MinnesotaMel

April "Fools" Day...full of parties

The social wind blew into April, especially on the first day of the month. On the morning of April 1, I had three social invites for the evening. By 12.00, there were 5. Most of them were business mixed with pleasure, which meant I had to go. Thus, at 2 pm my social calendar commenced. 2.00-5.00: retirement party for one of my Nepali staff members who had worked for the embassy for 40 years. We put up a tent, bought all kinds of food and drink, supplied a BAD sound system and only 1 tape with not so great music, but all had a very good time. 5.15-6.30: One of the military guys here got promoted, so there was the traditional “drink his first month’s additional salary” party at the Marine House. 7.00-9.00: the Ambassador hosted a garden concert for about 500 people with an amazing Nepali band. The music was haunting and beautiful under the stars with just simple butter candles to light the backyard. 9:15-10:30: Ianu, a friend’s husband, hosted a West African feast as a going away party for one of the USAID families. And then finally, 10:45-12:45: A group of friends met at Subterranean, a local dance club, for some dancing and fun. It took an entire day to recover from the fun of the evening. (See photos at http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=16nw59zt.amf98dfx&x=0&y=ubudzs).

posted by MinnesotaMel @ 10:25 PM