Hello all! How was everyone’s weekend? Mine was pretty exciting. My dorm, Akin
Hall, was in a bit of a whirlwind during Friday and Saturday because of
Multicultural Fair. Multicultural Fair is a really fun event that our dorm puts
on every year (since we are the international/multicultural themed community). About
a month in advance, different groups are organized based on what culture they
want to represent and then they come up with recipes, presentations, and
decorations for their table. On Friday night, all the members of all the tables
were in the kitchen of the dining hall cooking massive amounts of food. I helped
out with the Alaska table along with my friend Hannah, who is also the RA
(Resident Adviser) for my floor of Akin. We made Eskimo ice cream, which is
normally made with caribou fat, but we made it with Crisco! It was pretty
simple to make: just that, blueberries, and sugar. My arms got really tired
from whipping it up. Food processors are for the weak! We're doing it the Alaskan way. That's what Hannah said anyway. She's from Alaska; she'd know.
Meanwhile, my friends over at the Hawaiian table made
delicious coconut pudding.
Saturday was the BIG DAY! There was so much food. I was
in heaven… I think my personal favorites were the Moroccan couscous with onion
and raisin sauce and the Austrian apple bread pudding with berry compote and
the French crepes with Nutella and bananas. Delicious. Akin does food like no
other. In addition to the food, there were a few dances performed – one by the
Gumboot Club and one by a random group of students from Akin who decided to put
on a Chinese zodiac dance. I wasn't in either of them but they were fun to
watch. In addition to the country and location tables, my friend Robert had a
Ska culture table and he told passersby about the history of the music genre
and taught them how to "skank" (which is the name of the Ska dance).
Overall, it was just a really good time and tons of people came to taste the
food and hear about the different cultures. Lewis and Clark is so much more diverse than where I used to live and I enjoy being a part of a community like that.
I'll leave you with a few pictures that I took of the Latin American table
and Robert’s Ska table. Have a great week everyone!
