butter, chocolate and powered sugar. It was a little messy to make, but very fun! We shook it up, listened to some Taylor Swift to get us in the mood and had a little dance party in the parking lot.

MESLS is all about trying new things and the puppy chow was just the start! We learned how to make a type of Indian bread on Thursday and Friday we took a train ride through Wisconsin to see the leaves changing colors. Mac and Cheese was had by all and with our bellies full and our cameras full of pictures, we can officially say MESLS had some serious fun!

Birthdays, Learning and Baking 

This has been a very busy week at MESLS! We have celebrated 3 birthdays: 2 students and a future MESLS teacher! We are very excited to help our students celebrate their birthdays, especially when it involves cake :)!

We also had fun taste testing colas and peanut butters to see which was better when we didn't know the brands. It was so much fun that even Poom, the director, taste tested!

We learned how to make cakes in mugs in the microwave :O! We said no oven...no problem!

We always have fun at MESLS, but this week was extra fun!

MESLS Week 3: Wonderful Wednesdays!

Wednesday might be the middle of the week, but we sure know how to have fun at MESLS!

This week we started to watch Tron: Legacy, which was so suspenseful! But to help cut the suspense we made 3 kinds of rice Krispy treats! Everyone learned how to make them and everyone really enjoyed eating them!

Wonderful Week 2 at MESLS!

This has been an exciting week at MESLS. We welcomed a new student! She is getting used to her new school and all of the students!

Yesterday, Wednesday, we watched a movie and enjoyed some delicious popcorn. Next week we will watch another fun movie and maybe try a different American snack.

Welcome back to school!

It is unofficially the start of fall. The leaves haven't started to change colors yet, but the smell of freshly sharpened pencils is in the air. All students are back to school including MESLS students. Welcome to our new students and returning! We are excited to make this fall great!

Summer at MESLS

We've been busy this summer enjoying each other's company outdoors and indoors whenever we can.

Here are some of the activities we've been doing during this session.

Kayaking at Lake Wingra

Custard at Michael's Frozen Custard

 

 Devil's Lake - Hiking, Picnicking, Swimming, and Playing Soccer

A Visit from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's PEOPLE Program