Traveling without leaving home

WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers TASTING ANOTHER CULTURE- Benjamin Pettingill, 9, tastes guarana at the booth featuring Brazil while his dad, David, stands by at Friday night's multicultural festival at Ladera Elementary School in Thousand Oaks. The Nov. 9 event included booths representing 20 countries and offered information and samples of food. There were also ethnic dances, songs and ceremonies.