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Parties

The theme of the week is parties! It’s been so nice that the people we’ve met here have invited us to several parties over the past few weeks. The good-bye parties are starting, which is amazing because suddenly my time here seems so short. We have been to three parties already and we have another one next week as well. The best experiences so far have been when people have invited us to their home. It is so nice to be welcomed in and to spend a great evening with friends. Below are some pictures of the parties we have had recently.

Fernando and Marian’s House:
Fernando is an entrepreneur that we know through our program. He and his wife Marian have been wonderful to us! Fernando has his own business, that is connected with our program. Marian is a wonderful chef and caterer…the food at this party was fantastic! And then together they have a business of making bags from recycled materials. They are truly amazing and I’m going to miss them!
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Carmen’s House:
Carmen is the Director of the program down here in Uruguay. She invited us and all of her staff to her home this week to celebrate our time here and to have some fun for Holly’s birthday! Maria Martha, our main program contact here, cooked for us which was wonderful! Maria’s family owns the Santa Rosa winery in Montevideo, so she brought a huge champagne bottle for us to share in celebration of Holly’s birthday!
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Holly’s Birthday Party:
We threw Holly a 30th birthday party at a local bar and it was amazing the response! We’ve been here for 2 1/2 months but there are so many people we’ve met through work and otherwise that have made the time here so great!
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4 Responses to “Parties”

  1. Ed Kohler Says:
    December 7th, 2007 at 1:09 pm

    Looks like tough work.

    What is sprinkled on the limes? Salt? Sugar?

  2. Becca Says:
    December 9th, 2007 at 2:25 pm

    I think that you are addicted to the white coat.

  3. katiejocannon Says:
    December 10th, 2007 at 12:08 pm

    First off, yes, I know I wear that white coat a lot. Believe me – I’m sick of my wardrobe down here! The white coat will retire for a long time upon my return.

    The limes – it is sugar sprinkled on the limes. They served a Brazilian drink called a caprioska, which is vodka, sugar, lime and ice. Kind of like a mojito but without mint. Another version of this is made with rum (instead of vodka) and is called a caiprinhna.

  4. Megan Zachow Says:
    December 12th, 2007 at 8:23 pm

    Yum…those drinks sound delicioius! We’ve got a bar…maybe you should come over and try out these new drinks!

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