On December 7, 2012, I had a very memorable evening with my
international friends that served as a closure to my incredible 8-week
adventure in Tallahassee. Like any other
typical Tallahassee weekend evening, there is either nothing happening in town
or too many options. There were too many
options on this night, yet I was determined to do them all. I scrambled at New Leaf to pull together
ingredients so that I could prepare a dish for the CIES holiday potluck that
was happening later that night. The
first stop on the agenda was at the Globe Dining Hall for the last Coffee Hour. I managed to hug all my new friends one last
time and wish them well. My tutoring
partner Edgar met me there. I also met
up with Gozde, from Turkey, and Garth, from Grenada. We met our good friend Steven as well. I talked everyone into coming with me on an
adventure. We went to the CIES holiday
potluck and we also went to First Friday.
The
drive to the potluck was interesting because I had to mix together a couple of
items to make my cheese and pesto dip.
It was very strange and humorous for everyone to see me practically
cooking in the car. (I had washed my hands, B.T.W.) Once we arrived, we were presented with food
from all over the world. I was
especially interested in trying the Middle Eastern food because that was
something that I had never experienced.
The night was power-packed with amazing musical performances, including
a dance rendition of the “Gondem Style” song.
Many of my Kuwaiti friends were involved in this so it was great to see
them perform. Everyone was laughing about
their super sweet dance moves. After the
performances, students were awarded with their certificates if they were
graduating. This was so incredibly emotional
for those involved. They all truly loved
CIES. I was grateful to see how much
they appreciated the experience.
My crew and I took holiday photos
and we ventured on. Our final stop was
the First Friday Gallery Hop. As this
was my stomping grounds, I was happy to share the ins and outs of Railroad
Square with my friends. We had a great
time and it was a nice closure to the wonderful adventure that I experienced within
Tallahassee!
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