IO Culture Day!

I know I should be posting nursery pictures, belly shots, and baby updates...but I couldn't pass up blogging about an awesome experience we had today.  Each year, ACSC (the school Blaine attends at Maxwell AFB) hosts an International Officers' Culture Day.  Of the 400 students here at ACSC, roughly 80 of them come from different countries around the world.  Today is a celebration of them, and they get to showcase their countries with decorations and foods from home.  What a treat!  We had such a great time, I think I could have stayed all day!

We sampled foods from Afghanistan, France, Georgia, Germany, Malaysia, Nigeria, Qatar, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.  There were many more countries there, we just didn't get to all of them.  It was really special, too, to see all of the children running around and playing in their traditional garments from back home.  We felt humbled and honored to be a part of such a fun day for these families!  You could see the pride in their eyes and smiles each time we stopped to listen about their cultures and try their homemade dishes.

Such a great turn out of people!

Edros and Zai (Malaysia)...Edros was in Blaine's class last semester.

Khalifa (Qatar) was also in Blaine's class last semester.

Mamman (Nigeria) is on the right...he's in Blaine's class this semester.

Blaine really likes Mamman...he's also a pilot and his wife is a neurosurgeon.  No big deal.  ;)

Tiger (Taiwan) is also in Blaine's class this semester.

Had to pay a visit to the UK for Blaine and his mom!

Blaine thoroughly enjoyed Pimm's and Boddington's while I devoured bangars and scones with jam and clotted cream!  Yum!

I really enjoyed the homemade sauerkraut and sausages from my homeland of Germany!

As we were leaving, we stopped for a while to watch the kids play a soccer (football) game.  It was amazing to see children from all of these different countries playing together...I think everyone watching was smiling and in awe of this precious picture.  :)  Today will certainly be a fond memory of ACSC for me.