June 15 – International Dinner

The Buddy System set up an International Dinner. We got into groups of 3 or 4 and each group made a dish of their country. Alex, Jordan, Laura, and I made poutine! Actually, Alex slaved in a hot kitchen all day and we helped carry it ;). I never expected to have to explain poutine to so many people in one day. The other Canadians made pancakes.

It was actually really cool and some country groups put a lot of effort into their food. My favourite was TJ’s green thai curry because it was spicy as hell and I really missed ethnic food. Peter made some really good jambalaya and chili. There was also Spanish tortilla, Dutch pancakes, Finnish cake, Norwegian smoked salmon, Swiss pasta, Czech dessert, Chinese spring rolls, and a bunch of other stuff. The Buddy System gave us free alcohol for the whole night!

There was a party afterwards. The Buddy System buddies were wearing their signature red jumpsuits and they usually get exchange students to sign them with permanent marker. Me, drunk, ended up with permanent marker signatures all over my arms. It was pretty funny in the morning cuz I’d also written on the other people in my house and several others at the party hahaha!