International Potluck

This morning, I woke up to a Skype call with the TNDC curling bonspeil after-party.  It was good to see some of the gang, and to know that the bonspiel went smoothly.   I'm impressed at how late you guys stayed up after a long day, I hope you all got to sleep in this morning!

After chatting, I got to work trying to bake Nanaimo Bars for the international potluck.  It was pretty challenging without any measuring cups, mixing bowls or a real oven, but I think they turned out OK.

Making a mess of the common room.

The potluck went really well this evening, we had about 16 people show up and 6 people paid instead of bringing food, so we raised 60 CHF for the intern scholarship fund.  The intern board is trying to raise money for a fund to sponsor a WHO intern from a low and middle income country who would not otherwise have the chance to come to Geneva.  It's hard for a bunch of unwaged, mostly young students to raise a lot of money, so every little bit helps.  The spread at the potluck was pretty impressive, with Japanese octopus balls (I can't remember the real name), Swedish mud cake, Dutch pancakes, a northeastern Chinese mushroom dish and lots of other food to try.  I am very full, again. We watched the Olympics and chatted for a few hours. It was much better than eating alone at home!  I think I'll try to organise a potluck every couple of weeks if possible.