BBQ Party

One of the women from my French class had a barbecue party earlier this month. As I said in some previous posts, the people in my class all get along really well. Despite the fact that we all come from different parts of the globe (Russia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Finland, Bulgaria, Italy, England, Columbia, Peru, Brazil, and the U.S. – that’s me) and many of us don’t speak the same language, we have a great time together. We have formed a unique bond based on our common interests to learn how to speak French and to make new friends in foreign country.

The party began at 1:00pm and did not end until 9:00pm. There was singing, dancing, playing instruments, eating, and, of course, a lot of drinking. One of the women from Colombia, Marta, is a professional singer. We have been patiently awaiting her debut in Brussels. We finally got the performance we have been waiting for at the BBQ. She played the guitar and sang traditional Colombian songs. The rest of us danced and played other instruments. It was magnifique!

As if that were not enough, we also got a rock concert compliments of Rick and some of the other spouses. The trio sang covers of American and British bands/singer songwriters - The Beatles, Neil Young, and Bob Dylan to name a few. It was great fun. We created a disc with pictures from five different cameras so there were a lot to sort through. I have included several of them in a separate post.