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Weekend Fun- Birthday Brunch at Valentino’s

On Sunday we celebrated Mindy’s birthday after class by going to Valentino’s for brunch. It was great to have time to catch up on things with my busy friends Mindy, Alex and Daniel. They are all University students with a full load of courses. The best was being able to wish Mindy a Happy birthday. International students live far from home and family, so occasions like birthdays are times I try to keep track of to help them feel

Mindy with her Happy Birthday lollipops

A lighthearted moment was when Mindy made me promise not to tell them it was her birthday because she did not want the servers to come sing to her. When our server came over, Yoshio told the server it was Mindy’s birthday. I was off the hook and we managed to embarrass her for her birthday anyway

Mindy with Yoshio

I had my camera ready for some fun photos such as friends at the buffet area and at the table.

Alex giving me the what are you doing look

It capped off a great morning with my friends in class and after. It was then on to be with my friends at Ministerio Manatial de Vida where I began a new adventure of teaching the youth bible class. Now I have 2 Sunday classes to look forward to each week.

September 14, 2011 - Posted by internationalmatt | Chinese friends, Experiences of international friends, International Friendships, international students, Internationals, Japanese friends, Uncategorized, Vietnamese friends