So just because you are in Beijing during the summer doesn't mean you can't grill, relax, chill, enjoy some drinks, etc!! My classmate Laura Johnson played hostess to a little shindig at her place. There was a good turnout, I would say about 30 of the 55 full time BiMBA students showed up. Some brought their significant others, some brought their children, and most importanty, every brought their appetites and a rockin' attitude.
Laura's friend from Oxford, Mark, was in charge of the cooking. I watched him for a moment and offered some pointers in the nicest way possible. He responded in the most sincere and appreciative way, "Christ, that really makes perfect sense. You bloody Americans are born with these natural grilling skills. I guess my excuse is that there are only about 2 days per year of weather in the UK when you actually can do something like this. Thanks mate."
Mark showing a valiant effort. The end-product winded up being tasty:
Random action shot of some classmates:
JD and some pals enjoying the day:
The weather held up for most of the day which was excellent. Once 90% of the crowd had dispersed we moved the festivities inside Laura's home. Here is a picture of our lovely host Laura, with Reynaldo (Guatemala) and Xavier (Spain):
Segue: Alas, some real progress in Chinese class. My teacher says in recent days I have gotten markedly better. Still a long, long road ahead, but what little legitimate progress I have made, I will notch on my belt.
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