I had been looking forward to tonight for over a week, and I was not disappointed. Ana, a girl in my Arabic class, wanted to have an Arabic dinner for us. So, tonight was the dinner and I went. Little did I know that it was also a joint surprise birthday party for Rosine and me! It was a lot of fun and I met some really interesting people. Ana had the food catered by one of the best Arabic restaurants in Paris and her apartment was amazing, it's right behind the Louvre. The food was o
utstanding and for dessert she had four different types of amazing Arabic desserts. My entire Arabic class was there, as pictured below, and there were also friends of Ana's from work, and other places as well. The majority of the people were Syrian and French and there were a few Lebanese people thrown in for good measure. What was really nice was being able to practice French, Arabic and English at the same time. It was also really fascinating to hear Arabs talk among themselves about various Middle Eastern issues. It was an all around good night and an excellent way to celebrate my birthday!
Front Row: Ana, Khalthar, Rosine and Khaldoun (teacher)/Back Row: Benita and Rene
