Things You'll Need:
- Friends, relatives or colleagues
- Food that reminds you of home
- Funds for charitable or election campaign donation
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Step 1
Invite friends, relatives or colleagues to share the holiday with you. The celebration can be on July 4 or the closest weekend day. Send an email or a printed invitation and make it look festive with a red, white and blue color scheme.
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Step 2
Plan a menu of food you love from home. It can be hot dogs and hamburgers, barbeque, jambalaya or any other food you traditionally serve on July Fourth. It may be a little different when you use ingredients from another country, but that should just spice up the festivities.
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Step 3
Organize a softball or volleyball game. Bring Frisbees and other equipment. Include children with age-appropriate toys and games.
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Step 4
Read the Declaration of Independence out loud. Its signing was an extraordinary event in world history and is worthy of commemoration.
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Step 5
Make phone calls to your loved ones in the U.S. You’ll feel less cut off if you speak to the people you miss.
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Step 6
Send a contribution to a charity that works on a cause that touches you. Send a contribution to an election campaign that you support. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper at home to share your thoughts on July 4.
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Step 7
Send a letter or package to our troops abroad. They are putting their lives on the line so we can enjoy freedom. They deserve our deepest thanks.
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Step 8
Be a good ambassador for the United States of American. Be polite. Pay attention to the rules of etiquette in your host country. Try to speak a few words of the other language.
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Step 9
Have fun! This is a day to remember what all Americans share: the possibility of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
