Tuesday 15 May, 1h30PM
Class had just begun and midterm exams had just been passed out. We were all about to begin writing our answers when the prof said that he would be upstairs for us to turn in the exams after we had finished and that he would see us at 7h55 in the front lobby to go on the class field trip to a local caberet.
After he noticed our confused looks he realized that he had never actually announced to us that we would be going that night, he proceeded to tell us that CEA was sponsoring a dinner for us at a local caberet where we would enjoy both a meal and a show. Never having been to a caberet before, I found a certain image coming to my mind.
This image was, of course, completely wrong.
We ended up being escorted to an exposed brick basement with a few tables and a makeshift stage complete with a keyboard, TV, and MacBook Pro. Even though this wasn't exactly what any of us had had in mind, we ended up having a wonderful dinner which was made even more wonderful after drinking a kir and a few glasses of merlot.
The highlight of the evening though was the entertainment. Knowing that we were all American, the man playing the keyboard and his accompanist began tailoring their set mostly to us, throwing in as many American songs as they could, something the French diners didn't really seem to mind at all. And as the wine flowed the mood became more and more jovial until we somehow all ended up in an impromptu singing competition, which we ultimately won - though I suppose this probably had more to do with the fact that we poured water for the pianist more than our actual singing ability.
But even still, a win is a win I suppose.
Class had just begun and midterm exams had just been passed out. We were all about to begin writing our answers when the prof said that he would be upstairs for us to turn in the exams after we had finished and that he would see us at 7h55 in the front lobby to go on the class field trip to a local caberet.
After he noticed our confused looks he realized that he had never actually announced to us that we would be going that night, he proceeded to tell us that CEA was sponsoring a dinner for us at a local caberet where we would enjoy both a meal and a show. Never having been to a caberet before, I found a certain image coming to my mind.
This image was, of course, completely wrong.
We ended up being escorted to an exposed brick basement with a few tables and a makeshift stage complete with a keyboard, TV, and MacBook Pro. Even though this wasn't exactly what any of us had had in mind, we ended up having a wonderful dinner which was made even more wonderful after drinking a kir and a few glasses of merlot.
The highlight of the evening though was the entertainment. Knowing that we were all American, the man playing the keyboard and his accompanist began tailoring their set mostly to us, throwing in as many American songs as they could, something the French diners didn't really seem to mind at all. And as the wine flowed the mood became more and more jovial until we somehow all ended up in an impromptu singing competition, which we ultimately won - though I suppose this probably had more to do with the fact that we poured water for the pianist more than our actual singing ability.
But even still, a win is a win I suppose.
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