As you all (hopefully) know, two weeks was American Independence Day. And as Americans in a foreign country, it was our national duty to celebrate in as loud and ostentatious as possible. So my flat decided to throw a party. Now this seems like a fairly simple task (or at least it did to me), but I didn't really consider the fact that we would be inviting all 60 kids in the program over to our building for the big event. And 60 college-/grad-school-aged kids means a whole lot of preparation: drinks, food, entertainment, etc.
So first order of business was entertainment: what's 4th of July without fireworks, anyway? So we decided to put together a little show for everyone. As it turned out, Caleb (for those of you who have yet to hear about the different people in the program, ask me sometime) turned out to be something of an expert (according to him, every child who grows up in the south has to learn how to set off fireworks. Of course, this was also followed by a few stories of how he severely injured his friends in fireworks battles, so I'm not sure how credible/safe this theory is), so he and Vince were put in charge of the show. They got a little out of control... and by a little I mean a lot. This is part of what they came back with:
Side note: the level of precision that went into posing this picture was truly remarkable. But this is Caleb (left) and Vince (right). They're pretty cool guys.
But anyway, with entertainment taken care of, the next order of business was drinks and snacks. This was an entire group effort - getting ice, drinks, chips, and an American-flag-shaped caked took all of our man (and woman) power. It was worth it in the end, however; the party was pretty successful, if I do say so myself. It was a good way for everyone to come together just to hang out without any academic pressure or anything. Here are some highlights:
Lesson of the party: nothing turns grown men into children like explosions and beer. Nothing.
Side note: the level of precision that went into posing this picture was truly remarkable. But this is Caleb (left) and Vince (right). They're pretty cool guys.
But anyway, with entertainment taken care of, the next order of business was drinks and snacks. This was an entire group effort - getting ice, drinks, chips, and an American-flag-shaped caked took all of our man (and woman) power. It was worth it in the end, however; the party was pretty successful, if I do say so myself. It was a good way for everyone to come together just to hang out without any academic pressure or anything. Here are some highlights:
Our fancy flag cake
Setting off fireworks
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