Reception Weekend

Saturday was our AIESEC TWENTE reception weekend. AIESECers from all over the Netherlands came over to Enschede for a weekend of fun. Well, not all over, since the turn out wasn't really that great. There was only 1 trainee from another place and I think some of the LCs weren't represented.
People started arriving about one and we took them to the location that we were using to stage the festivities. After Lunch, we arranged Salsa lessons for everyone. This was a first time for me, and I have to admit, it was quite fun (I might have discovered a new past time??). After learning some new moves, the next activity was a treasure hunt through out the city. We had to go from place to place answering questions about Enschede. I learnt a lot about the city, and the meaning/significance of the statues and the buildings I walk by everyday. Dinner was great, and was probably my favorite part of the reception weekend. We had a delicious dinner of ribs! Mmmmmmmm.....
Afterwards, we killed sometime at home before the party started at 10pm. The Tiago (the only trainee from elsewhere ) and another AIESECer stayed over at our place since we have two extra rooms currently. The two of them had sufficient time then to drop off their stuff and make themselves at home. Also, most of them fell asleep promptly when we got home, so we had to wait until the woke up before leaving to the party. We arrived at the party fashionably late and none of us had a costume (the Theme was middle Eastern). The party wasn't as lively or fun as in last reception weekend in Maastricht, and the alcohol wasn't free either. Also, no offence to the DJ, but the music wasn't that good either as not too many people were dancing. Still, a couple hours and beers later, we stumbled home to sleep.

The next day was a quiet one, and I tried to spend the day studying my Dutch. I also caught up on my TV (via download). That evening, one of Eric's friend came over for Supper (Sandra, the German girl I met from Eric's recital). I cooked an uber traditional meal of Beef & zucchini in a garlic black bean sauce and a simple egg fried rice. After dinner, we went to a Salsa bar to expand on what I (and what the rest already know) learned on Saturday. I mostly sat around and watched the really good people. Still, I had a good time. Finally, I finished my Dutch homework before sleeping

It was another good weekend. (sorry, no photos:Perhaps I'll get some later)

LEs