Graduation
Today was great. Attended Emmanuel's graduation ceremony and then a GORGEOUS reception at Dunedin Country Club. Just got home and it's now.. a bit after midnight. It's been a long day but a very good one. He completed his 2nd master's degree and says he's done for the time being with school. I think probably he'll wind up going back at some point for a doctorate (or two).
The ceremony was insane... it's an International University and so 99% of its alumni are from countries other than the U.S. They had a flag displayed representing every country from which their students come. I had about 25 minutes before the graudation itself started.. and found myself initiating a game with the 10 people surrounding me of "who can guess the most flags correctly." I think I won. Sean would've loved it. I think in the course of 12 hours today I heard at least 50 different languages. The best part was when they read the names off while handing out the degrees. It went something like this..
Ching Chow Ye
Stofvmon Striayeakson
Umberto Garcia Montoya Espinoza
Saishav Pashlov
Wo Wu
Kristof Roystnoff
...times 100 more..
I'm telling you.. the guy having to announce the names surely lost some massive bet between all the faculty members. I was on the verge of laughter the entire time. Oh.. the best bit.. one of the keynote speakers had a name sounding something a bit like.. Fukov Mertikov. The announcement of that name created a small wave of giggles over the audience that never entirely subsided. It got worse when another student, making a humorous speech, pointed out some of the characteristics of the different nationalities... in a very very queer german accent (and a lisp, just to top it off.)
"Ze French.. zey like to wear little tiny tiny berrets... The Americans.. are very impatient and talk too much... The chinese.. love to visit Disneyland and take many pictures holding up their fingers in the "victory" sign. And us Germans, we are always drunk." it was too much.
I'd go into more detail but I'm pretty tired.. just an absolutely amazing entertaining day. :)
The ceremony was insane... it's an International University and so 99% of its alumni are from countries other than the U.S. They had a flag displayed representing every country from which their students come. I had about 25 minutes before the graudation itself started.. and found myself initiating a game with the 10 people surrounding me of "who can guess the most flags correctly." I think I won. Sean would've loved it. I think in the course of 12 hours today I heard at least 50 different languages. The best part was when they read the names off while handing out the degrees. It went something like this..
Ching Chow Ye
Stofvmon Striayeakson
Umberto Garcia Montoya Espinoza
Saishav Pashlov
Wo Wu
Kristof Roystnoff
...times 100 more..
I'm telling you.. the guy having to announce the names surely lost some massive bet between all the faculty members. I was on the verge of laughter the entire time. Oh.. the best bit.. one of the keynote speakers had a name sounding something a bit like.. Fukov Mertikov. The announcement of that name created a small wave of giggles over the audience that never entirely subsided. It got worse when another student, making a humorous speech, pointed out some of the characteristics of the different nationalities... in a very very queer german accent (and a lisp, just to top it off.)
"Ze French.. zey like to wear little tiny tiny berrets... The Americans.. are very impatient and talk too much... The chinese.. love to visit Disneyland and take many pictures holding up their fingers in the "victory" sign. And us Germans, we are always drunk." it was too much.
I'd go into more detail but I'm pretty tired.. just an absolutely amazing entertaining day. :)
posted by Heather at 9:18 PM
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